REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- President Jokowi Widodo (Jokowi) unveiled Indonesia's Government Technology (GovTech) named INA Digital at Istana Negara, Central Jakarta, Monday (22/5/2024). The launch of INA Digital as an integrated solution provider of various government digital services, including national portals and infrastructure-related services, is considered essential to improve Indonesia's competitiveness globally.

“We have to strengthen our digital public infrastructure, a kind of highway for the digitization of public services. We must also strengthen our GovTech, an integrated portal that we call INA Digital,” Jokowi said in his speech.

The launch of INA Digital, according to him, confirmed that the bureaucratic presence was supposed to serve, rather than slow down or complicate society. “It should be that the benchmark is the satisfaction of the community, the benefits received by the community, as well as the ease of community affairs,” Jokowi said.

He also alluded to the background of integrating the public service platform because previously there were 27,000 applications or platforms in ministries and agencies, as well as local governments, which all work independently. “That's why I said starting this year stop creating new apps, stop creating new platforms. Stop!” Jokowi said.