Head of the ministry’s Human Resources Development Agency, Bonifasius Wahyu Pudjianto, informed that so far, the training of digital talents has been carried out by the government, as well as companies and organizations.
“We will carry out data collection, usually every month, they (companies and organizations) will input data,” he said at a press conference in Jakarta on Friday.
According to Pudjianto, the ministry will play the role of a hub by connecting organizers of digital talent training.
“The ministry is the hub, receiving various support regarding digital training in three areas: communications, telecommunications, and IT. Thus, we will distribute it,” he informed.
He said that the ministry has established partnerships with global companies and organizations, including Microsoft, Google, and Meta, for organizing digital talent training.
The ministry has also forged cooperation with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), among other institutions, for the trainings.
According to the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, in 2023, the number of digital talents in Indonesia stood at 6,064,085. Meanwhile, the number of talents needed was recorded at 10,513,361.
This means there was a gap of over 4.4 million between the demand and availability of digital talents in the country.
The Indonesian government is currently seeking to narrow this gap.
The number of available digital talents is projected to reach 9,343,849 by 2030, with the demand for talents pegged at 12,092,110.
Thus, the gap between the availability and demand for digital talents in the country is projected to decline to 2,748,261 by 2030.
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Translator: Farhan Arda, Raka Adji
Editor: Azis Kurmala
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