Government Prepares Four National Data Centers For Data-Based Policy

Minister of Communication and Information Johnny G. Plate/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The government is preparing four National Data Centers (PDN) to support the implementation of data-driven policies and efficient, effective and transparent public services. data center standards," said Minister of Communication and Information Johnny G. Plate in a press release received in Jakarta on Saturday, June 25. This was said by Johnny during a working visit to Batam, Riau Islands. The government plans to build a National Data Center in the Deltamas Industrial Estate (Jabodetabek), Nongsa Digital Park Batam, the State Capital in East Kalimantan and Labuan Bajo (East Nusa Tenggara). This National Data Center was created so that Indonesia can implement one data management. With one data, the government can take data-driven policies so that regulations can be faster and more accurate. " said Johnny. According to Minister Johnny, more qualified data management in the public sector and as a service for government needs is a must, both in the scope of personal data, non-personal data and electronic transactions. The National Data Center will function as a digital data warehouse While the data guardians are the appointed ministries and institutions. The data guardians in the private sector are private electronic system operators. now the central and local governments are using n more than 2,700 data centers. Of this amount, only 3 percent use cloud-based storage, so there are many obstacles in data interoptability.