Jakarta: In commemoration of the 2021 National Awakening Day, on Thursday, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has launched the National Digital Literacy Program to accelerate digital transformation, particularly, development of human resources in the digital field.
"I hope this movement will continue to grow so that it can encourage various initiatives in other places, to carry out concrete work in the community so they become more competent in using the internet for educational purposes and productive activities," the President said, as quoted from the Cabinet Secretariat's website.
On that occasion, the Head of State also expressed his appreciation to all stakeholders involved in the program initiated by Ministry of Communications and Informatics since 2017.
The President assessed that challenges in the digital space are getting bigger, which marked by negative contents that continue to emerge as well as crimes in digital space that continue to increase.
According to him, the efforts to minimize negative contents and maximize positive contents in the digital space have become a joint obligation.
The President went on to say that digital connectivity must provide benefits and added value for all Indonesian people.
For the record, there are at least a total of 196.7 million netizens in Indonesia. Indonesia’s digital economy potential is projected to reach US$ 124 billion by 2025.
In 2021, the National Digital Literacy Program is planned to be held through 2,000 trainings based on modules and curricula targeting four pillars of digital literacy, including digital ethics, digital safety, digital skills, and digital culture.
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