Telkom Brings Numeracy Learning Innovation to 100 Schools in Remote Regions
PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Telkom), through its Social and Environmental Responsibility (TJSL) programme, has introduced BISA PandAI Numerasi to strengthen mathematics and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) learning at 100 primary schools in Indonesia’s disadvantaged, frontier and outermost (3T) regions.
The programme reaches Lebak Regency in Banten, North Lombok Regency in West Nusa Tenggara, and Tual City in Maluku. It aims to strengthen teachers’ skills, provide learning resources and support interactive, practical teaching methods.
According to the 2025 Indonesia Education Report Card, the share of primary school and madrasah pupils achieving minimum numeracy proficiency rose from 39.04% in 2022 to 52.48% in 2024.
Despite this improvement, the results underscore the importance of sustained efforts to strengthen numeracy as a foundation for pupils’ logical thinking and problem-solving skills.
BISA PandAI Numerasi is part of TelkomGroup’s TJSL programme under the Bersama Jadi BISA umbrella. The initiative combines teacher training and mentoring, numeracy and STEM learning resources, and hands-on activities that help pupils understand mathematical concepts through direct experience.
The approach is expected to boost pupils’ interest in mathematics and science while developing critical thinking, creativity and problem-solving skills from an early age.
The programme was launched at a hybrid kick-off event centred at Plasa Telkom Rangkasbitung in Banten, with educators in Tual City and North Lombok Regency joining online.
Attendees included Telkom’s Director of Human Capital Management, Willy Saelan, and Prof. Maila Dinia Husni Rahiem, Special Staff to the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education for STEM Development and Teacher Competence.
Willy Saelan said strengthening numeracy and STEM was important to preparing young people to adapt to technological developments and future needs.
“As a digital company, Telkom Indonesia is committed to providing solutions that have a tangible impact on improving the quality of education in Indonesia. Through BISA PandAI Numerasi, we are not only supporting the provision of learning resources, but also strengthening teachers’ capacity and promoting interactive, practical learning.
“We believe that strengthening numeracy from an early age is an important foundation for Indonesian children to think critically, solve problems and develop their potential as they face a digital future,” Willy said.