Data Used By The Ministry Of Health To Vaccinate COVID-19, KPU: This Shows Trust

Illustration - COVID-19 Vaccine (Pixabay)

JAKARTA - The General Election Commission (KPU) commissioner Hasyim Asyari responded to the question that the Ministry of Health would use KPU's data to prepare for COVID-19 vaccination for the public.

According to Hasyim, the use of data from the Voter Data Information System (Sidalih) and the Political Party Information System (Sipol) which are used for the purpose of implementing the General Election shows that there is confidence in the system they have created.

"This shows the public and various parties' trust in the information system provided by the KPU, namely Sidalih and Sipol," said Hasyim to reporters, Saturday, January 23.

Hasyim said the Ministry of Health was not the first institution to use population data compiled by the KPU. The Election Supervisory Agency also often asks the KPU to check the names of candidates for Bawaslu members and the Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) in Sipol.

In addition, continued Hasyim, the Ministry of Home Affairs and Kemenpan RB have also asked the KPU to help check the names of CPNS in Sipol.

"This is done in order to ensure that prospective members of Bawaslu, Panwaslu, or CPNS are not members of political parties," said Hasyim.

Furthermore, Hasyim said the KPU would continue to develop and improve the quality of information technology-based services for future electoral needs.

Previously, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said he would not use Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) data to provide COVID-19 vaccination to the public.

Budi Gunadi prefers to use data collected by the General Election Commission (KPU) for administering vaccines to the public. The reason is that the KPU data has just been updated.

"I have given up, I don't want to use the Ministry of Health's data anymore. I crossed it to the Dukcapil, I took the KPU data. We took the KPU manual because yesterday it was just yesterday's election in West Java, so I think it's the most current based for the above. 17 years, "said Budi.