For this reason, I invite 400 graduates of the Apple Developer Academy in 2021 to make a real contribution to society and take advantage of this momentum to continue to develop their digital competence at the global levelJakarta (ANTARA) - Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan encourages the acceleration of digital transformation in Indonesia in line with the Human Resources (HR) improvement program being promoted by the government.
"Now, the program to increase human resources becomes one of the government's main programs. We want many MSMEs or young people to play a greater role in these activities, including establishing startup companies," Minister Pandjaitan said here, Wednesday.
The statement was delivered during a virtually-held graduation ceremony for 400 students at the Apple Developer Academy Indonesia on Tuesday .
Pandjaitan believes that the presence of Apple Developer Academy in Jakarta, Surabaya, and Batam, was appropriate and significant, as it contributed to providing equal access for the community through comprehensive and inclusive digital transformation.
The alumni of Apple Developer Academy in Indonesia, reaching over 1,200 people, have been directly absorbed by various industries, including establishing their startups.
"For this reason, I invite 400 graduates of the Apple Developer Academy in 2021 to make a real contribution to society and take advantage of this momentum to continue to develop their digital competence at the global level," he stated.
Furthermore, the minister noted that various parties, both MSMEs and the industry, should make the most of the quality human resources that were annually generated from the program of the Apple Developer Academy in supporting the acceleration of digital transformation across Indonesia.
"Developments in Indonesia in the downstream sector are growing very fast, so you are definitely needed by these industries. For instance, a new industry being built now in North Kalimantan has a very large scope, with an investment value of more than US$180 billion," he remarked.
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Pandjaitan also urged the Apple Academy graduates to prepare themselves to be part of Indonesia's economic development.
"You will be needed there, so prepare yourself to be part of economic development in Indonesia," he affirmed.
Indonesia's digital transformation focuses on 10 priority sectors to expedite the realization of digital infrastructure, government, economy, and society, Communication and Informatics Minister Johnny G. Plate had earlier stated.
"The 10 sectors are digital transportation and tourism, digital trade, digital financial services, digital media and entertainment, digital agriculture and fisheries, digital real estate and urban, digital education, digital health, industrial digitization, and government digitization," he remarked.
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The government had compiled a Digital Indonesia Roadmap for 2021-2024 as a strategic guide to drive the nation's digital transformation process, he stated during an online discussion on "Safe Transactions in the Digital Era" and as quoted from a press statement here on Thursday.
The guide contains 100 key initiatives to be implemented in collaboration with all ministries, central and regional institutions, business actors, and the general public in Indonesia in the 10 priority sectors.
The coronavirus disease pandemic and the 4.0 industrial revolution are among the catalytic factors that expedite the digital transformation agenda.
"This momentum can also encourage economic transformation in three main focus areas, specifically economic downstreaming, especially in the digital sector, digitizing Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and the green economy," according to Plate.
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