LKPP RI together with Telkom Indonesia officially launched E-Katalog version 6.0 as an update to the previous version of the E-Katalog system at the Djakarta Theater, Thursday (28/3).
The launch of the E-Catalog was attended by the Head of LKPP RI Hendrar Prihadi, MenPAN-RB RI Abdullah Azwar Anas, Director of Enterprise & Business Services PT Telkom Indonesia FM Venusiana R, as well as officials from a number of ministries and institutions in Indonesia.
In this activity, the Head of LKPP RI, Hendrar Prihadi, said that the new version of the E-Catalog might further boost the involvement of MSEs-Cooperatives and purchasing domestic products in government procurement. This is because the latest version of E-Katalog which was launched has a more integrated and responsive system, making it easier to use.
Furthermore, the man who is familiarly called Hendi revealed that the launch of E-Catalog version 6.0, which was designed with PT Telkom Indonesia, was a response to procurement problems received by LKPP RI.
“So far there has been a lot of input given to LKPP regarding the E-Catalog system that is already running, including making E-Catalog faster to access and easier to use, so we are trying to respond to this input by updating the E-Catalog system to version 6,” ” said Hendi.
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He explained that the E-Katalog version 6.0 which was launched today had adopted an end to end system like that run by many large marketplaces.
“So for version 5 of the E-Catalog, transactions can only reach the ordering stage, whereas for version 6 of the catalog we can already track delivery and payment,” explained the former Mayor of Semarang for two periods.
Furthermore, Hendi also expressed his gratitude to all parties who have worked hard to build E-Catalog version 6, so that it can further encourage a better government goods/services procurement system in the future.
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“Today I would like to thank my colleagues at LKPP and Telkom who have been fully committed to upgrading the E-Catalog system to version 6. I am sure that all of our hard work can have broad benefits, especially in contributing to an increasingly better Indonesian economy and it’s getting even better,” said Hendi.
225 Digital Members
Meanwhile, PT Telkom Indonesia’s Director of Enterprise & Business Services, FM Venusiana R, said that the development of the E-Catalog system version 6.0 was carried out by 225 digital experts. Apart from being tasked with designing and creating the system, they also go to the stage of overseeing system implementation.
“In building E-Catalog Version 6, Telkom created a new team, namely GovTech Procurement, this is proof of our great commitment to contributing to growing the domestic economy by developing a more modern, fast, precise and useful procurement system,” explained Venus. .
On the other hand, the Indonesian Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform, Abdullah Azwar Anas, praised Hendi for successfully building an E-Catalog system that is easier to use. According to him, this is in line with the current spirit of government bureaucratic reform, which no longer focuses on long systems, but rather on the impact and benefits.
“Appreciation to Mas Hendi who was agile in orchestrating the team to come up with new things. Through E-Catalog version 6, LKPP has succeeded in breaking down bureaucratic overlap through digitalization, which is important because spending on domestic products has been included as an assessment of bureaucratic reform. Anas concluded.
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