JAKARTA: Communication and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid (pic) stated that the government has established five key priorities within its national artificial intelligence (AI) utilisation strategy: health services, bureaucratic reform, talent education, smart city development, and food security, reported Indonesian News Agency (Antara).
Regarding health services, the minister remarked that the Ministry of Health employs AI to enhance service accessibility and improve diagnostic accuracy.
"This technology facilitates early disease detection and streamlines hospital management," she conveyed in an official statement released by her office on Sunday (Dec 22).
The minister further explained that the predictive, preventive, participatory and personalised (4P) models can be effectively applied to improve public access to high-quality health services.
Moreover, Hafid emphasised that AI is a crucial driving force for bureaucratic reform, claiming that government agencies have successfully implemented AI-based data processing, reducing operational time and costs.
She said that in 2025, the government will launch an electronic-based government system (SPBE) to provide integrated services across all ministries.
In the realm of talent education, the minister noted that AI can be effectively tailored to individual learning needs.
The implementation of independent learning methodologies and the provision of online training materials offer flexible access to educational resources for participants, she said.
She highlighted that AI-powered data traffic integration and management are crucial for the successful development of smart city mobility.
"We have actively collaborated with the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) in the pursuit of smart city development. ITB has conducted comprehensive rankings and in-depth analyses of cities that have successfully implemented digital-based services," she remarked.
The minister also emphasised the role of AI in achieving food security by optimising the productivity of food crop agriculture and effectively managing agricultural land.
AI-based technology within this sector can be leveraged for accurate weather and climate forecasting, as well as for projecting food and logistics supply chains.
"We acknowledge that AI has far-reaching implications across all sectors. However, we have strategically decided to prioritise and focus on developing several key areas, including those directly related to national nutritional security," she disclosed. - Bernama-Antara
