The Provincial Government of Central Java has officially launched its data center in collaboration with the Indonesian National Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN) as part of its efforts to transform Central Java into a Smart Province.
In the city of Semarang, the Central Java Governor, Ganjar Pranowo, attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Central Java Data Center Building.
“This is one of our efforts to support digitalization. Of course, a statement is not enough. We need to prepare the infrastructure and data center to collect all existing data,” said Ganjar after the inauguration ceremony
All Central Javan regencies, cities, and regional institutions should be able to make the best use of the data center. The data center might hasten the region’s transition to digital public services.
“We hope that this data center will accelerate the digitalization process,” said Ganjar .
Ganjar added that the Central Java data center’s development was a step toward putting the Electronic Based Government System into place (SPBE). Therefore, the efforts of Central Java Province to become a smart province may be instantly accomplished.
“Now it is centered here, and we are assisted by BSSN,” said Ganjar.
At same time, Ganjar also unveiled the Central Java Gayeng online radio station, which is run by the provincial government of Central Java.
Meanwhile, Hinsa Siburian, the Head of BSSN, praised Central Java Province’s efforts to establish data security through Tier 3 Certification and ISO 27001 Certification.
Hinsa reaffirmed BSSN’s willingness to help Central Java Province expedite the implementation of SPBE by creating a cyber security system that can be connected to the National Data Center (PDN).
“We are of course grateful to the Governor and the Provincial Government of Central Java, we are currently building a national data center, later we will provide assistance so that we can connect this data center to the national data center,” said Hinsa.
The Central Java data center, according to Hinsa, was the BSSN’s first official Indonesian launch.
