On August 17 at 10.17 - 10.20 WIB (for 3 minutes), all Indonesian people are obliged to stop their activities for a moment. All Indonesian people stand firm when “Indonesia Raya” is sang simultaneously in various locations to remote areas. For this reason, all BAPETEN employees also attended the Commemoration Ceremony of the 76th Anniversary of Indonesia’s Independence, which was carried out through live broadcasts on National Television or Social Media from their respective residences.

The text of the proclamation was read by the Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) of the Republic of Indonesia Puan Maharani, which began with the sounding of siren.

Proklamasi

Kami bangsa Indonesia dengan ini menyatakan kemerdekaan Indonesia.

Hal-hal yang mengenai pemindahan kekuasaan dan lain-lain diselenggarakan dengan cara seksama dan dalam tempo yang sesingkat-singkatnya.

Djakarta, hari 17 boelan 8 tahun 05.

Atas Nama bangsa Indonesia.

Soekarno/Hatta

The event continued with raising the Indonesian Flag. This event was led directly by the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, as the ceremony inspector.

The ceremony, which was held on Tuesday, 17 August 2021, attended by the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, the Speaker of People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the Minister of Religion, the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), and the Indonesian Police Chief. This time, the ceremony did not invite officials and public.

This year, the commemoration was enlivened by the formation of fighter planes from the Indonesian Air Force, the presentation of the songs "Syukur" and "Maju Tak Gentar" by Gita Bahana Nusantara, and helicopter that carried the Indonesian flag.

In this day, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology also launched "Rumah Digital Indonesia", which presents a variety of art performances, entertainment stages, independence special games, digital marketplace of products for micro, small and medium business, and others in the digital space. "Rumah Digital Indonesia" can be accessed at https://www.rumahdigitalindonesia.id/. [BHKK/SP/IP/RA]