
Gelar Teknologi Tepat Guna XIV of South Sumatra Province which was centered on the OKU Baturaja Sports Building Field has been going on lively. The Closing of the XIV TTG was held on Saturday (07/28) and was attended by the head of Department PMD South Sumatra Provincial who was also the Chairperson of the TTG Committee H Yusnin, OKU Regent H Kuryana Azis, OKU Police Chief AKBP Dra NK Widayana Sulandari, Operation I VP PT Semen Baturaja (Persero ) Tbk Taufik Ibrahim, along with the invitation of representatives of regencies / cities in South Sumatra.
The Governor of South Sumatra, represented by OKU Regent H Kuryana Azis, in his remarks at the closing ceremony, said through this year’s Gelar Teknologi Tepat Guna in the province of South Sumatra it had opened up great opportunities and opportunities for technology practitioners to be able to create works that are right and useful for the benefit of society.
Gelar Teknologi Tepat Guna display and present various information on the development of the application field and the use of simple technology that can support the productivity of the agricultural sector or other small industrial sectors. In addition, this Gelar Teknologi Tepat Guna has also produced important thoughts through the Rakornis Forum and Workshop which will be useful to encourage the growth of the local economy, especially in rural areas. This can be seen from the enthusiasm of visitors to find out the work of good technology generation in the Baturaja Sports Arena, with the public’s curiosity about the various technologies on display.

The head of Gelar Teknologi Tepat Guna XIV committee, H Yusnin said that the event was successfully held, safe and smooth. The success of this activity is the result of good cooperation between the provincial committee, the regional committee and all parties involved.
The judges for the Gelar Teknologi Tepat Guna XIV delivered by Dr Alamsyah said there were 5 categories that were assessed and entitled to get Trophies, charter and coaching money. PT Semen Baturaja (Persero) Tbk became the First Champion in the general category. Trophy and awards and coaching money were handed over by OKU Police Chief AKBP Dra NK Widayana Sulandari.
The PT Semen Baturaja (Persero) Tbk stand raised the theme of the Outstanding Products of Foster Partners, Greening and Natural Resource Potential of OKU. In general, the display stand of PT Semen Baturaja (Persero) Tbk provides an overview to visitors regarding the natural wealth and biological and non-biological resources that exist in OKU as well as the handicraft products of the Foster Partners. The results of the judges’ assessment showed the superiority of PT Semen Baturaja (Persero) Tbk which far surpassed the stand of other general categories with the acquisition of a total value of 360 points.
The success of PT Semen Baturaja (Persero) Tbk to achieve this achievement is also the success of all parties, especially in developing the government towards the development and application of intermediate technology in the community. The result were very delightful and can encourage the better socialization of intermediate technolody in South Sumatera province, especially in OKU regency, where the environmentally friendly PT Semen Baturaja (Persero) Tbk factory is located.