Many Misused, Mataram City Government Restricts The Use Of Free Wifi On RTH

Illustration of green open space (ANTARA)

The Mataram City Government, West Nusa Tenggara Province, will regulate opening hours and close free wifi access in a number of green open spaces (RTH) so that utilization is more targeted.

"Settings for opening hours and closing free wifi access on green open space are part of the parameters of the child-friendly city (KLA) set by the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI)," said Head of the Mataram City Communications and Information Office (Diskominfo) I Nyoman Swandiasa, quoted by ANTARA, Monday 24 July.

Swandiasa made this statement while accompanying the Deputy Mayor of Mataram, TGH Mujiburrahman, to receive the KPAI award last Thursday in Jakarta as a series of commemorations of National Children's Day 2023.

In the evaluation submitted by KPAI, he said, access to free wifi in public spaces is one of the assessment parameters that are not allowed in realizing a child-friendly city (KLA).

"The reason is, when children are playing on green open space, parents have to focus on playing and taking care of their children. It's not even fun with cellphones (mobile phones)," he said.

However, he continued, as a city and the capital city of NTB Province, Mataram City could not necessarily eliminate wifi access facilities in a number of existing green open spaces.

Such as at the Taman Sangkareang, Udayana, Ampenan Beach, and Taman Loang Baloq.

"This is related to the aspect of information disclosure and public services. Do not let Mataram City become a 'black spot' city (unavailable area)," he said.

Therefore, continued Swandiasa, the city government will immediately find the best solution so that it does not collide with the KPAI assessment parameters.

One of them, by setting the opening hours and closing free wifi access on green open space and providing this information to visitors.

Thus, it is hoped that the KPAI parameters can be achieved, and the Mataram City Government's target to become a "smart city" is also realized.

"Moreover, we have a plan to add free wifi access points as part of information disclosure and public services," he said.