Wamenkominfo: Digital Leadership Is Important In Government

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JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Communication and Information, Nezar Patria, emphasized that digital leadership is the main support in the implementation of digital transformation. Especially, in the application of digital governance.

Digital leadership is very important and a common concern. Kominfo pays full attention to being able to increase the capacity of leaders both in the public sector and in the private sector in the context of this digital transformation," he said, quoting Antara.

He said this when giving a visit lecture at the National Leadership Training of the XVII Class II in 2024, the Center for Training and Legal Studies (Puslatbang KHAN) of the State Administration Agency (LAN) online from the Ministry of Communication and Information Office.

Nezar stated that the implementation of digital government is targeted to produce more efficient, inclusive, transparent, and accountable public services. Therefore, digital leadership is needed in data-based decision making.

In fact, with the implementation of digital government, the Deputy Minister of Communication and Information assesses the need for adaptability and flexibility in responding to the dynamics of change and providing responsive public services.

"The development of the world in the future is increasingly being digitized so that knowledge of big data, cloud computing, and AI becomes something that is certain," he said.

The Deputy Minister of Nezar explained that the Ministry of Communication and Informatics already has a Digital Leadership Academy (DLA) program in collaboration with world-leading universities such as the University of Cambridge and Harvard Kennedy School.

DLA alumni have given birth to various digital breakthrough programs that support the birth of more appropriate digital policies.

"With this program, it is hoped that more leaders with digital leadership skills will be able to formulate policies, initiate digital innovation, and encourage increased competitiveness in the digital economy in Indonesia," he said.

The DLA program includes training for business digitization, cybersecurity, and governance. As of 2024, 1,236 participants have participated in this program.

Nezar also appreciated the implementation of the National Leadership Training and hoped to be a forum for participants to exchange ideas and collaborate to improve skills as digital leaders.

"This is all in order to realize the national digital transformation that has become our national consensus, and has become a national program, we can no longer recede back because the world is already moving," he concluded.