We cannot do all of it without using a sophisticated technological approach
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration (PDTT) Minister Abdul Halim Iskandar has emphasized that the implementation of the ministry’s programs in 2023 will involve the use of information technology (IT).

"Our challenge in the future, which we must start (solving) at the beginning of 2023, is that we must implement IT-based development management, planning, evaluation, and governance," he said at a joint assembly of the ranks of the ministry at the ministry’s headquarters here on Monday.

Conventional methods are no longer suitable for implementing the ministry’s programs, he observed.

Hence, he asked all civil servants and supporting officers of the ministry to increase their capacity so that they can adapt to the latest technology.

"We will start 2023 with a new (working) step — (namely) a new development and governance implementation with various (suitable) models, which we have applied and evaluated," the minister informed.

Village development efforts must take advantage of sophisticated information technology, including by updating data as a reference to optimize the potential of villages and overcome the problems they face, he added.

"Development in disadvantaged areas is required. We cannot do all of it without using a sophisticated technological approach. I invite all (officers) to continue to improve ourselves and increase our capacity to meet nowadays demands," he stated.

Still, the development and implementation of information technology will center on preserving native cultural practices to make the ministry’s programs a success, Iskandar said.

The attempt is in accordance with the implementation of the 18th village sustainable development goal (SDG), namely building dynamic village institutions and adaptive village culture.

"We must keep up with the changes and developments of the times, but we must remain down-to-earth. It means that whatever the (latest) development of global technology is, we must continue to develop (technology) in accordance with Indonesian cultural roots,” the minister said.

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