Knock! Meutya Hafid Officially Becomes New Minister Of Communication And Digital

Meutya Hafid, Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs (photo: Screenshot of Kompas TV live streaming)

JAKARTA - President of the Republic of Indonesia for the period 2024 - 2029 Prabowo Subianto officially inaugurated Meutya Hafid as Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs.

Dilantik langsung oleh Prabowo pada Minggu, 20 Oktober di Istana Merdeka Jakarta, Meutya resmi melakukan tugas menggantikan posisi Budi Arie Setiadi yang sebelumnya menjabat sebagai Menkominfo.

Instead of using the name of the Ministry of Communication and Information, Prabowo seems to have changed the name of the Ministry of Communication and Information to the Ministry of Communication and Digital in his new cabinet.

The appointment of female politicians from the Golkar Party as Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs is not surprising.

The reason is, before his term of office expired, former Minister of Communication and Information Budi Arie Setiadi had leaked the name of his replacement Minister, namely Meutya Hafid.

Meanwhile, former Minister of Communication and Information Budi Arie Setiadi will switch duties to become Minister of Cooperatives in the ranks of the Red and White Cabinet during Prabowo - Gibran's tenure in 2024 - 2029.

In his interview with the media, the former Chairman of Commission I of the DPR RI mentioned several homeworks (PR) that Budi Arie had entrusted to him in the next five years.

"About judol (online gambling) he (Budi Arie Setiadi) also tweeted, continue to fight against judol, yes. Others will follow yesterday because the time is tight," said Meutya.

Regarding the change of name of the Ministry of Communication and Informatics to the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, Meutya explained that this name change was due to the development of technology and the current era.

The addition is 'digital' to answer also the development of technology and the times. This means that future communication is also digital-based, but also we know one of our homeworks is also how to secure our data, it can also be applied with digital security," he concluded.

In carrying out his new task, Meutya Hafid will be accompanied by two Deputy Ministers of Communication and Digital which is the same as the previous period, namely Nezar Patria and also Angga Raka Prabowo.