Menkomdigi Meutya Emphasizes The Importance Of Utilization Of IoT In Fish Cultivation

JAKARTA - Minister of Communication and Information, Meutya Hafid, emphasized the importance of eradicating Internet of Things (IoT) technology in all sectors, including in the accultural or fish cultivation sector.

Through the Facilitation Program for the Utilization of Digital Technology in the Aquaculture Sector, the government provided assistance as many as 60 IoT Microbubble Aerator devices to 8 Pokdakan in 8 villages and 4 sub-districts in the Sukabumi Regency area.

IoT technology has also been proven by the Cipancur Cimahi Farm Feed Fish Cultivation (Pokdakan), Sukabumi Regency, which was the program's target earlier this year, where they managed to increase tilapia production by 40 percent.

"This is a form of utilization of digitalization which is directly applied in the use case in the field by Nila fish cultivators," said the Minister of Communication and Digigi in its official broadcast quoted Thursday, October 16.

According to Meutya, the use of this IoT tool also makes it easier for fish cultivators because of their ability to monitor important parameters in cultivation ponds, such as oxygen levels and temperatures.

For this reason, Meutya also invites startup players to create innovations in sectors that are the priority of the government, such as in the field of food security.

"Food security is one of our focuses. How to use technology such as IoT and artificial intelligence to support the President's Asta Cita programs," he said.

IoT Microbubble Aerator technology is IoT technology that helps produce micro-sized bubbles to increase elements of dissolved oxygen and water quality.

This program is the result of collaboration between the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs with the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, the Sukabumi Regency Government, and the Banoo digital startup.