Huawei Committed To Support Digital Transformation In The Energy Sector

JAKARTA - Digital transformation and the use of information and communication technology solutions have triggered disruption of business models in various industrial sectors, including in the energy sector.

In a seminar entitled 'Digital Transformation in the Energy Sector', Opportunities and Challenges' held by non-profit Indonesian Smart Network Prekarsa organizations (PJCI) and supported by Huawei and the National Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN) revealed several impacts of digital transformation in this sector.

Where this seminar states that digital transformation in the energy sector strongly supports increased operational efficiency, cost cuts, increased work safety, data processing to face the threat of cyber attacks on companies.

Based on this situation, Huawei is committed to collaborating with all energy sector stakeholders to provide a digital security system capable of anticipating the threat of cyber attacks.

Huawei is aware of the importance of cybersecurity systems and understands the concerns of a number of government agencies and energy industry players. However, we cannot move on our own," said Victor Lapian, Huawei Asia Pacific ICT Solution CTO in a statement received and quoted on Friday, November 10.

To that end, Victor added that Huawei is ready to cooperate with government agencies, industry players, academics and other partners who can contribute in anticipating the threat of cyber attacks.

Di sisi lain, Direktur Keamanan Siber dan Sandi Energi dan Sumber Daya Alam BSSN Holmi Noviana juga mengungkapkan bahwa peningkatan keamatan keamanan siber ini bukan tugas dari satu atau dua lembaga, melainkan tanggung bersama.

"Improving vigilance against cybersecurity aspects is a shared responsibility for stakeholders, especially in supporting digital transformation and protection of vital information in the energy sector. Huawei's ICT experience and solutions can help energy sector players strengthen their cybersecurity system," he said.

Meanwhile, Eddie Widiono, Founder and Chair of PJCI added, this seminar has succeeded in solidifying common views on the need for close collaboration among stakeholders to expand reach and ensure inclusiveness in the energy sector.

By the end of Semester I/2023, the electrification ratio in Indonesia had reached 99.72 percent, a sharp jump from the 2015 position of 88.3 percent.