THE significant impact of digital transformation on the global industry requires intensive efforts to develop digital talent. Deputy Minister of Communication and Information Nezar Patria said that there are around 149 million global digital jobs needed by 2025. Meanwhile, in Indonesia, 27-46 million new jobs will emerge due to automation by 2030.
“And as we often hear, we need digital talents of approximately 9 million people by 2030, according to McKinsey projections. 2030 is only 6 years away, we must accelerate the upskilling and reskilling of our talents so that we can enter new markets that emerge in the future,” said Nezar in Jakarta, Monday (22/7).
He also explained that around 90% of companies in Indonesia feel that the availability of digital talent is still below demand.
Based on the e-Conomy SEA Report 2023, the development of the digital economy in Indonesia is estimated to reach US$110 billion in 2025. With this development, Indonesia still lacks a digital workforce of 600 thousand people every year until 2030.
In addition to presenting various digital talent development programs, the Ministry of Communication and Information also collaborates with various stakeholders. One of them is the Indonesian Digital Talent Development Association (APTDI). The signing of the cooperation agreement between APTDI and the Ministry of Communication and Information was carried out today, Monday (22/7).
The collaboration aims to support and grow digital talent in Indonesia. It is hoped that this effort can meet the current needs of the industry.
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APTDI Chairman Ronald Ishak said that his party will be a forum for digital talent development actors in Indonesia to collaborate with each other. In addition, it will be a means of advocacy, contribute to digital transformation, and become a driver of strategic collaboration with various other stakeholders.
“APTDI is an association of bootcamps, communities, and individuals engaged in the development of Indonesian digital talent today and has a vision to become a major partner for the government and development industry,” he said.
Deputy Chairperson of APTDI Alamanda Santika added that digital jobs are said to be able to generate 121% higher income than other jobs. On the other hand, as many as 21% of organizations that run businesses with the cloud or digital have double the income.
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“That indicates that the more digital talents are born in Indonesia, the higher the income we can get in Indonesia. Some of our graduates can also be employed abroad. They work remotely in Indonesia so that their income is also included in Indonesia’s GDP,” he said on the same occasion.
He also explained a number of challenges that Indonesia is still facing today. First, digital talent has not reached its maximum potential. The reason is, 600 thousand digital talents are needed every year until 2030.
“Currently, the digital talent that we develop every year has not been able to reach that number. This requires close collaboration between all stakeholders in Indonesia for us to achieve that target,” said Alamanda.
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The next challenge is the skills gap in the industry. Alamanda said that only less than 14% of technology graduates from universities enter the IT world.
“This is one of the motivations for us as a bootcamp provider to create programs that support universities so that their graduates can enter more directly into the right industry, namely the technology industry,” he explained.
Lastly, there is the issue of digital talent standardization. According to him, there is still a gap in standardization related to digital talent.
“For example, when we want to recruit software engineers, for example, what is the standard for junior level, each company has its own standard. This is still the biggest issue,” said Alamanda.
“We APTDI want to standardize the programs that are out there, so we want to make sure that all those we serve, all participants who enter the program can get very good quality education services,” he concluded. (H-2)
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