Jokowi Asks Tony Blair To Accelerate Digital Transformation Of Bureaucratics In Indonesia

President Jokowi when receiving former Prime Minister Tony Blair at the ANTARA State Palace)

JAKARTA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo asked the former British Prime Minister who is also the leader of the Tony Blair Institute, Tony Blair, to accelerate or accelerate the digital transformation of the bureaucracy in Indonesia.

President Jokowi received Tony Blair at the Jakarta Presidential Palace on Thursday accompanied by the Minister of Administrative Reform and Bureaucratic Reform (PANRB) Abdullah Azwar Anas, Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, and Minister of Investment/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia.

"We were asked by the President together with the Minister of Investment to accompany the presence of Mr. Tony Blair. One of the things related to us is the digital transformation of the Indonesian bureaucracy," said Menpan RB Azwar Anas when giving a press statement at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Thursday, April 18.

Azwar explained that Tony Blair had previously visited the PAN RB Ministry Office to coordinate in carrying out digital transformation.

According to Blair, Azwar, there is no more appropriate way to double the country's achievements and efficient bureaucracy, except through digitalization programs.

Therefore, Kemen PAN RB accompanied by Tony Blair Institute team has executed steps towards accelerating digital transformation, one of which is by conducting visits to the UK and Estonia.

Furthermore, the Tony Blair Institute team will also launch INA Digital in the near future as a "government technology" (GovTech) to integrate various public service systems.

"Right now there are so many applications, there are 27,000 applications. Every innovation has made applications so that it doesn't make it easier for people to get services, but it makes it difficult for people to download one by one," he said.

Therefore, Kemen PAN RB is integrating at least for applications to several ministries/agencies, including the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Home Affairs and Police.