Digital inclusion should be felt in daily life, not just measured in access, says Indonesia's BAKTI Komdigi
Indonesia's BAKTI Komdigi emphasizes that digital transformation should be measured by the quality of life improvements in remote regions rather than just infrastructure metrics. The agency aims to use connectivity to provide equal access to education, healthcare, and economic opportunities.
Why it matters
It highlights a shift in development policy from mere infrastructure deployment to human-centric digital inclusion in emerging economies.
Bookmark Digital inclusion should be felt in daily life, not just measured in access, says Indonesia's BAKTI Komdigi By Yuniar A.
Digital transformation only succeeds when connectivity expands access to education, healthcare, and economic opportunities for communities that have long been left behind, says the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs' Telecommunication and Information Accessibility Agency's President Director Fadhilah Mathar.
BAKTI Komdigi, Indonesia's Telecommunications and Information Accessibility Agency, is working to ensure digital connectivity transforms lives and creates more equal opportunities for communities across the country. Image: Canva.
Over the past decade, Indonesia has been expanding digital connectivity to its frontier, outermost and disadvantaged (3T) regions.
For the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs' Telecommunication and Information Accessibility Agency (BAKTI Komdigi), the success of digital transformation is not measured by the number of base transceiver stations (BTS) or internet access points built.
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