Kemenkominfo Optimistic that 2019 all City Regencies Will Be Connected to Fast Internet

Existence and interest the internet to ignite progress in various fields is no doubt. Much evidence has shown how the transformation of traditional to modern methods can provide optimization and efficiency for the lives of many people. Believing in it, Kemenkominfo has the ambition to ensure that all districts and cities in Indonesia can be connected to the internet broadband in 2019. Not only connected, but with good quality.

It was conveyed direct by the Minister of Communication and Information who is familiarly called Chief RA. During a visit to Batam, Chief RA emphasized his vision to make internet access accessible to all in Indonesia. One of the concrete actions presented is that the government will be directly involved in building and supervising broadband infrastructure in the Palapa Ring project, which has been mentioned since the previous year.

View data Kemenkominfo, out of a total of 514 regencies and cities in Indonesia, only about 400 have been connected to fast internet access. In addition, the speed was not uniform. Chief RA took the example of comparing internet connectivity in Jakarta 20 times faster than that in eastern Indonesia. This is also the case with the distribution of prices, outside Java most of them are more expensive.

Big program Indonesian Broadband The government itself has initiated this step since mid-2014. Through Presidential Regulation no. 96 of 2014 concerning the 2014-2019 Indonesian Broadband Plan, the government will reorganize the broadband development strategy nationally and comprehensively, of course with the hope that all Indonesian people in all corners can enjoy the benefits of the internet network.

The development of high-speed internet access is clearly an inseparable part of the Indonesian nation's strategy to create an equitable internet network. In addition to aiming for unlimited information dissemination, this embodiment is also aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the community thanks to the internet.