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        "id": 1819053,
        "msgid": "komdigi-says-social-assistance-for-50-million-indonesians-to-be-distributed-using-ai-1782208363",
        "date": "2026-06-23 15:50:00",
        "title": "Komdigi Says Social Assistance for 50 Million Indonesians to Be Distributed Using AI",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Technology",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs plans to use artificial intelligence to distribute social assistance to 50 million citizens, aiming to improve targeting and efficiency. The initiative, described as potentially one of the world's largest digital financial inclusion programmes, follows a pilot in Banyuwangi, East Java. Officials claim the AI-driven approach will shift focus from subsidising goods to providing direct support to individuals identified through data mapping.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology\nwill be used to distribute social assistance (bansos), targeting 50\nmillion recipients.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Meutya Hafid explained\nthat the government plans to implement digital intervention through the\nsocial assistance programme. A trial has previously been conducted in\nBanyuwangi, East Java. She claimed the adoption will be one of the\nworld\u2019s largest digital financial inclusion initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause the number of recipients is approximately 18 million\nfamilies, equivalent to 50 million Indonesians,\u201d Meutya said at the\nDigital Ecosystem Alignment (DEAL) 2026 event in Jakarta, Tuesday\n(23\/6\/2026). \u201cAnd once it is successfully adopted, this will be one of\nthe first in the world,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The idea of using AI for social assistance distribution was\npreviously raised by the Chairman of the National Economic Council\n(DEN), Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan. Utilising this technology can improve\nstate budget efficiency and ensure aid is more accurately targeted. In\nthe future, social assistance will no longer focus on distributing\ngoods, but on individuals who are genuinely in need, based on government\ndata calculations and mapping.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, for example, if this social assistance is on target, and then we\nno longer provide subsidies for goods, but subsidies for people\ncalculated by the Minister of Social Affairs, that is approximately IDR\n5.4 million,\u201d Luhut said during a speech at the Indonesia Ethical AI\nSummit in Jakarta, Wednesday (17\/6\/2026).<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/komdigi-says-social-assistance-for-50-million-indonesians-to-be-distributed-using-ai-1782208363",
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