East Kalimantan's Digital Literacy Score Above National Average in 2022

The Indonesian government plans to relocate the center of government from DKI Jakarta to the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) in East Kalimantan in 2024.

Currently, infrastructure development in IKN is underway, including the construction of telecommunications networks, interconnections, and high-voltage transmission.

Besides infrastructure, a crucial factor in supporting IKN is a population capable of utilizing digital access in daily life, especially for productive activities such as learning, working, and conducting business.

East Kalimantan's population has a relatively high digital literacy index, even above the national average.

According to a report by the Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kemenkominfo) and the Katadata Insight Center (KIC), in 2022, East Kalimantan's digital literacy index score reached 3.62 out of a scale of 1-5 points.

"This score is significantly higher than the national score of 3.54 points," explained Kemenkominfo and KIC in their report, *Status Literasi Digital di Indonesia 2022*, released on Wednesday (1/2/2023).

East Kalimantan also ranked third in Indonesia for the best digital literacy index in 2022, below Yogyakarta Special Region and West Kalimantan, which each scored 3.64 points.

The digital literacy index in this report was measured through four major indicator pillars: *Digital Skills, Digital Ethics, Digital Safety*, and *Digital Culture*. East Kalimantan scored above the national average for almost all indicators.

Here's a comparison of East Kalimantan's scores with the national average based on the indicators:

1. *Digital Skills*

East Kalimantan's digital skills indicator was 3.55 points in 2022, 0.03 points higher than the national score of 3.52 points. This pillar measures the internet users' ability to use computers or gadgets, upload/download data, verify information from the internet, and so on.

2. *Digital Ethics*

East Kalimantan's digital ethics indicator reached 3.90 points, 0.22 points higher than the national score of 3.68 points. This pillar measures internet users' sensitivity to uploading content without permission, making rude comments on social media, respecting privacy on social media, and so on.

3. *Digital Safety*

East Kalimantan's digital safety indicator was 3.17 points, 0.05 points higher than the national score of 3.12 points. This pillar measures internet users' ability to identify and remove spam/malware/viruses from their computers or personal gadgets, data backup habits, personal data protection, and so on.

4. *Digital Culture*

East Kalimantan's digital culture indicator was 3.86 points, 0.02 points higher than the national score of 3.84 points. This pillar measures internet users' habits such as citing the original author/uploader when reposting, creating posts considering the feelings of readers from different ethnic groups/religions/political views, enjoying and sharing Indonesian art and cultural content in the digital space, and so on.

Kemenkominfo and KIC conducted this survey on 10,000 internet users aged 13-70 years spread across 34 provinces and 514 regencies/cities.

The survey was conducted during August-September 2022 through face-to-face interviews. Sampling used a multistage random sampling method, with a margin of error of approximately 0.98% and a 95% confidence interval.

Respondents had diverse backgrounds, including housewives, entrepreneurs, workers, students, farmers, and others. The complete report can be viewed and downloaded at [this link](https://databoks.katadata.co.id/publikasi/2023/02/01/status-literasi-digital-di-indonesia-2022).