Agus Bambang Setiowidodo, the Man Behind Smart City Application

Jakarta Governor Basuki ‘Ahok’ Tjahaja Purnama appreciates the launching of smart city application. For this project, he deliberately chose Agus Bambang Setiowidodo as Jakarta Communication, Informatics, and Public Relations Department Head to realize this application.

This man was a teacher and have no relation with IT, but we told him to become Jakarta Communication, Informatics, and Public Relations Department Head

“I’m looking for Communication, Informatics, and Public Relations Department Head who was willing to cooperate. For over a year I was upset with the old Communication, Informatics, and Public Relations Department Head. I asked this and that, he couldn’t realize,” said Ahok after smart city application launching, at City Hall, Monday (12/15).

Ahok wanted a Communication, Informatics, and Public Relations Department Head who is able to realize Jakarta as a smart city. He believed that smart city application could accelerate government officials’ response the citizens’ complaints. He then looked for a civil servant who is familiar with technology. All server managers in the city were screened to find the best.

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“There was the best server that worked in Jakarta Library and Archive Agency, the head, his name is Mr. Agus Bambang Setiowidodo. This man was a teacher and have no relation with IT, but we told him to become Jakarta Communication, Informatics, and Public Relations Department Head,” told Ahok.

At first, he continued, this city smart management was going to be handed out to Jakarta Transportation Department to create a system that can inform traffic congestion points and the presence of officers in the field. But because the price asked was too high, reaching Rp 5 trillion, the plan was canceled.

“When I was new in Jakarta, Transportation Department said they could make the system with a budget of Rp 5 trillion. Then, I asked when the project would complete, they said around 4-5 years. So I said forget the plan, it was only a waste of time and budget,” Ahok uttered.

Meanwhile, Head Jakarta Communication, Informatics, and Public Relations Department, Agus Bambang Setiowidodo, explained that at this time there are 300 CCTVs connected with smart city application.

“1,500 CCTVs have been installed, but only 300 units integrated for now. In January next year we’ll add 500 more CCTVs to be connected. Everything is being prepared now to develop this application,” he stated.

To complete this application, it is also integrated with Google Maps and Google Waze. Thus, the data received could be more accurate, because the reports from the citizens will be directly followed up by the officers located around the citizens’ locations.