. ladies and gentlemen, to achieve the goals mentioned above, the cooperation among issuing authorities and currency industries should be further deepened. this cooperation will provide safeguard to the proprietary techniques solely used to produce national currencies amidst the development of many security features and printing techniques today. therefore, governments and security businesses involved, must constantly adjust their whole range of currency operation and management system from design, production, distribution, and destruction process. in this dynamic situation, communication and information sharing will help all members of the currency community to better understand and respond to the ever changing environment. communication brings knowledge, which in turn means greater understanding for the community as a whole. however, communication does not necessarily mean revealing information that should be kept confidential nor does it mean disclosing commercial secrets or proprietary information. ladies and gentlemen, in this spirit of communication, i believe that the presence of our fellows from banknote security industry and other related institutions in this seminar will provide us an opportunity to obtain more valuable information that can broaden our perspective. in addition, information sharing among central bankers regarding experiences in managing our respective currencies could help each of us to improve efficiency and effectiveness in our daily job. finally, may i now take a great pleasure in declaring the seminar open and wishing this event a great success. have a pleasant stay in bali. wassalamu ’ alaikum wr. wb. thank you.

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