National ICT Development Data 2023: Jakarta Tops, Papua Lags Behind

The development of information and communication technology (ICT) in Indonesia is uneven. This phenomenon is included in a report by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) entitled *Information and Communication Technology Development Index 2023*.

Jakarta became the province with the highest national index score, at 7.73 points. This value exceeds the Indonesian average of 5.9 points. Jakarta is also the only province categorized as having a "high" index score in the last two years.

Meanwhile, the province with the lowest ICT development index score last year was Papua, at only 3.44 points.

"The gap in ICT development tends to decrease, as shown by the narrowing distance between the highest and lowest ICT Development Index values," wrote BPS in the *Information and Communication Technology Development Index 2023* report.

In 2022, the gap between the highest and lowest ICT development indices was 4.42 points. This gap narrowed to 4.29 points in 2023.

The following are the ICT development index scores in Indonesia's 34 provinces in 2023, ordered from highest to lowest:

1. DKI Jakarta: 7.73 points
2. DI Yogyakarta: 7.26 points
3. Kepulauan Riau: 6.66 points
4. East Kalimantan: 6.66 points
5. Bali: 6.60 points
6. Banten: 6.38 points
7. North Kalimantan: 6.30 points
8. West Java: 6.15 points
9. West Sumatra: 6.12 points
10. Riau: 6.07 points
11. North Sumatra: 6.04 points
12. Bengkulu: 6.04 points
13. South Sulawesi: 6.01 points
14. East Java: 5.96 points
15. Bangka Belitung Islands: 5.95 points
16. South Kalimantan: 5.95 points
17. North Sulawesi: 5.95 points
18. Maluku: 5.94 points
19. Jambi: 5.92 points
20. Central Kalimantan: 5.92 points
21. Aceh: 5.88 points
22. South Sumatra: 5.88 points
23. Southeast Sulawesi: 5.88 points
24. Central Java: 5.86 points
25. Lampung: 5.78 points
26. Central Sulawesi: 5.76 points
27. Gorontalo: 5.76 points
28. West Nusa Tenggara: 5.74 points
29. West Kalimantan: 5.70 points
30. West Papua: 5.69 points
31. West Sulawesi: 5.63 points
32. North Maluku: 5.56 points
33. East Nusa Tenggara: 5.33 points
34. Papua: 3.44 points.

BPS compiled the ICT development index across all provinces using the methodology released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The assessment is based on three sub-indices: ICT access and infrastructure; ICT usage; and ICT skills.

This index represents the development of national ICT development on a scale of 0-10 points. The higher the index value, the better the condition is assumed to be.

The following is a detailed categorization of the ICT Development Index scores from BPS:

* Score 0 to 2.50: very low
* Score 2.51 to 5.00: low
* Score 5.01 to 7.50: medium
* Score 7.51 to 10.00: high.