Many Indonesians Lack Digital Literacy
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Despite rapid technological advancements, a significant portion of the Indonesian population still struggles to maintain their digital security independently.
This is evident in a survey report, 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).
According to the report, in 2022, the index of Indonesian citizens' digital literacy in the *Digital Safety* pillar reached 3.12 points on a scale of 1-5. This is only a slight improvement from 2021, where the score was 3.1 points.
The *Digital Safety* pillar measures an individual's ability to protect personal data, back up data, and identify spam/malware/viruses on their computers or personal devices.
57.2% of respondents reported being able to independently create secure passwords using a combination of numbers, letters, and punctuation marks. This is the most commonly mastered digital security skill among Indonesian citizens.
However, the proportion of respondents who can perform other digital security measures remains low, generally below 50%.
The least mastered digital security skill is differentiating between spam/virus/malware-containing emails. Only 24.1% of respondents could do this independently, as shown in the graph above.
Furthermore, only 32.3% of respondents could independently use applications (apps) to find and remove viruses from their devices.
Only 34.3% of respondents knew how to independently report abuse or misuse on social media.
Meanwhile, only 36.4% of respondents could independently back up their data, and only 45.3% could independently disable the geographic location sharing option (share-location) on their devices/digital accounts.
The Ministry of Kominfo and KIC conducted this survey among 10,000 internet users aged 13-70, spread across 34 provinces and 514 regencies/cities in Indonesia.
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 report on this survey can be accessed and downloaded via the link: https://survei.literasidigital.id/.
"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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