Australian Ambassador Backs Development of NTB One Data

Mataram (ANTARA) – Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Rod Brazier has voiced support for the development of the NTB One Data Portal, established and operated by the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Provincial Government.

“Of course, any government seeking to implement good policies needs reliable, up-to-date data,” Brazier said, accompanied by NTB Governor Lalu Muhamad Iqbal at the governor’s office in Mataram on Tuesday.

He said Australia, as a neighbour and partner, would continue to support NTB’s development.

“Australia is NTB’s neighbour, and as a good neighbour, we want to support our neighbour for the long term,” he said.

Australia would continue to assist NTB through a number of programmes under SKALA, he said. NTB is the Indonesian province receiving the most assistance through programmes run by the Australian Government, he added.

Iqbal praised the Australian Government’s support for NTB, including for the NTB One Data Executive Dashboard, which serves as a control centre for data-based policymaking.

He said more than 500 data items had now been integrated with central government, and 10 ministries were directly connected to NTB One Data.

“This makes NTB One Data the most comprehensive data repository among all provinces in Indonesia. In the assessment by the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), NTB ranked highest for connectivity with data held by the central government. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) also visited us two days ago for a comparative study on the development and governance of this One Data system,” he said.

Iqbal explained that the Executive Dashboard provides summaries of data to support decision-making. The next phase of development will focus on data science, so that data is not only presented but also analysed.

The development has received strong support from the Australian Government through the SKALA programme, Iqbal said.

He thanked the Australian Government and SKALA for helping to build the metadata and parameters for NTB One Data over the past two years.

“NTB is the only province to receive support across all areas, with nothing left out. There is support for literacy, people with disabilities, renewable energy, sustainable development, women’s issues, education and many other areas, as well as natural disasters. It has all been covered,” he said.