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The swift utilization and development of technology amid COVID-19 can expedite the introduction of e-governance in Indonesia, head of the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), Hammam Riza, has said.

"On the plus side, the pandemic has driven people to swiftly adapt to technology. For instance, studying and working from home and even electronic signatures can facilitate the creation of e-governance and drive its ecosystem," he observed at an online event on Saturday.

E-governance, or electronic-based government system, involves the application of information and communication technology for government services, information exchange, and communication transactions, Riza said.

It also involves the integration of various independent systems between government-to-citizen (G2C), government-to-business (G2B), government-to-government (G2G), government-to-employee (G2E), as well as back-office interaction and process in all of the government's framework, he added.

This system of e-governance is stipulated in the Presidential Regulation No. 95 of 2018, wherein BPPT has been assigned to coordinate the implementation of the Electronic-based Government System (SPBE), he noted.

Furthermore, the implementation of e-governance was included within the five steps of digital transformation acceleration that President Joko Widodo has declared, he added.

The first step is expediting the expansion of access, improvement of digital infrastructure, as well as acceleration of internet service provision in 12,500 villages and in public service spots, Riza informed.

The second is to hasten the integration of the National Data Center, he said. Next is to prepare human resources in the digital sector, he added.

Then, digital transformation regulation as well as funding and financing scheme has to be prepared promptly, he said.

The last step is to arrange the digital transformation roadmap in strategic sectors in government, public service, social aid, education, health, trade, industry, and broadcasting, he added//ANT