The government is committed to making industrial areas such as Batamindo in Batam City, Riau Islands Province, part of the artificial intelligence ( AI) technology development ecosystem. .
While inspecting the Batamindo industrial area with Deputy Minister of Industry Faisol Riza on Wednesday (July 9), Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital Nezar Patria stated that the government is implementing strategic steps to realize national digital transformation.
"The strategic thing that the government under President Prabowo wants to do is accelerate the development of artificial intelligence infrastructure. infrastructure ," Nezar said, as quoted in the ministry's official statement on Thursday.
Nezar emphasized the importance of mastering the latest technology to face global competition.
"We know that new technology , also known as deep tech, is a highly strategic geopolitical and economic force. Whoever masters this technology will be able to dominate globally," he said.