Data Check: Ganjar Mentions 12,000 'Blank Spot' Villages in Indonesia, What's the Data?

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Nabilah Muhamad 05/02/2024 11:01 WIB

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Presidential candidate number 3, Ganjar Pranowo, mentioned the numerous villages in Indonesia lacking internet access, or "blank spots." How many are there?

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Presidential candidate number three, Ganjar Pranowo, stated that many villages in Indonesia still have *blank spots* or lack internet access.

He made this statement during the fifth 2024 Presidential Debate series, themed on social welfare, culture, education, information technology, health, employment, human resources, and inclusion, held at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) on Sunday (4/2/2024).

Ganjar's statement was a response to presidential candidate number two, Prabowo Subianto, who opined that people who choose free internet are slow-witted. Ganjar considered this statement cruel, as many Indonesian regions still lack internet access.

“There are approximately 12,000 villages that are still *blank spots*, even though we want to digitalize many things to provide facilities, be it education or healthcare,” said Ganjar during the question-and-answer session of the debate.

Ganjar's statement is inconsistent with findings from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). According to BPS data from 2021, there were 5,098 villages/sub-districts in Indonesia without a Base Transceiver Station (BTS) and no cellular signal.

This number decreased by 9.8% year-on-year (YoY) from the previous year, which had 5,657 areas without cellular signals.

Demographically, Papua had the most *blank spots* in the country, with 3,079 villages/sub-districts in that period.

Meanwhile, East Java and West Nusa Tenggara each only had one village/sub-district without cellular signal in 2021.

On the other hand, BPS data shows that no villages/sub-districts in Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Riau Islands Province, DKI Jakarta, Central Java, and Yogyakarta Special Region had *blank spots*.

(Also read: Check the Data: Anies Says 171 Sub-districts in 8 Provinces Lack Community Health Centers, Is It True?)

Editor : Erlina Fury Santika

"Disclosure: This is an AI-generated translation of the original article. We strive for accuracy, but please note that automated translations may contain errors or slight inconsistencies."

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