Dr Zainal Hasibuan, Vice Chairman, Indonesia ICT Council, told FutureGov Asia Pacific that Indonesia needs to take lessons from Singapore and Malaysia to ensure that ICT policies and regulations are successfully implemented.
“Over the years there has been a lot of ICT policymaking in Indonesia, but the impact from all this policy has not been felt. There have been no effective measures to ensure that policies are followed through to the letter,” said Hasibuan.
Read more: Should Indonesia look to Singapore and Malaysia on ICT policy?
Dr Ir Basuki Yusuf Iskandar, Secretary General, Ministry of Communication & Information Technology, told officials at FutureGov Forum Indonesia this morning (29th November 2010) that the need to better share information between governmental departments - and with the public - was the key driver behind the project.
“It is critical that the public receives accurate information from the government in a timely manner, and this depends on better information sharing in government,” said Iskandar.
Of course there are very good models on the street for data center consolidation, particularly on government levels. In the United States, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) lists data center consolidation as the second highest priority, immediately after getting better control over managing budget and operational cost.
Read more: Data Center Consolidation and Cloud Computing in Indonesia
Internet access is accomplished via satellite connections, mostly provided by the national PTT Telkom Indonesia through their “Speedy” Internet DSL service. However “Speedy” should be best considered a simple branding term – unrelated to the reality of Internet access that is limited by around 83 Mbps satellite capacity serving the needs of a city totaling more than 350,000 people. That is not likely to change any time soon, as the Palapa fiber optic ring is still on the drawing board, and satellite coverage and capacity over the Papua region is limited.
Read more: Indonesia: Papau Struggles to Level the Internet Playing Field
Through this transaction, Telkom aims to develop InsureNet, an Indonesian insurance shared services platform, for the national e-health program. The platform is an online collaboration and transaction network that aims to enhance effectiveness, productivity and quality of services provided by insurers.