Jakarta, NU Online
In mapping and consolidating its short and long-term programs for coming five years, the Center for Research and Publication of Nahdlatul Ulama, popularly known as Lajnah Ta'lif wan Nasyr (LTN NU) Nahdlatul Ulama (LTNNU) held a discussion at the LTNNU office, Jln. Kramat Raya 164 Jakarta, recently.
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The meeting attended by board members of LTNNU received direction from the Secretary General of NU, H. Helmy Faisal Zaini and Chairman of LTNNU, Juri Ardiantoro, MSi.

Juri said that LTNNU as the agency in charge of implementing and dealing with media publications had greater challenges in the digital era as it is now.

"Among others, we are mandated to continue NU steps to provide more applications related to NU religious practices in Smartphones," he explained.

The new captain who is also a commissioner of the Central Election Commission admitted that there had been many works that should be done and are in need of substantial funding.

"For example, in an effort to publish books, and others," he said.

Meanwhile, Helmy Faisal said that NU needed a system capable of reaching all levels of society quckly in disseminating information, especially in terms of NU tradition and belief systems.

"The system is extremely very urgent for NU to disseminate information to the lower level quickly related to the NU teachings and (any other) latest information," he said.

Helmy fully entrusted those directly engaged in the LTNNU management in forming concrete work programs in the field of media, content providers, information dissemination, publication, IT development, and others.

"Including a big home work of LTNNU in making journalism training program in each Islamic boarding school (pesantren). Because it has been capable of producing the younger generation to become a leader," he said.

At the end of the meeting, LTNNU agreed to hold a working meeting at the beginning of October 2015. (masdar)