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Indonesia is projected to require as many as 17 million workers who are technology literate. This was conveyed by the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises, Erick Thohir.

"The country needs the younger generation to develop an economic knowledge base. So that there will be many innovations that Indonesia needs to compete with other countries," Erick told reporters, Sunday (10/30/2022).

Furthermore, Erick said, SOEs continue to maximally encourage the emergence of creative talents of the younger generation. This is needed because Indonesia's digital economy will grow to 4,500 trillion rupiah in 2030.

"This means that in Southeast Asia, Indonesia becomes king by controlling 30 percent. So you have to prepare yourself because 2030 is eight years away," he said.

"The young generation must develop innovation. Because it will be a force in the future to compete," he said.

Therefore, he asked students not to stop developing digital potentials. So that Indonesia's digital ecosystem will be built.

"If you still play foreign-made games, then there must be local games that attract our own people. Don't let our large population be taken advantage of by other parties," he said.

For this reason, SOEs are committed to continuing to support the development of the digital ecosystem. Specific assignments are given to Telkom and Telkomsel so that they do not overlap.

"If Telkom is assigned to B to B affairs and digital infrastructure, such as cloud data, and fiber optics, then Telkomsel handles B to C by building content such as health, fintech, and others. So you young people must take advantage of what is prepared by the government for the future," he said. (RRI)