Dialogue of President of the Republic of Indonesia with Regional Representatives and Beneficiaries at the Inauguration of the Operation of Telecommunication and Information Accessibility Agency (BAKTI) 4G BTS Signal and Internet Access in Underprivileged, Foremost, Outermost Villages, and the Operation and Integration of Satria-1 Indonesia Satellite in Bowombaru Village, Talaud Islands Regency, North Sulawesi Province, December 28, 2023

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Good afternoon everyone.

For the Indonesia-Malaysia Border Security Task Force in North Kalimantan, please tell us about the existing signal and its uses.

Good afternoon North Kalimantan, Indonesia-Malaysia Border Security Task Force, good afternoon. Yes, please tell us about the uses of the existing 4G signal, what are the benefits?

Dimas Ariadi Dharmawan (Indonesia-Malaysia Border Security Task Force Officer in North Kalimantan)
Dimas Ariadi Dharmawan as the Danpos [inaudible] along with our 19 soldiers. Allow us to report that the post is safe and under control. With us is our Commanding Officer Yonarhanud [inaudible] Sinurat and Administrative Coordinator Mr. Nurcahya.

We would like to thank Mr. President, currently our [inaudible] post has access to internet facilities to support our duties in the border area, especially to report any [inaudible] at the first opportunity. We hope that the coverage of this internet facility service can be expanded so that it can be used by all posts in the border area for the benefit of national defense.

In addition, we also hope that this internet service can be shared with the wider community, especially in the 3T areas; underdeveloped, outermost, and foremost [areas], as it will be beneficial and speed up the delivery of information pertaining to our duties, and will also be especially useful for supporting the education sector.

This concludes our report, sir, thank you. Please excuse our shortcomings.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
And so yes, it is received well here. The audio is good, the image is also good. These are the most important things to check. Then, for the Head of Public Vocational High School 3 in Sinjai regency, South Sulawesi, please go ahead, South Sulawesi.

Head of Public Vocational High School 3 of Sinjai regency, South Sulawesi Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Honorable President of the Republic of Indonesia, Ir. Joko Widodo.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Please.

Head of Public Vocational High School 3 of Sinjai regency, South Sulawesi
Honorable Minister of Communications and Informatics of the Republic of Indonesia. My name is [inaudible], the Head of Public Vocational High School 3 of Sinjai, Sinjai regency, South Sulawesi province.

Honorable President, I’d like to convey my deepest gratitude for the free BAKTI internet service in our school Public Vocational High School 3 of Binjai, South Sulawesi province.

As for the benefits of this assistance, the teaching and learning process can run more effectively and efficiently. In addition, it helps students in terms of accessing more quality information or learning materials. Then, the educators and education personnel of Public Vocational High School 3 of Sinjai are greatly facilitated administratively, especially the data … to the Provincial Education Office, Ministry of Education, and related ministries.

Also, Mr. President, I would like to inform you that at Public Vocational High School 3 of Sinjai, the network is not only used by us at the school, but it is also used by the surrounding community. So, in the afternoon, almost every day, the community around the school accesses the network through the BTS at the high school.

Dear Mr. President, I hope that the internet network at the high school will be maintained at a capacity of 10 Mbps, and if possible, it can be increased to 50 Mbps.

I believe that all those who participate in the Zoom session here from Sabang to Merauke will understand that internet services are essential in the education sector, particularly in this era of Industry 4.0. That’s why on this occasion, hopefully Mr. President will order Minister of Communications and Informatics of the Republic of Indonesia to increase the bandwidth at the Public Vocational High School 3 of Sinjai to 50 Mbps.

I think, that’s it, sir. Wassalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
We are taking note of the suggestion. I would like to sincerely apologize because I have been told that the weather in Talaud regency is very cloudy, so we must fly out. For the rest, we can continue next time.

I thank you. Wassalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.

(FI/LW)