- Basic infrastructure such as a reliable power supply must be in place
- Government driven initiatives such as smart city projects are crucial to further progress
The Indonesian digital ecosystem is increasingly moving towards utilising cloud and data centres in the government and private sectors to increase transparency and offer faster access.
At the DCD Indonesia 2017 conference, three local cloud providers share their thoughts on the future of cloud and data centres as well as what it takes to support their growth and implementation.
To increase local revenue (PAD) and to support the concept of Smart City development, PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BBNI) or BNI cooperate with the Semarang City Government and the Central Java Bank (Bank Jateng) in making Semarang Great card (kartu Semarang Hebat).
This card was launched to facilitate financial transactions of Semarang residents. In the card, a variety of functions are embedded, among others, savings or identity card. The Semarang Hebat card was launched on Friday (2/17/2017) by the Mayor of Semarang, Hendrar Prihadi, and BNI’s Director of Institutional Relations & Transactional Banking, Adi Sulistyowati.
Both Jakarta and West Java capital Bandung have both been deemed "smart cities" in a region-wide research project from the Economist Intelligence Unit, thanks to recent technology programs adopted by local government in both cities. Jakarta and Bandung are among 20 cities across Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific identified by Startup My City, a research program by EIU, a branch of the Economist Group which provides global economic data and advisory services for industry overviews, and sponsored by Hitachi.
Read more: ID: Jakarta, Bandung 'Smart Cities' EIU Research Report Finds
State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform Minister Asman Abnur said that Bojonegoro District can be an example of development for its e-government implementation.
“I would like to express my appreciation to Kang Yoto [Bojonegoro Regent Suyoto’s nickname],” he said Wednesday after the Transparent Government Festival in Bojonegoro. A number of East Java government officials also attended the event.
Read more: ID: Minister Lauds e-Government Implementation in Bojonogoro
Two ministries have called for the better use of information technology in the Indonesian bureaucracy as many countries with well-managed e-governments have improved their quality of public services.
“(E-government) should stop being just an idea. No more theories, no more comparative studies. We should start practising it,” Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reforms Asman Abnur said this week.