Jakarta, June 26 -- Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Pratikno highlighted that regional heads must improve the Human Development Index (HDI) to achieve excellent and resilient human resources.

The minister made the statement during the regional heads' orientation event in Jatinangor, Sumedang District, West Java, on Wednesday.

"We all know that what makes a country advanced is its human resources. A country with a high gross domestic product is one with a high human development index," he underlined in an official statement in Jakarta.

Pratikno further encouraged efforts to develop excellent and resilient human resources by seizing opportunities from the demographic dividend era to realize economic growth goals....