Jakarta Wins Flood Control System Innovation At The International Awards

The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has won the flood control system innovation in the world-class award event, the 2022 WSIS Prizes./PHOTO Public Relations of DKI Provincial Government

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has won the flood control system innovation in the world-class award event, the 2022 WSIS Prizes.

Head of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Communication, Information and Statistics Agency, Atika Nur Rahmania, said that the award won by Jakarta outperformed other countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Italy, Chile, and China in the E-Science category.

Atika said that Jakarta was also the only representative of Indonesia who was able to achieve the highest award this year as the champion.

“This award is a form of global recognition for our innovation, commitment and persistence in Jakarta. However, in fact, the highest award for the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is the progress of the city and the happiness of the citizens of Jakarta," said Atika in her statement, Thursday, June 2.

Atika explained that the flood control system created by the DKI Provincial Government functions to predict potential disasters before a flood occurs and optimizes control when floods inundate Jakarta.

"By building this system, we aim to increase public awareness of disaster situations, accelerate response to system-based disaster management, prepare for flood emergencies, and carry out real-time monitoring," he explained.

As is known, the Flood Control System was developed in order to optimize flood risk management in DKI Jakarta. This system allows the detection of flood points, so that information and disaster management can be mitigated and handled more quickly, accurately, and recorded.

Flood Control System works by collecting historical data from sensors (water level, vibration, temperature) and CCTV. The data in question is collected by sensors and the Internet of Things (IoT) which are placed in 178 locations consisting of water level sensors, water current sensors, rainfall sensors, pump vibration sensors, and pump temperature sensors.

The data is integrated into one platform and the Flood Control System will carry out an analysis to produce information about conditions, potentials, and predictions, so that they can provide solutions for flood management in Jakarta.

In addition, this data will also be an asset and source of information for the government to make decisions regarding flood management in Jakarta.