JAKARTA – Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Abdullah Azwar Anas met the Indonesian President Joko Widodo at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday (12/12).
The meeting was to report on the progress of accelerating the digital transformation being carried out by the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform together with related agencies.
“We just reported to Mr. President regarding the Electronic-Based Government System (EBGS),” he said after the meeting.
“If we look at the 20 countries with the best EBGS in the world, they must have GovTech or government technology, and this is what we are building right now,” he added.
Minister Anas said that there are three important keys that the President wants, namely digital identity, data exchange, and digital payment.
Therefore, together with related stakeholders, his party has made a Draft Presidential Regulation (Perpres) related to government technology, which is just waiting for the President’s approval.
The existence of GovTech can answer the President’s wishes regarding digital transformation that leads to improved public services.
The draft of Perpres for the Acceleration of Digital Transformation was developed to realize two keys to acceleration and sustainability, namely the focus on priority systems and also the establishment of a government digital team or “Govtech” for future sustainability.
The establishment of Govtech to handle priority platforms is a best practice undertaken by countries in the top 20 of the UN EGDI index 2022, so Indonesia is on the right path to adopt this.
“The proposed Perpres draft on Accelerating Digital Transformation will be an important foundation for improving government services and accelerating national development,” he said.
In the short term in 2024, this policy will be the proof of GovTech implementation in the current government for the next government’s footing.
In the medium term, it will improve Indonesia’s EGDI Index, while the long-term impact of digitisation will build an efficient and effective bureaucracy, maximum human development, and economic growth.
In addition, during the meeting, the President also gave several directives such as Digital Population Identity (DPI), which is currently being worked on by the Ministry of Home Affairs, to be accelerated in the future.
Thus, Indonesians will not have to hold a printed ID card as it is now, but only a DPI.
In addition, the President also wants that there is no longer one application for only one innovation.
The reason is that there are more than 27,000 applications today, making it difficult for people to get fast services.
The leader is also encouraging local governments to build Digital PSMs.
Through these innovations, it is hoped that the public will find convenience through one application, anywhere and anytime.
