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Bringing the people into digital transformation
The digital transformation is often confused with the digitizing process in Indonesia and therefore the people are often excluded.
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Beware of hackers: Recent data breach scandals have become a concern for many people in Indonesia. (JP/T. Sutanto)
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he recent data breach scandals have become a concern for many people in Indonesia. Indonesia has experienced a series of attacks from hackers, one identified as “Bjorka” who claimed to have hacked various important Indonesian identity databases and sold them online.
These breaches took place amidst the heightened effort of the digital transformation in Indonesia. Many public services have transformed into the digital spheres, including services from private sectors, especially emerging digital start-ups. The government has put digital transformation as one of its priority issues, since the appropriate implementation of technologies can help leverage the Indonesian people and economy.
So, why is Indonesia so prone to digital attacks?
There are technical answers to this, with many experts having discussed the issue, including opinions from technology experts in various fora.
This article attempts to present a different take: on the mistaken view we have been perceiving of the digital transformation thus far and how we can prevent this from further happening.
There are two important aspects that are worth mentioning in regard to this.
First, digital transformation is often confused with the digitization process in Indonesia and therefore the people are often excluded.
