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Single source of truth for Indonesia’s government data
Since digitalization is one of the government’s focuses, we may expect an exponential growth in the amount of data that the government collects and generates. Rather than gold, this data will be simply dust if not managed properly.
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Data matters: World Bank Group projects are using Big Data to help governments reimagine solutions, improve service delivery and work toward achieving Sustainable Development Goals. (worldbank.org/-)
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n recent years, the fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) and digitalization have become buzz words for the government. Several initiatives to create a digital Indonesia have been started, such as e-ID, e-procurement, e-tax filing and many others.
Furthermore, we have almost completed the Palapa Ring project, which will increase connectivity across the vast archipelago. The question is whether the government is ready to exploit the digitalization gold mine that could produce reliable and uniform data across Indonesia.
Digital transformation is a term that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo often used in the run-up to his second presidential term. He set up a Cabinet that includes Nadiem Makarim, the founder of Gojek, a locally grown tech unicorn, as the education minister.
Furthermore, Jokowi picked financial technology and education technology start-up founders as members of his presidential expert staff. Recently, Information and Communications Minister Johnny G Plate said that Indonesia would be ready to become a digital country by 2035 through preparing all necessary infrastructure now. Jokowi even ambitiously wants to replace civil service functions with artificial intelligence.
With this vision to reform the government bureaucracy, the government has started the e-government initiative.
First, we had the e-ID, which stores people’s data in the database and inside the card itself by means of a near field communication chip.
Next, we had e-procurement, where all the government entities can make a tender for their purchases. We also have e-tax filing to help taxpayers fill out income tax returns.
