The Ministry of Social Affairs supports the Bansos Distribution Digitalization Plan

Jakarta – The Ministry of Social Affairs (Ministry of Social Affairs) supports the planned Public Development Plan for Digital Infrastructure for the Social Protection Program (Perlinsos) launched by the National Economic Council (den). Social Minister Saifullah Yusuf (Gus Ipul) has assessed that this digitization is important to obtain accurate data so that social assistance (social assistance) that can be distributed to the community can be targeted. “We basically support. We can no longer avoid the distribution of social assistance technology,” Gus Ipul said in a written statement on Friday (4/18/2025). Roll to continue with the content. It was transferred on Thursday (16/4) at a meeting with representatives of the National Economic Council (Den) at the Ministry of Social Affairs, Jakarta. “The data we need most is accurate data. Well, accurate data has no choice with the right technology,” he continued. Gus Ipul said the distribution of social assistance has so far been carried out by the State Bank Association (Himbara) and PT Post. However, this method often faces obstacles due to differences in literacy regarding finance and technology amid beneficiaries. “For example, if we use him as a tool, it cannot be recorded either, a number of percent cannot be recorded because they (beneficiaries) do not assume it, they do not understand, they are sick, and so on.” This means that the beneficiaries of this ability or literacy are different about these types. The financial literacy is different, literacy about the technology is also different, “he added. However, Gus Ipul assessed that the use of technology in the distribution of social assistance should be started immediately. We start what can be designed, what it allows us to follow, ”he said. Meanwhile, executive director for the synchronization of den’s economic priority priority program, Tubagus Nugraha explained that the approach that would be applied was the digital government. He said that this step would generally have an impact on the effectiveness, inclusiveness and transparency of the government. “Thus, digitalization, prosperity. That’s what we designed the main approach,” Tubagus said. Tubagus said his party had decided to adopt a digital public infrastructure (DPI) for the Perlinsos program. As for the DPI, it will contain three exhibitions, namely the digital identity of the beneficiaries, digital payments, and data exchanges. ” improve, “he explained.” However, Tubagus explained that the design of this digitization was still in the discussion phase between den and the Ministry of Social Affairs and other related ministries/institutions. The plan will begin the development of the public digital infrastructure in August of 2025.