Digital Transformation Is The Key To Successful Management Of Government And Business Organizations

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JAKARTA - In the series of TOP DIGITAL Awards 2021, ItWorks/Itworks.id Magazine, held a Webinar Series with the theme "Accelerating Digital Transformation in Business & Government" on Thursday, December 16.

Attended by hundreds of participants from government institutions and the business world from various regions throughout Indonesia, this webinar presents a number of expert speakers (experts or experts) from various government agencies and corporations to share their experiences regarding the use of Information Technology (IT) in the journey of digital transformation in organizations and institutions. their respective institutions.

Currently, organizations, both government and business corporations, have implemented Digital Transformation as the key to success in their efforts to increase effectiveness and efficiency in providing public services, business and operational performance, as well as services to customers or the public. The COVID-19 pandemic that has hit the world has also become a trigger for accelerating or accelerating the process of Digital Transformation.

Digital Transformation can simply be interpreted as optimizing the use of Information Technology (IT) in the operations of an organization by involving the use of the latest technology (cloud, big data, machine learning, IoT, etc.).

The Chairperson of the Webinar Organizer, M Lutfi Handayani who is also the Editor-in-Chief of ItWorks/Itworks.id Magazine in his report said, the TOP DIGITAL Awards are held annually by ItWorks magazine, with the support of Experts and Jury from various IT associations, such as MASTEL (Indonesian Telematics Society). ), APKOMINDO (Indonesian Computer Entrepreneurs Association), FTII (Indonesian Information Technology Federation) ASPILUKI (Indonesian Software Association), IDTUG (Indonesia Telecommunication User Group), and LKN (Nawacita Study Institute).

“Since the first year of implementation, namely 2016, the TOP DIGITAL Awards have been designed as an award event that is full of learning aspects. There are several things that we want to convey, related to learning aspects in the TOP DIGITAL Awards activities," he said.

Some important things from this activity, among others, first, at the end of the Judging Interview, there is a value added session, where the Jury can provide opinions, suggestions, and suggestions for improvement to the participants. Second, as the organizers, we also provide an opportunity for each participant to be able to seat in or take part in the interview presentation session for judging other participants, as long as the participants are not business competitors.

Third, webinar activities as a sharing session. can discuss and learn together, from the winners of the TOP DIGITAL Awards. Fourth, ItWorks Magazine, can be one of the main sources of information and references regarding the development of business solutions in Indonesia.

Fifth, ItWorks magazine as the organizer of the TOP DIGITAL Awards, with the support of the Jury that has assessed/evaluated/observed many participants, can serve as a bridge, or can also play a role in facilitating comparative studies between participants.

Sixth, the Jury saw a lot of progress that had been achieved by the participants. However, there are also things that still need to be improved/improved.

"TOP Digital Awards is a learning activity and awards for the implementation of information technology/digital technology, the biggest and proudest national level in Indonesia," said Lutfi.

The Director General of Informatics Applications at the Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) of the Republic of Indonesia, Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan, in his opening remarks stated, the Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) of the Republic of Indonesia warmly welcomes the webinar with the theme "Accelerating Digital Transformation in Business & Government" which is a series of "TOP DIGITAL Awards 2021".

"The TOP DIGITAL Awards activity organized by ItWorks magazine is very much in line with the policy direction of the President of the Republic of Indonesia carried out by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, namely the acceleration of digital transformation to encourage increased implementation and use of digital technology, both in government agencies, business corporations, and other institutions. Therefore, the Ministry of Communication and Information of the Republic of Indonesia strongly supports this Webinar activity, which is a series of activities for the TOP DIGITAL Awards," he said.

The government has also issued a Smart City policy and an Electronic-Based Government System (SPBE) to encourage increased implementation and use of digital technology in government agencies.

A few days ago, on December 14, 2021, the Ministry of Communication and Information of the Republic of Indonesia held the Electronic-Based Government System Forum (SPBE) which was attended by representatives of the Head of the Kominfo Service (Diskominfo). This activity aims to strengthen the role of Diskominfo in supporting the realization of smart governance through the implementation of SPBE.

At this event, the Movement Towards Smart City 2021 program was also closed, which was filled with awards for regions from cities/districts that were considered to have excelled in initiating smart city programs in their regions, the award being presented by the Minister of Communication and Information of the Republic of Indonesia, Johnny G. Plate.

Given the crucial role of SPBE in improving services to the community, the SPBE Forum is also supported by other ministries such as the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas, Ministry of PANRB, and Ministry of Finance.

"In 2021, there are as many as 100 cities/districts that have successfully participated in the implementation of the smart city program (smart city) in 2021 and 48 cities/districts located in the National Priority Tourism Areas and the New State Capital Region have succeeded in compiling a smart city master plan. ). By following this movement, the city/regency already has a smart city-based development master plan that will accelerate the tourism industry as well as improve the living standards of the local community," he said.