Indonesia Must Focus On Renewable Energy, Internet, And Space Technology

Chairman of the Indonesian Cyber Research Institute CISSReC Dr. Primary Persadha. (CISSReC Doc)

SEMARANG - Chairman of the Indonesian Cyber Research Institute CISSReC Doctor Pratama Persadha said this nation must be independent in the fields of space technology, renewable energy, and the internet.

"Indonesia can focus on these three important things (renewable energy, internet, and space technology) in the current digital era since this nation was able to build the N-250 Gatotkaca aircraft in 1995," Pratama Persadha said via WhatsApp conversation to Antara in Semarang. , Wednesday 11 August.

This cybersecurity expert then gave the example of Elon Reeve Musk (a business figure, inventor, and industrialist from the United States) who has built a very successful business today. For example, for the internet, Elon Musk built Starlink, a low-cost internet solution currently running in the US and Canada.

Elon Musk. (photo: instagram @elonrmsuk)

"Not only that, but also renewable energy, such as Tesla and Solar City. In fact, regarding outer space, he has Space X which is the backbone of Starlink," said Pratama related to the commemoration of National Technology Awakening Day every August 10.

According to Pratama, Indonesia has all the potential, starting from renewable energy with solar cells, especially since this country gets enough sun throughout the year. Not to mention, with the nickel and battery industries for electric car capital.

He also reminded that this nation is in a strategic position on the equator which makes many advantages for satellites circulating above it. In fact, since 1977 the countries on the equator have asked for space sovereignty.

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At this time, according to him, many satellites of other countries operate above the equator freely. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the satellite launch program because the need is increasing, both for defense and economic needs.

"Indonesia itself also has the Palapa Ring as an internet backbone. It must be maximized so that in the next few years it can become a determining factor for increasing the digital economy in the country," said Pratama.

Palapa Ring

By maximizing the Palapa Ring program, Pratama is optimistic that this nation will be able to build various local applications according to the needs of the community, ranging from electronic mail (email), social media, online marketplaces (marketplaces), chat applications, to other digital solutions. "It means that the state is here to provide a stimulus in the form of various supporting infrastructures," said the man from Cepu, Blora Regency, Central Java.

On Technology Awakening Day 2021, he continued, it should be a reminder that how important personal data protection is in today's digital era.

He said that the unfinished Bill on the Protection of Personal Data (RUU PDP) would prolong the threat to all people in the country.

Therefore, he hopes that there will be many improvements in personal data protection while waiting for the PDP Law to be completed. "We hope that cyber security issues will become a culture in everyday life, both in the bureaucracy and the economy. Independence in the cyber world will pave the way for Indonesia to become a country that is respected by the global community," explained Pratama Persadha about the need to focus on renewable energy, the internet, and space technology.