Jakarta,
May 29, 2017 (Antara) - Indonesia has targeted the development of livable,
safe, and comfortable cities in 2025, enabling the development of green
cities in 2035 and the establishment of competitive and technology-based
smart cities in 2045.
Smart city is a concept of city
development, with information technology applications used to manage
natural as well as human resources efficiently and effectively.
For
that purpose, the government has encouraged the implementation of the
smart city concept in an effort to improve its regional competitiveness
as well as social and economic indicators.
"Smart
City has been implemented globally. In Indonesia, it has been running
but still in its early stages; for instance, Surabaya has established
information technology for e-governance and services," Coordinating
Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution said at a seminar on Smart
City Smart Region recently.
According to the minister, smart city development would have a positive
impact on the workforce, electrification, and logistic sector.
Smart city could also increase labor efficiency by simplifying the
working process, creating competition that will improve their quality,
and generating more new jobs.
However, he admitted that Indonesia has faced challenges in developing a
smart city, such as digital imbalance, lack of supporting
infrastructure, as well as human resources to run information technology
in smart city.
Therefore, the government has issued some economic policy packages to support smart city implementation.
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