Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2014 The Domestic Policy Strategy Agency (BSKDN) of the\nMinistry of Home Affairs said the use of technology and integrated data\nmanagement are essential to developing Smart Cities.<\/p>\n
Smart City initiatives should therefore be tailored to the\ncharacteristics and needs of each region, including in addressing\npoverty and unemployment and managing the environment.<\/p>\n
Acting BSKDN Head Raden Gani Muhamad said in a statement in Jakarta\non Monday that Smart City development should start with the real\nproblems facing the public.<\/p>\n
Innovation, he said, should do more than introduce new technology: it\nmust provide solutions that improve the quality of public services and\npeople\u2019s welfare.<\/p>\n
\u201cInnovation is now a strategic instrument for improving government\nperformance, the quality of public services, community empowerment and\nregional competitiveness,\u201d Gani said when opening the dissemination of\nfindings from a thematic Smart City innovation study in Bogor, West\nJava, on Friday (23 October).<\/p>\n
The study, conducted with Insan Cita Indonesia University, involved\nSragen Regency in Central Java and Banjarmasin City in South Kalimantan\nas target areas, with Banyuwangi Regency and Bandung City as reference\nareas.<\/p>\n
The BSKDN and the research team drew up innovation recommendations\nacross the six Smart City pillars: Smart Governance, Smart Branding,\nSmart Economy, Smart Living, Smart Society and Smart Environment.<\/p>\n
The recommendations include strengthening the integration of social\nand poverty data, developing digital labour markets, empowering\nmicro-enterprises, integrating maternal and child health data, improving\nwaste management and establishing disaster early-warning systems.<\/p>\n
Lukmanul Hakim, representing the university\u2019s study team, said the\nrecommendations were developed by matching the needs of the target areas\nwith good practices from the reference areas. Conditions in each region,\nhe said, must be analysed to ensure that adopted innovations address\nlocal problems.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough their economic growth is almost similar, the\ncharacteristics of the two target areas are very different, so their\ninnovations may also differ,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He also emphasised that data integration is a foundation for Smart\nCity development. Data held by different institutions needs to be\nconnected and based on common standards so it can support\ndecision-making.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo data cannot be taken lightly. It really must be properly\nintegrated across every institution, whether in government or the\nprivate sector,\u201d Gani said.<\/p>\n
Banyuwangi Regency Development Planning Agency head Amir Hidayat also\nshared the region\u2019s experience with innovation. He said the local\ngovernment had developed integrated digital services to make it easier\nfor residents to access public services, including through the Smart\nKampung programme, which connects villages using information\ntechnology.<\/p>\n
\u201cInformation technology is important infrastructure in Banyuwangi\nRegency,\u201d Amir said.<\/p>\n
He said integrated services were part of the local government\u2019s\nefforts to strengthen governance and support economic development in the\ncommunity.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Said Madrus, an inspector and consultant with the\nAssociation of Green Data Centre Professionals, said data centre\ninfrastructure development should take account of energy efficiency and\nenvironmental impacts. Growing computing needs also increase electricity\ndemand and produce heat that must be managed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe more advanced the technology and the greater its computing\ncapacity, the more electricity it needs and the more heat it generates,\u201d\nSaid said.<\/p>\n
He said policies for data centre development should therefore\nconsider environmental factors, so that digital transformation can\nproceed in line with sustainability principles.<\/p>\n
Public policy and public service expert Lely Pelitasari Soebekty said\nthe success of innovation depended not only on technological\nsophistication, but also on its benefits to the public and ease of\nuse.<\/p>\n
She said Smart City planning should provide for transparent\ninformation, public participation and channels for complaints. This\nwould help ensure that innovation reaches not only people with easy\naccess to technology, but also groups who still face barriers.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bskdn-data-integration-needed-to-develop-smart-cities-1793004939", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }