Working Visit To The US, Deputy Minister Of Communication And Information Explores Cooperation Opportunities With AWS And Microsoft
JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Communication and Information, Nezar Patria, is exploring opportunities for cooperation with technology giants such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft while on a working visit to the United States.
Nezar said that the opportunity for Kominfo cooperation with several large companies was in order to improve competence to the capability of human capital, especially to strengthen Indonesia's digital talent.
Through this visit, Nezar representing the Government of Indonesia will see the best practices of the latest technology that are appropriate to apply to governance data devices and management.
"The meeting of the Ministry of Communication and Informatics with Amazon Web Services will take place on Monday, May 29 US time. We will discuss with them, then after that we will continue to visit Microsoft's Office to discuss Cybersecurity (Cyber Crime). And, there is a special session on Artificial Intelligence developed by Microsoft," he said, quoted on Tuesday, April 30.
Tidak lupa, dia juga akan membahas peluang pengembangan Pusat Data Nasional (PDN) yang tengah dibangun di Cikarang, Jawa Barat. Menurutnya, saat ini pengerjaan PDN sudah 45 persen dan akan membutuhkan tata kelola yang baik agar bisa digunakan dengan optimal.
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"We hope that the PDN in Cikarang can be completed on October 10, 2024, to be inaugurated by the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo," he said.
Meanwhile, today, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will also visit the State Palace and meet President Joko Widodo at around 09.30 WIB.
Microsoft's visit follows a visit that was made earlier by Apple CEO Tim Cook on April 17. Minister of Communication and Information Budi Arie Setiadi also hinted that Microsoft's investment in Indonesia would be worth more than IDR 14 trillion.