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A screenshot of director general of information and public communication at the Ministry of Communication and Informatics, Usman Kansong, attending a virtual event on Friday (February 4, 2022). (ANTARA/Screenshot) - 

The government must ensure that information about Indonesia's G20 Presidency permeates all spheres of the society to boost public trust and positive response to Indonesia's leadership of the international forum, a ministry official has said.

"We need to continue to disseminate information to the public, and we also need to translate terms considered foreign or elitist into narratives that can be understood by everyone, including the general public," the Ministry of Communication and Informatics' Director General of Information and Public Communication, Usman Kansong, said during a virtual event on Friday.

Dissemination of G20 information is vital to strengthen public trust and encourage a positive response among residents to Indonesia's Presidency, he reiterated.

"Disseminated information will arouse positive public participation towards Indonesia's G20 Presidency," the director general explained.

As per Presidential Decision No. 18 of 2021, the Communications and Informatics Ministry will be in charge of the communication and media aspects for Indonesia's G20 Presidency, which commenced last December and will conclude by November 2022, he informed.

Indonesia has identified three priority issues for its Presidency of the grouping -- global health architecture, economic transformation through digitization, and transition to sustainable energy resources, Kansong noted.

Indonesia's decision to promote global health issues is aimed at encouraging member states to seek answers to challenges faced by the global healthcare sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes the gap in vaccine availability between major economies and poorer countries, the director general said.

Indonesia also believes that digital transformation would help the global economy recover from the economic downturn caused by the pandemic and transform the global economy in the future, he added.

Indonesia will also utilize the G20 platform to promote the transition from fossil-based energy resources to more sustainable energy sources, he said.

"We must start the transition from fossil-based energy resources into renewable energy resources," Kansong remarked.

The government has decided to utilize electric-powered vehicles during the G20 meetings to demonstrate its commitment to sustainability, he added//ANT