During the 21st anniversary celebration of the Ministry of Communication and Information, Minister Johnny G. Plate said that the nation would continue to strengthen its collaboration to boost its digital economy. He encouraged the ministries, institutions, the central and regional governments, and the private sector to confront the digital transformation problems collectively.
The present concern, according to Minister Johnny, is cyberattacks that occur in the digital arena. He explained that readiness must also be balanced with the ability to prevent and contain cyber-attacks. “In various forms and ways, on the network as well as at the endpoints or endpoints to laptops, servers, gadgets and so on, you must have it. For that, we need to work together with the ministry’s institutions to ensure and to maintain that the firewall is well-available.”
Deputy Governor of Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria has invited alumni of the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) to help develop the capital city into a smart city.
"The theme is to upgrade Jakarta into a smart city for big data," the Deputy Governor was quoted as saying in a statement issued by Jakarta's Alumni Association (IA) of ITB here on Sunday.
Weiterlesen: ID: Jakarta invites ITB's alumni to help develop smart city
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati stressed the importance of the state budget as the foundation of Indonesia's digital transformation.
"Digitization has broad benefits, and the state budget is an essential instrument to continue to develop Indonesia's economic digitization transformation foundation," Indrawati stated at the "Digitization as Corruption Prevention Medium" webinar here, Wednesday.
Weiterlesen: ID: State budget essential to develop digital transformation: Minister
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.
Weiterlesen: LG Corp to design smart transport systems for Indonesia’s new capital
The island of Bali, which is known for its beaches and is a popular holiday destination, now has been enhanced with 5G services through Indosat Ooredoo Hutchinson (IOH). The mobile network operator launched the service in line with Indonesia’s digital transformation plans.
Bali is now the sixth city in Indonesia whereby IOH has launched 5G services. The other five cities are Surakarta, Jakarta, Surabaya, Makassar, and Balikpapan.
Weiterlesen: 5G services in Bali advances Indonesia’s digital transformation agenda