Wisdom is not owned by machines. It is completely a human wealth
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Communication and Informatics drew attention of the community to the importance of developing adequate literacy and digital skills to seek job opportunities in future.

"We have to remain relevant and understand that this developing technology requires a different skill set from us. Hence, our skill sets must be updated to remain relevant," Secretary General of the Ministry of Communications and Informatics Mira Tayyiba noted during a virtual event on Friday.

Tayyiba later remarked that in future, jobs that were earlier performed by humans would be taken over by machines. However, this phenomenon did not necessarily close opportunities for humans to work.

Humans can continue to do other tasks that machines cannot, such as making decisions based on policies, she added.

"Wisdom is not owned by machines. It is completely a human wealth," Tayyiba pointed out.

The ministry's secretary general believes that gaps arising in the work field due to digital transformation can be closed though the application of digital literacy and digital skills.

The Ministry of Communication and Informatics has presented various programs to ensure equal distribution of digital literacy and digital skills to the community.

In addition to basic-level training through the National Digital Literacy Movement, the Ministry of Communication and Informatics also has in place a Digital Talent Scholarship (DTS) Program for intermediate-level digital skills and the Digital Leadership Academy (DLA) Program for advanced-level skills.

"The government had offered opportunities for upgrading digital literacy and digital skills, including by partnering with the business world and our communities. Right now, we are also preparing for more advanced programs," she noted.

Meanwhile, spokesperson for the Ministry of Communication and Informatics, Dedy Permadi, drew attention to honing hard and soft skills in facing digital transformation.

Permadi explained that hard skills will be in high demand for jobs in the future, such as in the fields of artificial intelligence, big data analytics, machine learning, or the internet of things.

Meanwhile, soft skills are related to abilities, such as complex problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, and communication.

"These four Cs combined with hard skills will become the most needed skills in the future," he emphasized.

Digital literacy and digital skills are one of the three priority issues brought up in the Digital Economic Working Group (DEWG) of Indonesia's Presidency in the 2022 G20 in addition to Connectivity and Recovery after the COVID-19 and Cross-Border Data Flow issues.

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Translator: Fathur Rochman, Resinta S
Editor: Sri Haryati
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