PB HMI: Indonesia’s One Data system is a strategic step towards safeguarding unity
Jakarta (ANTARA) — The Executive Board of the Islamic Students Association (PB HMI MPO) has called for Indonesia’s One Data system to be strengthened as a strategic response to national challenges and a means of safeguarding the country’s unity, marking Youth Pledge Day.
“The occasion, commemorated every 28 October, is a historic event whose spirit should continue to inspire us in facing increasingly complex national challenges,” PB HMI MPO General Chair Handy Muharam Nataprawira said in a statement received in Jakarta on Friday.
He said the spirit of the Youth Pledge should not be confined to an annual ceremony. The occasion should also provide a moment for reflection and consolidation among young people, strengthening unity and solidarity and enabling them to contribute collectively to resolving the country’s problems.
Amid changing times and global challenges, Indonesia needs new approaches to governance and national development, he said. One strategic measure that should be reinforced is digitalisation based on the One Data system.
“The One Data system is an important solution for building strategic, accurate, transparent and accountable information governance,” he said.
With integrated data available, the government can formulate more targeted policies on issues including poverty reduction, equitable access to education, better healthcare, food security and national economic development, he said.
He added that inconsistencies between data held by different agencies could hinder the effectiveness of policies and development programmes. Digitalisation based on a single data system should therefore be a shared agenda involving the government, civil society, universities and young people.
Handy also said digital transformation was not solely about using technology, but also about a commitment to building a more effective, inclusive and equitable government system.
“Strengthening the One Data system must continue to take account of personal data protection, information security and equal digital access for all Indonesians,” he said.
On Youth Pledge Day, PB HMI MPO urged all elements of society, particularly young people, to renew the spirit of unity and prioritise collective efforts to tackle national problems.
Indonesia’s unity, it said, could not be built merely on shared identity and national symbols; it must be put into practice through a shared vision, collaboration and the courage to deliver solutions for the people.
“One homeland, one nation, one language and one data system for a more advanced Indonesia,” it said.
Handy said he believed that combining the spirit of the Youth Pledge with digital transformation based on a single data system could provide an important foundation for achieving the vision of a Golden Indonesia.
“Young people are expected to continue serving as a moral and intellectual force, and as drivers of change, to ensure a future for Indonesia that is more united, sovereign, just and prosperous,” Handy said.