The Jakarta Regional Digitalization Acceleration and Expansion (TP2DD) team received the highest award in the TP2DD Performance Category at the provincial level in Java-Bali. The award was given at the National Coordination Meeting 2023 (Rakornas) for the Acceleration and Expansion of Regional Digitalization (P2DD) with the theme 'National Synergy to Accelerate Regional Digitalization for Advanced Indonesia', which was held at Grand Sahid Jaya Jakarta on Tuesday (10/3).

Jakarta Provincial Government has fully implemented digital-based financial managemen

Jakarta Economy and Finance Assistant, Sri Haryati said the award is the result of joint work with Jakarta TP2DD in a bid to boost the acceleration and expansion of regional digitalization, especially in the aspect of electronification of regional government transactions.

"To optimize services to the community through accelerating spending, the Jakarta Provincial Government has fully implemented digital-based financial management that is integrated with the central government's taxation system. Including continuing to push the use of domestic products and encouraging MSMEs to move up in class by preparing regulations related to Regional Government Credit Cards (KKPD)," she expressed in the Jakarta Government's press release, Thursday (10/5).

She added Jakarta TP2DD is synergizing with stakeholders in developing the digital ecosystem by expanding the Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS) in traditional markets, tourist areas, and the transportation sector.

Aside that, they would keep developing digital-based services through expanding payment channels, such as EDC (Electronic Data Capture), e-banking, m-banking, virtual accounts, UE (Electronic Money) readers, QRIS, modern channels, as well as collaboration with marketplace, and integrating all services in the Jakarta Government's application. It was presented to facilitate people to pay regional taxes and local levies, report and pay tax period deposits with payment code facilities, assessment letters, or local tax bills, as well as other local tax services.

"This digital ecosystem development can certainly trigger the modernization of local tax administration, as well as the quality of regional spending. Hopefully, through the electronification of transactions in the Regional Government, it can make transactions easier for the community and become an accurate reference when formulating policies," she said.