One source of new growth that can be encouraged is the digital\neconomy.<\/p>\n
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The government says national data centre capacity\ncould increase to 11 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, from its current level of\naround 0.45\u20130.58 GW.<\/p>\n
Haryo Limanseto, an Expert Staff member for Regional Development at\nthe Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, said strengthening\ndigital infrastructure was one way to support digital transformation\nwhile maintaining economic growth momentum amid global uncertainty.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne source of new growth that can be encouraged is the digital\neconomy. According to the e-Conomy SEA 2025 report, Indonesia\u2019s digital\neconomy gross transaction value is approaching US$100 billion, growing\nby around 14 per cent year on year and making it the largest in\nSouth-east Asia,\u201d Haryo said in an official statement in Jakarta on\nTuesday.<\/p>\n
To support the development of the digital economy, the government is\nalso planning to add 69.5 GW of power capacity under state utility PLN\u2019s\n2025\u20132034 Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL).<\/p>\n
The plan is also supported by a 100 gigawatt-peak (GWp) solar power\nprogramme.<\/p>\n
Alongside digital infrastructure and energy supplies, the government\nconsiders the availability of skilled human resources an important\nfactor in supporting digital transformation.<\/p>\n
Indonesia is estimated to need around nine million digital talents by\n2030.<\/p>\n
To meet this need, the government is strengthening education and\ntraining through the Digital Talent Scholarship programme and\nco-operation with technology providers and other countries, including\nthrough WAICO.<\/p>\n
The government is also offering a Super Tax Deduction of up to 200\nper cent for vocational training activities to encourage workforce\nskills development.<\/p>\n
Haryo said the government continued to promote regional economic\ndevelopment by accelerating investment and optimising Special Economic\nZones (KEK) and Industrial Estates (KI) to develop regions\u2019 leading\nsectors.<\/p>\n
Indonesia currently has 25 KEKs and 181 KIs, covering a total area of\n125,000 hectares.<\/p>\n
Investment in KEKs has reached a cumulative Rp368 trillion and\ngenerated nearly 250,000 jobs.<\/p>\n
As the digital economy develops, the government is also encouraging\nthe use of technology to expand business opportunities, including for\nmicro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and local media.<\/p>\n
Local media are expected to make use of digital marketing, creative\ncontent production and community management to promote MSME products,\ntourism and the regions\u2019 strengths.<\/p>\n
The government is also encouraging local media businesses to\ndiversify their revenue sources by developing creative services and\nholding commercial events, while maintaining editorial independence and\nthe credibility of their information.<\/p>\n
\u201cExpanding business opportunities must of course be balanced with\neditorial independence and the credibility of information, because\npublic trust is the main asset for the sustainability of the media\nindustry,\u201d Haryo said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/government-data-centre-capacity-could-rise-to-11-gw-1793109263", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }