The Second G20 DEWG Session Is Officially Opened

Johnny G. Plate/Photo: Antara

YOGYAKARTA - The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology today opened the second session of the Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG), part of the G20 Indonesia Presidency. Quoted from Antara, Tuesday 17 May, the second meeting of the Digital Economy Working Group opened at around 10.00. Before the opening, this forum begins with a "Family Photo Session" with the Minister of Communication and Information (Menkominfo) Johnny G Plate and member country delegations. The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology and the DEWG G20 Alternate Chair as well as the Special Staff of the Minister of Communication and Informatics for Digital Policy and HR, Dedy Permadi. The Digital Economy Working Group is part of the G20 Indonesia Presidency, this forum was held for the first time after experiencing an increase from the Digital Economy Task Force. This forum has the theme "Achieving Resilient Recovery: Working Together for a More Inclusive, Empowering and Sustainable Digital Transformation". and digital literacy, and ar us cross-border data. The second DEWG meeting was held in Yogyakarta on 17-19 May with the agenda of discussing the first priority issue of digital connectivity.

The delegations of G20 member countries who attended the meeting in Yogyakarta, among others, came from the United States, Australia, Great Britain, Japan, Germany, Turkey, India, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, France, Italy, Singapore, Argentina and Cambodia. Also attending the DEWG were representatives of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD). The Ministry plans four DEWG meetings during the G20 Indonesia Presidency to produce a draft that will be submitted to a ministerial-level meeting, the Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting. , in September in Bali. The meeting will produce a ministerial declaration, the Digital Ministerial Declaration.