Indosat Director and Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer Reski Damayanti believes that efforts to build artificial intelligence (AI) sovereignty in Indonesia must begin with building a supporting ecosystem, including talent development, infrastructure, and government support.
According to Reski, Indonesia cannot immediately create AI applications without the readiness of human resources to develop the technology.
"We must first create an AI ecosystem. We can't say that Indonesia must create the applications if the talent isn't ready. This must go hand in hand," Reski said during a discussion session at the Indonesia AI Ethics Summit.
As an example, he highlighted Singapore's policy of providing incentives for companies developing AI models by hiring local AI experts.
According to Reski, government support is a crucial factor in accelerating the growth of the national AI ecosystem.
