Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Communication and Digital (Kemkomdigi) and the Ministry of Culture (Kemenbud) are collaborating to digitize national cultural heritage.
This initiative aims to provide broad, structured, and sustainable public access to Indonesian cultural data.
Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital, Nezar Patria, stated that Kemkomdigi is ready to fully participate in this effort by supporting the digital infrastructure and ecosystem that underpins national cultural programs.
"Kemkomdigi is ready to collaborate fully, especially in strengthening the digital infrastructure and ecosystem needed by the Ministry of Culture," Patria said in a statement in Jakarta on Thursday.
He made this statement while receiving a visit from Deputy Minister of Culture Giring Ganesha at the Kemkomdigi office in Central Jakarta.
The main focus of the collaboration between the two ministries is the development of the "Cultural Gateway," a cross-regional cultural data portal.
Patria stated that cultural digitization offers direct benefits, including providing students and researchers with rich learning resources, the public with a closer understanding of cultural heritage, and a stronger national identity in the digital space.
"This is not just an archive. This is our way of telling stories about our national identity in the digital space," he said.
From a technical perspective, Kemkomdigi is providing support through the National Data Center (PDN). This infrastructure offers large, secure storage capacity for cultural data on a national scale.
"The PDN has a capacity of up to 40 petabytes. This is sufficient to accommodate the ever-growing number of digital artifacts," Nezar added.
Deputy Minister of Culture Giring Ganesha explained that through the Cultural Gateway, cultural data from 38 provinces will be compiled into a single national directory.
"Content includes museum artifacts, history, traditional music, folk games, and even three-dimensional visuals. The public can access photos, videos, audio, and digital archives in an integrated manner," he said.
Ganesha explained that this collaboration positions culture at the heart of national digital transformation, ensuring more equitable and secure access to cultural knowledge while keeping traditional values alive and relevant for future generations.
