2024 Indonesian Provincial ICT Development Index: Jakarta at the Top

According to the report by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Indonesia's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Development Index score reached 6.02 out of 10 points in 2024, falling into the "medium" category.

However, this index is not evenly distributed when viewed at the provincial level.

In 2024, the highest ICT Development Index was in Jakarta, at 7.88 out of 10 points, categorized as "high".

Meanwhile, the lowest ICT Development Index was in Papua, at only 3.56 out of 10 points, categorized as "low".

"This shows that the main challenges in the eastern regions and some other areas are limited infrastructure availability, low service affordability, and still limited digital literacy among the public," said BPS in its report.

Below are the details of the ICT Development Index scores at the provincial level in Indonesia for 2024, sorted from highest to lowest:

1. Jakarta: 7.88 points

2. Yogyakarta: 7.36 points

3. Bali: 6.82 points

4. Riau Islands: 6.8 points

5. East Kalimantan: 6.73 points

6. Banten: 6.46 points

7. North Kalimantan: 6.4 points

8. West Java: 6.33 points

9. West Sumatra: 6.27 points

10. Riau: 6.27 points

11. South Sulawesi: 6.21 points

12. North Sumatra: 6.2 points

13. Bengkulu: 6.19 points

14. South Kalimantan: 6.13 points

15. East Java: 6.07 points

16. Bangka Belitung Islands: 6.06 points

17. Jambi: 6.03 points

18. North Sulawesi: 6.03 points

19. Southeast Sulawesi: 6.03 points

20. Central Kalimantan: 6.02 points

21. Central Java: 5.98 points

22. Aceh: 5.97 points

23. South Sumatra: 5.97 points

24. Central Sulawesi: 5.93 points

25. Lampung: 5.91 points

26. West Kalimantan: 5.9 points

27. West Nusa Tenggara: 5.88 points

28. Gorontalo: 5.85 points

29. Maluku: 5.84 points

30. West Sulawesi: 5.73 points

31. North Maluku: 5.68 points

32. West Papua: 5.61 points

33. East Nusa Tenggara: 5.36 points

34. Papua: 3.56 points

In this BPS report, data for West Papua Province includes Southwest Papua. And data for Papua includes South Papua, Central Papua, and Highland Papua.

BPS compiles the ICT development index using a methodology released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Its assessment refers to three sub-indices, namely: ICT access and infrastructure; ICT use; and ICT skills.

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

Below is the categorization of ICT development index scores from BPS:

* Score 0 to 2.50: very low

* Score 2.51 to 5: low

* Score 5.01 to 7.50: medium

* Score 7.51 to 10: high.