East Kalimantan's Digital Literacy Index Score Higher Than the National Average
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East Kalimantan's digital literacy index score is higher than the national average. This indicates that the people in the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) possess relatively good skills in using information and communication technology compared to the average Indonesian.
This finding is based on a survey report from a collaboration between the Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) and the Katadata Insight Center (KIC), titled *Status Literasi Digital di Indonesia 2022* (Status of Digital Literacy in Indonesia 2022).
East Kalimantan's digital literacy index recorded a score of 3.62 on a scale of 1-5. This is significantly higher than the national average score of 3.54.
According to the Ministry of Kominfo, this score is consistent with previous years (2020 and 2021). This aligns with their finding that East Kalimantan has the third-highest digital literacy index in Indonesia.
"Generally, almost all of East Kalimantan's pillars are higher than the national level pillars," stated the Ministry of Kominfo in its report.
East Kalimantan has the highest digital literacy index in the *Digital Ethics* pillar, scoring 3.9, a difference of 0.02 from the national level of 3.68.
Next, the *Digital Culture* pillar index score for East Kalimantan is 3.86, exceeding the national level by 0.02. The *Digital Skills* pillar scored 3.90, exceeding the national level by 0.22.
Meanwhile, the *Digital Safety* pillar is the lowest for East Kalimantan, at 3.17, a difference of 0.05 from the national level.
The Ministry of Kominfo and KIC conducted this survey on 10,000 internet users aged 13-70, spread across 34 provinces and 514 regencies/cities in Indonesia. The respondents were 51% male and 49% female.
The survey was conducted from August to September 2022 through face-to-face interviews. Sampling was done using multistage random sampling, with a margin of error of approximately 0.98% and a 95% confidence interval.
Respondents had diverse backgrounds, including housewives, entrepreneurs, employees, students, farmers, and others. The complete survey report can be accessed and downloaded via this link: https://survei.literasidigital.id/.
(Also read: DI Yogyakarta Achieves the Highest National Digital Literacy Index in 2022)
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