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On August 28, 2020, Governor of Jakarta, Anies Baswedan launched the Jakarta Wifi or Jakwifi program at the Jakarta City Hall. This program is a policy of installing free wireless internet for Jakarta’s residents. According to Governor Anies, the need for the internet is getting higher during the Covid-19 pandemic. Because, learning anfd working activities until business increasingly depend on internet access. The provision of free wifi is in collaboration with the Jakarta Government and Bali Tower Indonesia. The free wifi access is scattered in various points ranging from offices, parks to government offices.

Jakarta residents can check the wifi coverage area on the JAKI application (Jakarta Kini). First, you have to download the JAKI application. Then, you have to search for the Wifi Service Distribution option. Currently, users can see the option at the top of the application. After choosing, the application will display a map of Jakarta. After the access point appears, users can immediately search for the area with the access point which they want to know. In the application, users can find out whether free wifi is located outdoors or indoors. It can even be known whether the spot is available in a park or Child-Friendly Integrated Public Space.

JAKWIFI is intended for not only education but also the provision of the city's infrastructure and expansion of internet access during the Covid-19 pandemic. Currently, there are 4,956 access points that are being gradually upgraded. The expansion of the provision of internet access is targeted at more than 9,413 access points over the next two months. Meanwhile, Head of the Communication, Informatics, and Statistics Office, Jakarta Province, Atika Nur Rahmania hopes that the provision of the free internet access for residents through JAKWIFI can be the first step in accelerating the digital transformation of Jakarta’s residents as a response to optimizing opportunities amid the Covid-19 pandemic.