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Eight cities including Uman and Indonesia's new capital were selected for K-City Network by S.Korean government

The South Korean government has decided to support the development of a smart city in Uman located in central Ukraine. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on Thursday that Uman, along with seven other cities across the world, has been selected for the "K-City Network" project this year.

South Korean telecommunications giant KT Corp. announced Wednesday that it has secured a partnership with Telkom Indonesia, pushing development for the smart city project in Indonesia’s new capital, Nusantara.

On Tuesday, the two telcos signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on Indonesia’s smart city project. The signing ceremony was attended by Moon Sung-uk, KT senior vice president and head of global business unit, and Rizal Akbar, manager of smart city development task force, at Telkom Indonesia's headquarters in Jakarta.

Selected as the operator of a 100 billion won Indonesian national tax administrative system builder

LG CNS has been selected as the operator of the Indonesian Core Tax Administration System (CTAS).

It is the largest single contract to build a system among all e-government export projects worth 100 billion won ($92.5 million). This project is expected to be a successful case of digital transformation (DX) exports as it will apply cutting-edge IT technologies such as cloud and big data.

On November 14, LG CNS signed a memorandum of understanding with the Nusantara Capital City Authority of Indonesia for the Nusantara Smart City Cooperation Project in Indonesia.

The signing ceremony was attended by officials such as LG CNS CEO Young-seop Kim and Minister of Nusantara Capital City Authority Bambang Susantono.

Korean electronics and industrial conglomerate LG Corporation has been engaged to draw up a plan for smart urban transport in Indonesia’s new capital city, set to be built in the province of East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo, The Korean Economic Daily reports.

The city, which is to be called Nusantara, is expected to cost around $38bn to build. It will be based on smart city principles, including autonomous electric vehicles, telemedicine, smart education and drone deliveries.

Trading house invests in Tokyo startup that analyzes flows of people

Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp. will use smartphone location data in urban development, with a partner's technology to be first introduced in a smart city project in Indonesia.

Mitsubishi has entered into a capital and business partnership with unerry, a Tokyo-based marketing consultancy. The size of the investment and ownership ratio have not been disclosed, but Mitsubishi is expected to become the largest shareholder with the exception of those involved in the startup's founding.

Bandung serves as the best model for Kuching in its transformation into becoming a smart city.

The highland city of Indonesia, about a couple of hours’ drive away from Jakarta, was declared a smart city four years ago, said Assistant Minister in Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and Kuching North City Commission) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi.

With investors concerned about its earnings prospects after the change of government at home, MyEG Services Bhd (MyEG) is eyeing e-government projects in Indonesia. MyEG announced it is buying a 40% stake in e-government service provider PT Cartenz Technology Indonesia for US$10 million (RM41.9 million).

It seems that concerns about MyEG’s ability to secure local e-government projects have prompted it to venture beyond its home turf. This is the third joint venture abroad for the group, after being active in the Philippines since last year and it has also set foot in Bangladesh.

My EG Services Bhd (MyEG) announced today that its Indonesian associate PT Cartenz Inti Utama has secured additional government mandates to roll out its tax monitoring system to 30 more cities, marking an expansion to the programme that is already actively underway in Jakarta.

It did not disclose the value of the contract.

NEC Indonesia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Telkom Indonesia, the biggest digital telecommunications company in Indonesia, which is strongly committed to accelerating the country's digitalization.

Both companies agreed to collaborate in developing Smart Cities in the new capital city, Ibu Kota Nusantara (IKN), and other Indonesian cities. Their goal is to create a more sustainable and livable environment for citizens by adopting digital technologies in city operations.

The digital twin from E8ight will support smart city services and simulations for the relocation of Indonesian capital city from Jakarta to Nusantara.

The Indonesian government has announced the start of its new capital relocation to Nusantara in the province of East Kalimantan from Jakarta, on the island of Java.

“Today, we launched the e-passport. This is to anticipate forgery,” Justice and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar told reporters at the House of Representatives.

The use of e-passports, or biometric passports, is mandatory by 2015 for countries that are members of the International Civil Aviation Organization. In Indonesia, though, the documents are being used on a trial basis.

In the heart of Indonesia, a new capital city is rising. Nusantara, a name meaning ‘archipelago in between’, is set to become the country’s first smart city and digital hub, ushering in a new era of innovation, sustainability, and economic growth. What was once a distant vision is now materializing, with the Indonesian government’s ambitious plan of transforming the nation into an advanced economy by 2045.

The Blueprint of a Smart City

Nusantara’s design is a testament to the confluence of technology and urban planning. The city is envisaged to be an eco-friendly urban landscape, with buildings harnessing renewable energy, public transportation running on electricity, and digital access to public services. The city’s blueprint is not just about integrating technology into daily life, but also about using it to improve the quality of life for its inhabitants.

All stakeholders believe that implementing e-government (SPBE) will be key to efficient, high-quality, transparent, and accountable public services by making use of efficiently integrated data from both central and regional governments.

The belief was affirmed at the second day of the Satu Data Indonesia WebSummit on e-government for national economic recovery. The WebSummit, held virtually and saw 1,400 participants in attendance, presented Chief of Presidential Staff General TNI Purn. Dr. Moeldoko, Minister of National Development Planning/Head of Bappenas Dr. Ir. H. Suharso Monoarfa, Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform H. Tjahjo Kumolo, SH., and Indonesian Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia Drs. Djauhari Oratmangun as keynote speakers.

Indonesia has had a Freedom of Information Act since 2008, but officials are still reluctant to release open data to the public, according to the government’s open data team.

The biggest challenge is to convince ministries and agencies that open data is good for them, Prasetya Dwicahya, Associate Director, Open Government Indonesia said.

"The Ministry of Communications and Informatics (Depkominfo) needs to take a lesson from previous agreements (with Singapore) such as the defense cooperation agreement and the extradition treaty which have been assessed disadvantageous to Indonesia," Anas Urbaningrum, associate chairman of the Democrat Party, said.

Tata Consultancy Services, a top Information Technology services, business solutions and outsourcing firm, is certainly one of the companies hopeful of securing several e-government projects this year and next, said Girija Pande, the executive vice president and head of Tata Consultancy Services Asia Pacific, in a recent interview.

South Korea and Indonesia launched a joint online government service center in Jakarta on Wednesday in their latest joint effort to set up an e-government system that can raise administrative efficiency, the Ministry of the Interior said.

Interior Minister Hong Yun-sik took part in the opening ceremony for the government service center set up in the headquarters of Indonesia's Ministry of Administrative Reform and Bureaucratic Reform. His Indonesian counterpart Yuddy Chrisnandi was also present at the event.