Support IKN Development, PTPP And LG Signing A Memorandum Of Understanding For Smart City Development

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JAKARTA - PT PP (Persero) Tbk (PTPP), in collaboration with LG CNS Company Limited (LG CNS) plans to collaborate to develop the Smart City project in Nusantara, which is the New Indonesia State Capital (IKN) located in East Kalimantan Province. With the experience and expertise of each company, PTPP and LG CNS believe this collaboration can provide the best implementation in the implementation of Smart City in IKN later. The development of IKN Nusantara is still being developed until now where there is one interesting thing about the development of the IKN that carries the concept of a modern smart city. The concept of intelligence city as a form of development of the smart city concept will encourage the acceleration of urban modernization through the use of technology as the basis for developing this concept. For the government, the application of the intelligence city concept in IKN Nusantara is not only carried out as an effort to align IKN Nusantara with other capitals that have carried a similar concept, but are expected to be an example for other cities in Indonesia in developing the concept of intelligence city as an effort to improve the quality of resources as well as environmental sustainability. The signing of the Smart City development memorandum was held on Friday, October 7, at the Head Office of PTPP Jakarta. During the signing ceremony, Benjamin Yoo as VP of LG CNS Smart City & Mobility Business Unit, Kim Seo as Smart City Strategic Team LG CNS, Cho Sung Mook as President Director of LG CNS Indonesia, Indrajaya Pitra Perdana as Senior Manager of Business Development Team LG CNS, Anton Satyo Hendriatmo as Director of Operations for PTPP Building, Andek Prabowo as SVP Operations for PTPP Building, Joko Raharjo as GM Operation PTPP, and other management. witnessed by Anton Satyo Hendriatmo as Director of Operations for PTPP and Cho Sung Kook as President Director of LG CNS Indonesia, the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was carried out by Andek Prabowo as SVP Operations for PTPP Building and Benjamin Yoo as VP LG CNS Smart City & Mobility Business Unit. "With the experience that LG CNS Smart City has in Korea, we believe it can be a very good benchmark in providing a contribution to the implementation of Smart City development in Indonesia. By collaborating with PTPP, of course, it can provide the best synergy between construction and information technology to provide smart city solutions in the IKN archipelago," said Benjamin Yoo as VP of LG CNS Smart City & Mobility Business Unit, in a written statement. As one of the state-owned companies engaged in construction and investment services that is integrated with the supporting industry, as well as has expertise and experience in the fields of Construction, Property, EPC, Infrastructure, and Energy both at home and abroad, PTPP is ready to collaborate together with LG CNS in building and developing Smart City projects at IKN Nusantara, East Kalimantan. "We hope that with the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding, this is a good step so that this collaboration in the future can be implemented more maturely and can be stated in the form of a Cooperation Agreement (PKS)," said Anton Satyo Hendriatmo, Director of Operations for PTPP Building. PTPP and LG CNS will continue to conduct studies from various aspects as a follow-up to the implementation of the cooperation plan in Smart City development in IKN Nusantara, East Kalimantan.