JAKARTA: The Indonesian and Singaporean governments have discussed six issues related to digital transformation as part of a series of information exchanges between the two countries, reported the Antara news agency.
The secretary-general of Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Information, Mira Tayyibas, said that the issue of digital transformation was discussed at a recent bilateral meeting considering the rapid development of digitalisation in both countries.
"The meeting discussed six issues, namely Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), digital road map, data protection, digital economy, digital infrastructure, and media," she noted in a statement released by the ministry yesterday.
The bilateral meeting was held in Jakarta on Wednesday (October 25) , as part of the 9th Information and Communication Joint Committee (ICJC) Indonesia-Singapore's agenda.
The two governments expressed hope that the meeting would help generate inputs on regulating policies following the development of digitalisation, which has continued to grow rapidly, Tayyiba noted.
One of the interesting discussions at the bilateral meeting was related to the preparation of an MoU on digital transformation between Indonesia and Singapore, she revealed.
She believes that the MoU has the potential to expand existing cooperation and help overcome existing challenges in the digital landscape for the two parties.
"The discussion regarding the upcoming important agenda will open up opportunities to gather new perspectives and ideas to overcome challenges and obstacles. It can also encourage collaboration for the mutual benefit of both countries," she added.
Meanwhile, head of the International Cooperation Center of the secretariat general of the Ministry of Communication and Information, Ichwan Makmur Nasution, said that this year's ICJC was the first in-person meeting after the Covid-19 pandemic.
He deemed the meeting important for exchanging information to develop digitalization in both countries.
"Next year, we will conduct the 10th meeting in Singapore. We hope we can practice a deeper format, such as working group format," Nasution added. – Bernama