DPR Member: Prabowo's GovTech a Major Step Towards Modern Governance
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Member of Commission I of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), Nurul Arifin, stated that the plan to launch Government Technology (GovTech) nationally in October 2026, initiated during President Prabowo Subianto’s era, represents a significant step towards a modern digital government.
According to her, the digital transformation of the government is a strategic move to create a bureaucracy that is more efficient, transparent, and adaptive to developments in artificial intelligence (AI).
“The public requires public services that are fast, simple, transparent, and integrated. Technology must serve as a tool to improve the quality of state services to the people,” Nurul said in Jakarta on Wednesday.
She noted that the implementation of AI within the government environment could help accelerate administrative processes, improve the targeting of social assistance, enhance development planning, and strengthen oversight of the use of the state budget.
“AI is capable of helping the government analyse vast amounts of data that have previously been difficult to process manually. The impact is not only on bureaucratic efficiency but also on improving the quality of policymaking, as it will be supported by accurate data,” she said.
On the other hand, she warned that the success of GovTech is not determined solely by technological sophistication. The greatest challenges lie in human resource readiness, data integration between institutions, and the protection of cybersecurity.
“Public trust is the primary foundation of digital transformation. Therefore, the strengthening of cybersecurity and data governance must proceed hand in hand,” she said.
Various countries, she noted, have proven that GovTech can improve the quality of public services if built consistently. Estonia, for instance, is known as a pioneer in digital government, with almost all public services available online.
“Indonesia certainly does not need to fully imitate other countries. We need to build a GovTech model that suits our national needs, the character of our society, and Indonesia’s geographical conditions,” she added.
Previously, the Chairman of the Committee for the Acceleration of Government Digital Transformation, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, stated that President Prabowo Subianto is scheduled to launch the national government digital transformation (GovTech) in October 2026.
“The President will launch it nationally in October,” Luhut said after attending the Meeting for the Acceleration of Social Assistance Digitalisation at the Ministry of Home Affairs Headquarters in Jakarta on Tuesday (30/6).
Luhut mentioned that the GovTech pilot project is currently underway in 43 regencies/cities. The government aims to receive the implementation reports for these projects by the end of July 2026.