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THE INDONESIA’S Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) and Gojek signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the Acceleration of Digital Transformation through Education and Training of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and the General Public.
According to the Secretary General of the Ministry of Communication and Information, Mira Tayyiba said Kominfo collaborated with PT Application Karya Anak Bangsa to carry out several agendas related to accelerating digital transformation, including education and training for MSMEs and the general public according to the direction of President Joko Widodo. one priority agenda.
“We hope that the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on accelerating digital transformation through education and training for MSMEs and the general public can contribute significantly to the digitization process for MSMEs in Indonesia, as well as mapping resilient and innovative digital human resources. Let’s work together and collaborate to carve a future. Indonesia is a more advanced and connected future. The more digital, the more advanced,” Mira said at a press conference on Tuesday (9/14).
The MoU focuses on three main areas, namely accelerating digital HR competencies, increasing people’s digital literacy, and accelerating digital transformation in the economic and business sectors.
Gojek’s support is in line with efforts to accelerate the implementation of the Digital Indonesia Roadmap for 2021-2024 launched by Kominfo as a guide for implementing digital transformation in four pillars, namely digital infrastructure, digital government, digital society, and the digital economy.
To encourage the downstreaming or utilization of digital technology, Kominfo consistently provides a series of digital-based training to the community, and in its implementation collaborates with various parties, ranging from government agencies, business actors including digital platforms, academics, communities, to the media.
Meanwhile, Gojek’s CEO and Co-Founder, Kevin Aluwi said that since the beginning Gojek through its ecosystem has continued to encourage digital transformation in various layers and aspects of people’s lives, and in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, they have been more proactive in accelerating digitalization, starting from supporting MSMEs to migrate easily to the realm of digital technology, increasing the competence of digital talent, to educating the public on how to use digital technology safely.
This initiative is part of the #BangkitBersama movement initiated by Gojek as part of the GoTo Group to be able to encourage various elements inside and outside the ecosystem to survive and grow during the pandemic.
“The success of these efforts cannot be separated from Kominfo’s support for the digital economy industry. With the strengthening of strategic collaboration between Gojek and Kominfo, we hope to become the government’s leading partner in order to maximize Indonesia’s potential as a digital economic powerhouse in Southeast Asia,” Kevin noted.
The support contained in the Memorandum of Understanding will be realized through three main pillars, namely increasing digital security literacy for the community and MSMEs, digitizing MSMEs, and training digital human resources and startups. [antaranews]
