Development Of Data Industry From Conglomerate Salim Group And Telkom Needs To Be Followed With Provision Of Low Emission Electric Energy

JAKARTA - Digital Business Observer Sandy Baskoro said that one of the challenges that need to be considered in developing the data center industry is how to provide electrical energy but with low exhaust emissions.

"It should also be noted that the development of the data center industry must be accompanied by efforts to minimize energy consumption without compromising the production goals to be achieved," he said in a webinar themed Reading Data Center Business Mastery and Prospects of the Digital Economy, Saturday, June 12.

Sandy added, Singapore is the most obvious example of the connection between the data industry and energy consumption.

"Singapore has temporarily imposed a moratorium on the data flashlight business because it is facing energy issues," he said.

Furthermore, Sandy explained that the euphoria of the technology 4.0 type industry that had just hit Indonesia did not escape the efforts of big investors to be able to put their funds into alternative sectors.

"I see that the reason why the Salim Group and Telkom entered this sector is that they are trying to diversify their main business, while also capturing business opportunities in the future," he said.

For this reason, he continued, the seriousness of local players in working on the data industry market in Indonesia is important to prevent the domination of foreign corporations that have the potential to dominate this business.

“Local players must be involved in this opportunity because it is also a very sensitive data security issue. In addition, Amazon has built a data center in West Java with an investment value of around Rp35 trillion," he added.

Another thing that Sandy highlighted is the ability of legal products that need to be improved to keep pace with the progress of the technology industry so that all stakeholders involved can be protected by fair regulation.

“This sector has a big 'cake' and needs to be accompanied by adequate laws. Because the dynamics of information technology occur very quickly and the rules that regulate it are usually quite lagging behind,” he concluded.