The alarming increase in the number of traffic accidents in Indonesia every year motivated the developers to create the app.
The students of Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Indonesia have developed an application that will help reduce the number of traffic accidents.
According to a recent press release, D’BOS has the capability to assess driver behaviour, thereby preventing the possible occurrence of accidents.
Government needs to utilize technology advances to improve public service, given the current global development that has entered the era of digital reform, presidential candidate number 01 Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated.
"Therefore, reforms in public services are needed through the use of information and electronic technology such as e-government, e-procurement and e-budgeting to prepare (ourselves) for entering the digital era," Jokowi explained at the fourth round of presidential debate in Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta, Saturday evening.
Read more: ID: Government utilizes technology to improve public service: Jokowi
As information and communications technology (ICT) is revolutionising the way society functions, another significant transformation that ICT is capable of bringing in is the establishment of smart cities.
It was stated in an article entitled “Smart cities: Digital savviness to resilient living” recently run on Jakarta Post.
Read more: Technology key to developing smart cities in Indonesia
Is Jakarta, a city with 9.6 million people, a smart city?
For six Jakarta administration officials and 80 expert staff members tasked with running the Jakarta Smart City (JSC) program, launched four years ago by former governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, the answer is a resounding yes.
Read more: ID: Four years on, Ahok's 'Smart City' legacy lives on
An announcement made by the Ministry of Communications and Informatics (KOMINFO) highlighted the need for all ministries and agencies to build a Government Integrated Data Centre (GIDC) for Indonesia to be a Smart nation.
Directorate General of Informatics Applications Ministry of Communications and Informatics has prepared several schemes of e-government infrastructure implementation in Indonesia.
Read more: ID: KOMINFO invites government agencies to build a Government Integrated Data Centre