Infrastructure Development Seminar

Infrastructure is the technical, physical, system, hardware and software facilities needed to provide services to the community and support structural networks for economic and social growth. The existence of infrastructure is very important in supporting economic and social development because good infrastructure can increase effectiveness and efficiency both for the business world and for the social community. Infrastructure development is capital or capital in an effort to increase the productivity of the country’s economy as well as efforts to improve the standard of living of the community at large, infrastructure development is also an important aspect of economic growth because good infrastructure has a good impact on economic growth, thus creating new jobs, and reduce poverty and increase per capita income.

Given the importance of infrastructure development and the need for students to understand further and increase knowledge about it, the Civil Student Association (HMS) Faculty of Engineering, University of PGRI Palembang held an Infrastructure Development Seminar, with the theme “Medium-Term Infrastructure Development Plan for Palembang City”.

This seminar activity is one of a series of Civil Days 2022 events, held on Monday (17/10/2022), located in the H. Aidil Fitrisyah Hall and attended by the Dean of the Amiwarti Faculty of Engineering, S.T., M.T, Deputy Dean Aan Sefentry, S.T., M.T, Head of Civil Engineering Study Program Herri Purwanto, S.T., M.T., IPM, students and invited guests.

By presenting competent speakers in the field of development, namely 1. Ir. H. Basyaruddin Akhmad, M.Sc (Head of PUPR Disperkim of South Sumatra Province and Acting Head of Bappeda of South Sumatra Province) and Ir.H. Akhmad Bastari ST., MT., IPM., ASEAN Eng (Head of PUPR Office of Palembang City)