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The report says that Indonesia will contribute about 40 percent of this huge value in this landscape. It is estimated that Indonesia will be able to accomplish this task if it provides 9 million digital talents in the next five years.
“We can only produce 2 million now. In the next five years we will have to lifting “7 million more digital talents,” said Deputy Minister of Communications and Information (Wamenkominfo) Nezar Patria in Jakarta, Friday, September 20, 2024.
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For this reason, the company is calling on younger generations to learn technological leadership skills and meet the needs of the 9 million digital talents.
The Ministry of Communications and Information (Kemenkoinfo) is also studying the experiences of other countries and building multi-sector cooperation to optimize the implementation of digital transformation in Indonesia.
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“Digital transformation is a global effort. Indonesia cannot do it alone. We need to discuss and learn from the experience of other countries. global north No in global“said the Deputy Minister of Communications and Information.
Nezar Patria said that good cooperation between developed and developing countries is necessary to reduce the gap between countries in the implementation of global digital transformation.
Therefore, the Ministry of Communications and Information, as responsible for the implementation of the national digital transformation, is open to study and cooperation with other countries.
He said the government should study regulations related to technology and digitalization and their implementation in other countries so that they can develop an appropriate digital transformation strategy.
“The balance between the use of digital technologies and the protection of human rights in Indonesian laws and regulations will be improved by taking lessons from other countries and contextualizing them to the situation in our country,” he said.
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Therefore, the Ministry of Communications and Information, as responsible for the implementation of the national digital transformation, is open to study and cooperation with other countries.
