Surabaya's electronic ID card recording reaches 99.68 per cent

Surabaya — The achievement of electronic Identity Card (e-KTP) recording in the City of Surabaya has reached 99.68 per cent, representing approximately 2.247 million people out of a total of 2,254,680 residents required to have an electronic ID.

The Head of the Surabaya City Population and Civil Registration Office (Disdukcapil), Irvan Wahyudrajad, stated in Surabaya on Friday that this achievement provides a strong foundation for Surabaya to accelerate digital-based public service transformation, while strengthening its position as a pioneer in the digitalisation of population administration in Indonesia.

“From the total of approximately 3.3 million residents in Surabaya, 2,254,680 individuals are recorded as being required to have an electronic ID,” he said.

He noted that the high rate of e-KTP recording demonstrates increasing public awareness regarding the importance of orderly and integrated population administration.

According to Irvan, the success of e-KTP recording is a vital asset in the development of the Digital Population Identity (IKD). To date, IKD activation in Surabaya has reached approximately 32 per cent of the total population required to have an e-KTP.

IKD is part of the bureaucratic modernisation efforts currently being implemented by the Surabaya City Government. Through this application, citizens can not only access their electronic ID but also various other population documents directly via mobile phones.

“IKD is part of the transformation towards digital government. The public not only gains easier access to population documents but also becomes more adaptive to evolving digital services,” he said.

“The Surabaya City Government also ensures that data security remains the top priority. IKD is equipped with biometric verification technology through facial recognition, as well as encryption systems to protect population data from misuse,” he added.