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        "id": 1662203,
        "msgid": "kemkomdigi-ensures-budget-is-on-target-for-public-services-1775591475",
        "date": "2026-04-07 20:56:52",
        "title": "Kemkomdigi Ensures Budget is on Target for Public Services",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital (Kemkomdigi) has achieved a 91.48% completion rate in following up on recommendations from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), enhancing the targeted use of state funds for public services. This improvement in financial governance directly boosts the quality of digital programmes, including internet access expansion, support for digital SMEs, and strengthened online protections. By reducing waste and accelerating priority initiatives under the \"Connected, Growing, and Protected\" strategy, the ministry aims to deliver more equitable, secure, and accessible digital services to the public, fostering online learning, telemedicine, and economic growth.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Communication and Digital\n(Kemkomdigi) has ensured that the control system over the use of state\nbudget is increasingly on target following the recording of a 91.48\npercent completion rate for follow-up actions on recommendations from\nthe Financial Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>Kemkomdigi Secretary General Ismail emphasised that following up on\nthe BPK audit results is not merely fulfilling administrative\nobligations, but ensuring that state budget truly returns to the public\nin the form of services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery recommendation is followed up so that budget utilisation is\nincreasingly on target and has a direct impact on the public,\u201d said\nIsmail in a statement confirmed in Jakarta on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that this governance improvement directly affects the\nquality of programmes, from expanding internet access, supporting\ndigital SMEs, to strengthening public protection in the digital\nspace.<\/p>\n<p>With consistent improvements, he said, the ministry can curb waste,\naccelerate programme execution, and ensure public services continue\nwithout interruption.<\/p>\n<p>Kemkomdigi assures that more orderly budget use will speed up the\nimplementation of priority programmes, allowing the public to experience\nmore equitable, safe, and easily accessible digital services.<\/p>\n<p>Financial governance improvements directly accelerate the\nimplementation of the Connected, Growing, and Protected strategy.<\/p>\n<p>These efforts support access to online learning, remote health\nservices, and faster government administration services.<\/p>\n<p>In the Growing aspect, the budget is directed towards strengthening\nthe digital economy for the public.<\/p>\n<p>In the Protected aspect, the budget supports enhancements in security\nand public protection in the digital space.<\/p>\n<p>Focus is placed on implementing child protection policies, increasing\ndigital literacy, as well as monitoring risky content and misuse of\npersonal data.<\/p>\n<p>Kemkomdigi ensures that the Connected, Growing, and Protected\nstrategy is present in forms that can be directly felt by the public,\nfrom more equitable internet access, open business opportunities, to a\nsafer digital space for the entire family.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kemkomdigi-ensures-budget-is-on-target-for-public-services-1775591475",
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