Attending The G20 Ministerial Meeting, Minister Of Communication And Information Budi Arie Flies To India

Minister of Communication and Information Budi Arie Setiadi. (ANTARA/HO-Ministry of Communication and Information)

JAKARTA - Minister of Communication and Information (Menkominfo) Budi Arie Setiadi left for India to attend the G20 Digital Economy Ministers Meeting (DEMM) meeting which will take place in India on Sunday 19 August local time.

The Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) at the event played a role as a member of Troika for India's G20 Presidency and has prepared views on three priority issues that will be raised to other G20 members.

"Our discussion at India's Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) Meeting of the G20 Presidency concerns three things, first, about public digital infrastructure, second, human resource skills and capabilities. And the three cyber security," Budi said in a written statement, Friday, August 18, quoted by Antara.

The three priority issues are part of the final document of the results of the DEWG negotiations which have been held since February 2023. The discussion of the three priority issues is also a manifestation of Indonesia's efforts to accelerate national digital transformation.

"So, this includes all, to support Indonesia's digital transformation and also towards the 2045 Digital Indonesia Vision," said Budi.

According to him, the support and attitude of the Government of Indonesia towards all issues discussed at the DEWG of the G20 Presidency of India will provide benefits that are in line with following the common goals of G20 member countries. Budi hopes that in addition to encouraging digital transformation in Indonesia, it can also create similar steps at the international level.

"Essentially, we continue to provide support to all mutually beneficial agreements for G20 member countries," said Budi.

On the Kemenkominfo website, DEWG in the G20 began to be introduced since 2021 as a working group that is expected to build an acceleration of sustainable and more inclusive socio-economic growth by utilizing digitalization. During the 2022 G20 Indonesia Presidency, DEWG raised three priority issues, namely connectivity and post-COVID-19 recovery, digital literacy as well as digital talent development, and finally cross-border data flow.