Indonesia And Timor Leste Agree To Advance The Kominfpo Sector

Minister of Communication and Information Budi Arie Setiadi (front right) shook hands with Timor's Minister of Communication and Transportation Leste Miguel Marques Gongetalves Manetelu (ANTARA/HO-Kemenkominfo)

JAKARTA - Minister of Communication and Information Budi Arie Setiadi stated that Indonesia and Timor Leste agreed to advance the communication and informatics sectors (Kominfo) of the two countries.

The agreement was contained in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Budi Arie and the Minister of Communication and Transportation of Timor Leste Miguel Marques Gongetalves Manetelu at the Bogor Palace, West Java, Friday (26/1).

Minister of Communication and Information Budi Arie explained that the scope of cooperation with Timor Leste includes radio communication, telecommunications services, informatics applications and postal and courier services.

"Form cooperation in the MoU for the radio communication sector, the two countries will coordinate and monitor radio frequency spectra in border areas. In addition, the exchange of radio station data and information in border areas and radio spectral management systems," said the Minister of Communication and Information, reported by ANTARA, Saturday, January 27.

According to Budi Arie, Indonesia supports the promotion and development of 5G technology cooperation and facilitation of telecommunication infrastructure development. In addition, the two countries are trying to improve the development of communication networks, including bridging the digital gap and disaster management systems.

"Of course this will be carried out by telecommunications operators including the private sector with an investment scheme in Timor Leste," said the Minister of Communication and Information.

Indonesia and Timor Leste also agreed to exchange information and cooperation on Internet Governance and strengthen business matching start-up cooperation so that the digital economy ecosystem is more developed.

The two countries, he said, are also working together to promote the latest technologies such as artificial intelligence, Big Data, and the Internet of Things.

In the postal and courier services sectors, Indonesia and Timor Leste have agreed on filatel cooperation and postage of stamps, development of remittance services and exchange of postal shipments in border areas.

"According to the MoU, the two countries also exchanged policy information and radio regulations, telecommunications, informatics applications, as well as posts and couriers," said Budi Arie.

The signing of the memorandum of understanding was witnessed by President Joko Widodo and Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste Xana Gusmao.