JAKARTA – The digitisation of government through the Electronic Based Government System (EBGS) that the Indonesian government is undertaking is on the right track to continue creating higher quality public services.
Technology practitioner Ainun Najib said that what the Indonesian government is doing through EBGS will have a big impact on the advancement of the nation.
The Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform is one of the coordinators of the national EBGS policy.
“EBGS is the key to Indonesia’s future progress. Especially if we talk about the Golden Indonesia of 2045, it is mandatory for EBGS or e-govt to be more integrated,” said Ainun after the EBGS discussion at the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform office, Monday (6/11) morning.
According to the Gresik-born data scientist who had a career in Singapore, EBGS that will be organized through a GovTech is appropriate and on the right track.
As in many countries with a good digitisation, the presence of GovTech is indispensable.
“Now we have access. With the (Draft) Presidential Regulation on GovTech, it is getting easier. Digital technology is the key to talent, and talent in reality must be competitive, attractive even with the private sector. And in this case we need GovTech,” he said.
Furthermore, Ainun explained that the important thing in developing EBGS is that it must be user-centric or a platform based on the needs of citizens.
Public services run by the bureaucracy must have an integrated system that makes it easier for the community.
“If it becomes user-centric, it is implemented by GovTech that is centrally integrated. One system does not have to be an application, maybe with open APIs and standardization of interoperability between systems and then it integrates,” said Ainun.
Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Abdullah Azwar Anas, who led the discussion on EBGS with technology practitioners, called digitalisation a ‘toll road’ for public services.
According to him, digitalisation will speed up and integrate various services.
“Input from fellow practitioners and digital experts has further detailed the direction of accelerating the digital transformation of public services,” Anas said.
Ainun Najib himself is an Indonesian diaspora with a long career in Singapore.
He was invited by President Joko Widodo to talk about digitalisation and technology.
Ainun is recognised as one of Indonesia’s most successful overseas talents.
Also attending the meeting were Sevenpreneur CEO Raymond Chin, Hukumonline COO Jan Ramos Pandia, Elitery President Director Kresna Adiprawira, Antler Indonesia Partner Agung Bezharie, Feedloop CEO Ahmad Rizqi Mediarso, Tony Blair Institute Manager Pandu Kartika Putra, Expert Staff of the Indonesian Minister of Health for Health Technology Setiaji, Expert Staff of the Minister of Health Izak Jenie, Project Director – Digital Transformation of Government Procurement Telkom Indonesia Rahmat Danu Andika, President Director of Peruri Dwina Septiani Wijaya, and Director of Operations and Technology, PMO Prakerja Hengki Sihombing.
