Ruangguru Polemic Ends with Belva's Resignation
Adamas Belva Syah Devara, the co-founder of an education technology (ed-tech) platform, Ruangguru, resigned from his position as President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi) "Millennial" staffer. Belva, through a written statement on Tuesday (4/21), revealed that the reason for his resignation was to end the polemic about the involvement of Ruangguru in the Pre-employment Card program.
"I made this tough decision because I did not want to prolong polemics and various wrong assumptions or public perceptions about my position as President's staffer," he explained. Belva also argued that Ruangguru's involvement as one of the Pre-employment Card training partners was per existing rules. "There is no involvement that creates a conflict of interest," he said.