10 Figures Considered Capable of Managing the Digital Industry, Erick Thohir at the Top
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Based on a survey by the Kurious-Katadata Insight Center (KIC), Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Erick Thohir is considered the most capable figure in maintaining the growth of the digital industry ecosystem.
31.7% of respondents assessed Erick as better able to maintain the growth of the digital industry compared to other figures.
On the same issue, former Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo was chosen by 30.4% of respondents, and Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno was chosen by 29.4% of respondents.
Furthermore, the proportion of respondents who chose Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto on this digital issue was 25%, followed by former Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan at 24%, and former Governor of West Java Ridwan Kamil at 23%.
The proportion of respondents who chose Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD, Chairman of the Democratic Party Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), Governor of East Java Khofifah Indar Parawansa, and Chairman of the PKB Muhaimin Iskandar was lower, as shown in the graph.
As the Minister of SOEs, Erick frequently promotes issues related to the digital industry.
Most recently, Erick is ambitious in making Indonesia the largest data center industry in Southeast Asia. This is achieved by encouraging the state-owned company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (Telkom) to forge partnerships in ASEAN.
According to Erick, this target can be accelerated by utilizing 166 existing cooperation projects in Southeast Asia. Specifically, 73 projects are still potential projects with a value reaching US$17.8 billion.
"If data center infrastructure is not prepared, it will become a problem in the future. One of the ways we address this is through partnerships between Telkom and Telkomsel in Southeast Asia," said Erick, as reported by Katadata.co.id, Tuesday (5/9/2023).
The Kurious-KIC survey was conducted on 933 respondents spread across various regions of Indonesia, with 51.2% female respondents and 48.8% male respondents.
The majority of respondents came from Java Island (excluding Jakarta), at 62.1%, followed by respondents from DKI Jakarta (15%) and Sumatra Island (13.3%). Meanwhile, the proportion of respondents from Sulawesi, Kalimantan, Bali-Nusa, and Maluku-Papua ranged from 0.2-3.5%.
Most respondents were from the 25-34 age group (36.3%), followed by the 35-44 age group (28.9%) and the 45-54 age group (16.9%).
Data collection was conducted from August 22-29, 2023, using the computer-assisted web interviewing (CAWI) method, with a margin of error of approximately 3.2% and a 95% confidence level.
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