Huawei Supports Acceleration of Connectivity and Digital Inclusion in Eastern Indonesia

This year, the Huawei CSR Ramadan 2022 theme is Huawei I Do Care – One Heart for a Fully Connected and Prosperous Indonesia as an effort to increase connectivity and digital inclusion to schools in Sorong and Biak, West Papua, as well as orphanages in 14 cities across Indonesia. throughout Indonesia.

This activity is part of the realization of Huawei's commitment to build connectivity and provide access to inclusive education for children, especially those who live in rural areas and remote islands.
 
Dedy Permadi, Special Staff of the Minister of Communications and Information Technology for Digital and HR, expressed his appreciation to Huawei Indonesia for having the initiative to reach children in Papua and West Papua so that they can be well connected to the internet.

"The internet is like a double-edged sword. For that, our joint task, both the government, the private sector, and the general public, is to ensure that the internet is used positively, productively, and creatively by all internet users in Indonesia so that digital skills are expected to contribute to GDP Indonesia could reach 17 percent or around IDR 4,400 trillion," said Dedy.
 
Meanwhile, Wang Bin, Vice President, Management Transformation, Huawei Indonesia said, "This year's Huawei CSR Ramadhan, as part of developing digital talent, bridges schools in Papua with the digital world, which is something that his party specifically emphasizes.

"Therefore, we hope that children will be provided with the means to access the internet and improve digital literacy. In line with President Joko Widodo's call to sail east, digital transformation is like the wind that carries us forward. We are aware that technology and connectivity infrastructure Networks are very much needed in Papua. Both of these will enable it to be competitive like all regions in Indonesia, "explained Wang.

Director of Basic Education, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemendikbud Research), Sri Wahyuningsih revealed that at a time when there was a lot of echo of digital transformation, only 28 percent of schools were ready to adopt.

"Various obstacles in the world of education do not only occur in remote areas, but also in schools in urban areas. On behalf of the education world, I appreciate Huawei's role in encouraging and assisting the education sector in accelerating the quality of learning," he explained.
 
Wesselaus Manggut, Chairman of the Indonesian Cyber Media Association and CCO KLY, said that the digital divide still exists in Indonesia. Around 12,000 villages that have not been reached by the internet are mostly located in Eastern Indonesia, so that the Eastern Indonesia Region is one of the areas that needs immediate support. Life will be better if access to information is also good.

"Therefore, the media as information distributors need to collaborate with various stakeholders from the government, the world of education, industrial players and the general public so that there is no information gap in Indonesia. We appreciate Huawei's efforts in accelerating equitable connectivity and increasing digital literacy and inclusion, said Wens.

SOURCE: https://www.merdeka.com/technology/huawei-support-percepatan-konektivitas-dan-inlusi-digital-di-indonesia-timur.html