The Indonesian government is trying to strengthen the digital economy sector with strategic cooperation. One of them is the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). This memorandum of understanding aims to develop knowledge related to cybersecurity in Indonesia.
Deputy for Coordination of Economic Cooperation and Investment of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs Edi Prio Pambudi explained that this initiative can create a safe and sustainable digital economy.
“Our best priority is to create a safe and secure digital economy. This MoU is also a significant step to meet the needs of the industry in creating a competitive and quality workforce in Indonesia,” said Edi in a press conference at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs Office, Wednesday (12/2/2025).
Edi emphasized that currently the main focus is on cybersecurity, in the future this cooperation will be expanded to the development of the semiconductor sector. This is done to anticipate increasingly tight global competition in the technology sector, especially in the Asian region.
“We must prepare superior, practical human resources with capacities that can be directly applied in their fields, especially in dealing with the dynamics of cybersecurity,” he explained.
He also highlighted the many cyber attacks that occurred in Indonesia last year. Therefore, awareness of the importance of a safe digital space is also a major focus.
“We will also start building awareness about how to create a safe and accurate information-based digital economic space. Therefore, we are developing new training methods that are more practical, interactive, and adaptive, so that all participants can gain relevant knowledge,” he added.
Furthermore, he explained that the training pattern that is being designed will ensure that graduates have skills that are ready to be applied in the world of work. In this case, the teams from RMIT and Innov8 will collaborate to develop an effective curriculum and implement it immediately.
“Because this concerns the development of human resources who are ready to work, the RMIT team and Innov8 will work together to formulate an effective training pattern. We hope that this training can be implemented immediately so that it can provide real benefits for the development of digital talent in Indonesia,” he said.
February 12, 2025, CNBC Indonesia
(https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/news/20250212150512-4-610095/perkuat-keamanan-siber-indonesia-gandeng-rmit)