The Minister Of Communication And Information Asks The Community To Take Advantage Of The Digital Space

Johnny G. Plate/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Minister of Communication and Information Johnny G. Plate stated that the digital space must provide benefits to the Indonesian people in the current digital era. "Indonesia is currently facing an accelerated digital transformation. Digital transformation is a must, it exists not only due to technological disruption, but also pandemics and geostrategic changes," Johnny said, during the virtual event "Indonesia Digital Outlook 2022: Encouraging The Acceleration of Sustainable Digital Transformation", Thursday 9 June. "We must migrate from physical to digital activities," Johnny said as quoted by Antara. Everyone can feel digital and have a positive impact. The government is currently accelerating the development of information and communication technology infrastructure. "Without ICT infrastructure, acceleration (digital transformation) cannot be achieved," Johnny said. both in the form of land and cable cables submarine cable. Even though he has already deployed fiber optic cables that long, according to Johnny, there is still work to do on fiber optic cables, along 12,000 kilometers, to connect the points that have not been connected so far.

Meanwhile, in areas where fiber optic cables cannot be reached, the government will deploy microwave links and fiber links. In addition, the government is building two multifunctional satellites, namely SATRIA-1 and a backup satellite, each with a capacity of 150GBps. This satellite is useful for connecting points that are not covered by fiber optic cables. governance. Digital transformation is not only limited to physical ICT infrastructure, but also needs to be supported by the readiness of human resources. Indonesia is projected to need 9 million digital talents with medium ability levels. Therefore, Kominfo held the National Digital Literacy Movement (GNLD) Siberkreasi program to provide basic-level digital literacy training. The Ministry is targeting to provide training for 54 million people by 2024. Meanwhile, for mid-level digital skills, the government holds a Digital Talent Scholarship scholarship program. Kominfo also holds advanced-level digital skills programs for policy makers, both public and private sectors, through the Digital Leadership Academy .According to Johnny, the presence of digital talent in sufficient numbers and adequate skills is important for digital transformation.