We need to do a lot of things in reforming the digital framework.Jakarta (ANTARA) - The communication and informatics minister opined that transforming the digital space could create a fair digital ecosystem.
"We need to do a lot of things in reforming the digital framework. This is policy-making to enable fair convergence and coexistence," Communication and Informatics Minister Johnny G. Plate stated during a seminar themed "National Digital Literacy Movement 2021 for West Java" as quoted from a press release on Wednesday.
The Communication and Information Technology Ministry expects cooperation from every stakeholder, including the government, private companies, parents, guardians, teachers, students, and netizens, in creating a conducive digital space.
The ministry will function as a regulator, facilitator, and driver of digital transformation.
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"Through several protection policies and increase of digital capacity, the Communication and Information Technology Ministry will always maintain a productive, healthy, and safe digital space," the minister affirmed.
Plate also emphasized that digital space transformation was an important factor in supporting the economic infrastructure though digital space downstreaming.
"A strategic approach should be taken, so as not to just leave the future of our national digital economy in the hands or policies of institutions in Silicon Valley," he remarked.
The Communication and Information Technology Ministry also considers cooperation at the institutional ministry level to be crucial.
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In the financial technology sector, the Communication and Information Technology Ministry is required to collaborate with the Finance Ministry, Financial Services Authority, Bank of Indonesia, Trade Ministry, Cooperatives and SMEs Ministry, and the Investment/Investment Coordination Agency Ministry to produce and implement pertinent policies.
"We need to ensure this. Cooperation between institutions and ministries. All together with the Communication and Information Technology Ministry should be continuously improved to produce good regulations and implement appropriate and consistent policies," he added.
The Communication and Information Technology Ministry also sees the need for cooperation at the regional level to develop the potential of the nation's digital economy.
According to the minister, Indonesia's digital economy potential amounts to around 40 percent of the overall digital economy of ASEAN member countries.
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Translator: Natisha A, Mecca Yumna
Editor: Fardah Assegaf
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