JAKARTA--Governor of West Java Ridwan Kamil received the award ' Recognition of Excellence 2019 ' for the category of Digitalized Village from OpenGov organization. The awards are given in Indonesia OpenGov Leadership Forum 2019 at the JW Marriot Hotel, Kuningan, Jakarta, Thursday (18/7/19).

Is an international organization of OpenGov that provide assessment of the performance of the Government, particularly for innovation, the Government conducted in various parts of the world.

Ridwan Kamil received the award thanks to his efforts to develop the digitaizedl villages in West Java province.

"Our innovation get appreciated, about Digitalized Village," said Emil--greetings Ridwan Kamil--after receiving the award.

According to Emil, the digital revolution needs to be done in an inclusive by engaging different sectors which are not touched by the digital ecosystem, including by providing free wifi to various facilities of the village, as did the Government Provinces In West Java.

"The digital revolution must be inclusive, includes sectors that had not yet reached by the digital ecosystem," said Emil.

This time, villages in West Java already implemented a digital system in a variety of economic activity and coordination between the Government with its citizens. The target in this year, there will be 600 villages in West Java with free wifi.

"Hundreds of free wifi in hundreds of villages, such as in Indramayu feeding fish with (application) Cellular Phone, fishermen in Sukabumi looking for fish with a fish finder, performing socializing with social media, then we socializing with citizent association, and others," said Emil.

"Including e-commerce, agriculture in the Ciwidey by online shop," he added.

Emil confirms the application of digital technology in the villages become attractive and unique in this moment. not all places in the world do it. "said Emil

He hopes the Digitalized Village in West Java can become an example on how a digital ecosystem is able to improve the economy of the villagers, so that the urbanization of the city is no longer the only option to improve life degree

"Digitalized Village in West Java is a great innovation that not all places in the world to do, so I guess this example. Just starting out but've appreciated, hopefully the crop would be amazing," lid.

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HUMAS JABAR

Head of the Public Relations and Protocol Bureau of the Regional Secretariat of West Java Province

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