Malang – Indonesia is increasingly involved in global competition. The government continues to boost infrastructure development including in the field of information technology. Within a year, the Palapa Ring Program, which connects all regions of Indonesia in a fiber optic network, is almost complete.
"Palapa Ring is very important as a foundation to increase the competitiveness of the Indonesian nation," said the Director of Information and Communication for the Economy and Maritime Affairs of the Ministry of Communication and Information Septriana Tangkary at Brawijaya University, Malang, Thursday (22/11). She spoke as the opening act for a seminar held by the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) together with the Ministry of Communication and Information (Kemkominfo) and Brawijaya University.
Septriana said that currently the Ministry of Communication and Information plays a role in accelerating and implementing various digital programs. Not just managing the regulations. This is realized through the national movement of 1000 start-ups. This effort is to create more new start-ups. "We hope that some of them can become the nextunicorn "such as Gojek, Tokopedia, Traveloka, or Bukalapak," said Septriana.
Septriana said that her ministry is currently trying to invite eight million Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to enter the digital platform. Because until now only 16 percent have entered marketplace. In order to accelerate this program, the government provides scholarships digital talents to the younger generation through vocational education. “Our target is to recruit 20.000 digital talents, "He said.
Meanwhile, Yanuar Nugroho, Deputy II of the Presidential Chief of Staff, ensured that the key to development today is its people. The quality of Indonesian people continues to be improved to increase competitiveness.
Yanuar highlighted the tourism industry which is now a prima donna. The contribution of this sector is very large in contributing to the nation's economic growth. "Making Indonesian tourism a major source of foreign exchange is very dependent on the quality of human resources," Yanuar emphasized.
A number of community representatives in Malang attended the event entitled Increasing Indonesian Competitiveness held at the Guest House of Brawijaya University Malang, East Java. Representatives of the Malang batik community proposed the importance of harmonious and integrated regulatory support. Communities that only appear for a moment to run short-term programs must be avoided. They hope that the government can produce regulations that support the promotion of batik. (Release Number KSP-2018-11-22-XI-163)
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