As the fourth-most populous country globally with a large working-age population, Indonesia has tremendous potential to gain from the development of the digital economy. Enhancing the digital literacy of its citizens and strengthening the digital skills of its labour are two pillars to enable the country to achieve more inclusive digital transformation. This is the key message of a diagnostic report titled ‘Digital Skills Landscape in Indonesia’ and a strategy primer titled ‘Accelerating Digital Skills Development in Indonesia’. These two documents were recently released and jointly prepared by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP); the SMERU Research Institute; Indonesia and the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
Read more: Accelerating digital skills for an inclusive digital economy in Indonesia
State-owned telecommunication company PT Telkom Indonesia is committed to providing world-class digital services in the National Capital City (IKN) Nusantara.
"In line with the government's plan to build IKN Nusantara as a smart city, we are responsible to bring about digital transformation in the region," Telkom President Director Ririek Adriansyah noted in a written statement received on Saturday.
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Head of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Laksana Tri Handoko remarked that Indonesia already has a National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence 2020-2045, which is a milestone for AI application in Indonesia. In the future, this is projected to have a positive impact on the Indonesian economy. The National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence, according to Laksana, is an endeavour by the Indonesian government to improve the usage of cutting-edge technology, particularly AI. These activities are aimed at increasing efficiency and effectiveness across a variety of industries. BRIN also promotes AI mastery for use in a variety of strategic areas.
The Communication and Informatics Ministry and the West Manggarai district government are preparing to implement a Piloting Smart City project and a Digital Talent Scholarship program in Labuan Bajo village, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).
"Let's take advantage of the opportunity to provide effective and efficient services to the community," head of the district, Edistasius Endi, remarked here on Friday.
Read more: ID: Ministry, regional govt prepare smart city project for Labuan Bajo
An Abu Dhabi-based company, Group 42 (G42), has joined forces with Sinar Mas Land to transform BSD City into a smart digital city, using technological innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing, courtesy of the Middle Eastern company. The deal was commemorated by a memorandum of understanding (MoU), signed in Dubai on Nov. 1. The event was attended by Michael Widjaja, CEO of Sinar Mas Land, and Peng Xiao, CEO of G42.
Through this collaboration, they are expected to implement a smart city and smart campus platform in BSD City. Both companies aim to develop services and applications on the platform by implementing best practices in security monitoring, building access, payments, commerce, advertising, education and health care. In the future, BSD City will set a benchmark for smart city development in East Kalimantan.
Read more: ID: Sinar Mas Land to transform BSD City into Indonesia’s first smart city