Provinces Asked to Develop E-Governance

Friday, 30 October, 2009 | 16:19 WIB

TEMPO Interactive, Surakarta:Progress in technology requires the government to continue improving and adapting their governance systems. One of the efforts is to implement e-government. The Agency for the Assessment & Application of Technology’s (BPPT) information technology and communication center director, Tatang Taufik, said the agency is encouraging every province to develop an e-government system. “We are now initiating e-government in Surakarta, Pekalongan, Purwakarta, Bogor, Kendal, and Banyuwangi," he said, announcing the establishment of e-government in Surakarta yesterday.

According to Tatang, the use of digital technology will improve public services.

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