Digitalisation of Social Protection Programme Aims to Ensure Efficient Aid Distribution
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Government has revealed that the digitalisation of Social Protection Programmes (Perlinsost) is a strategic solution to ensure that social assistance (bansos) is received efficiently by those in need.
The Director General of Public Communication and Media at the Ministry of Communication and Digital, Fifi Aleyda Yahya, stated that the digitalisation of Perlinsos serves as a method to ensure that citizens entitled to social assistance are not missed during data collection.
“The digitalisation of Perlinsos is here to help the state better recognise the condition of its citizens, so that assistance can be targeted precisely to those who truly need it,” Fifi said in a statement received and confirmed in Jakarta on Friday.
Therefore, citizens who are entitled to government assistance are encouraged to register for Perlinsos immediately.
To ensure the success of this digital data integration, the Government is conducting direct socialisation within communities, such as the session held at the Pakis Village Hall, Sawahan District, Surabaya.
On Friday morning, hundreds of residents in the area enthusiastically participated in the series of socialisation and registration activities for Perlinsos digitalisation.
They directly tested the Perlinsos Portal, which allows citizens to register themselves to be included in the national social protection system and ensure they do not miss out on their entitlements.
Given that the digitalisation of Perlinsos involves personal data, Fifi urged the public to be wary of fraudulent schemes claiming to represent social assistance.
Members of the public are advised to only access Perlinsos digitalisation registration services through official parties and to protect their data security by not sharing personal information, OTP codes, or passwords with unknown parties.
They are also cautioned not to trust parties who demand payment or rewards under the pretext of accelerating the disbursement of social assistance.
Meanwhile, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Robben Rico, stated that the digitalisation of Perlinsos is one of the government’s key agendas in reforming the national social protection system.
He revealed that approximately 365,348 residents in Surabaya have not yet been clustered into welfare deciles.
This situation needs to be resolved urgently so that various government programmes, including social assistance and empowerment programmes such as ‘Sekolah Rakyat’, can reach target groups more accurately.
Consequently, socialisation activities are being held to ensure the digitalisation programme operates optimally.
“More accurate data will make government interventions more precise. Therefore, cooperation between the central government, local governments, facilitators, and the community is required to ensure every citizen is well-mapped,” said Robben.
Surabaya has been selected as one of 42 pilot regions for the implementation of the Perlinsos Digitalisation Programme, alongside 41 other regencies/cities across Indonesia.
Prior to the trial implementation, the Surabaya City Government had undertaken various preparatory stages, ranging from socialisation for regional officials to training for Perlinsos agents.
The activation rate of Digital Population Identity (IKD) among Surabaya residents has reached 99.67 per cent, while the activation of Digital Perlinsos agents has reached 100 per cent.
Through the Perlinsos Digitalisation Programme, the government hopes that the process of community data collection will become increasingly accurate, transparent, and inclusive, ensuring that social assistance and various welfare programmes reach the citizens who truly need them.