Kemenko Polkam Praises Banggai Pemda’s Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity

His message was clear. Digital transformation is no longer a privilege reserved for large cities. Banggai has moved early, and that matters.

Banggai Deputy Regent Furqanuddin Masulili welcomed the visit and said the local government was open to input from the central government. He described the meeting as an important chance to sharpen digital services and improve the region’s transformation agenda.

“We are very open and hope for strategic input and suggestions for improving and developing digital transformation in our region going forward,” Furqanuddin said.

Why the warning on cyber risk matters

Budi did not stop at praise. He also stressed that digital growth brings wider cyber exposure, especially when regions expand services without matching security systems.

That point lands directly on users. The more services a local government puts online, the more sensitive data, internal coordination, and public access points need protection. A weak system can slow services, disrupt administration, or expose data.

So the ministry urged Banggai to keep cybersecurity tied to every stage of digital development. Budi outlined four priorities: stronger technology governance, better human resource capacity, measured risk management, and incident response readiness.

Each part feeds the next. Good hardware means little if operators are not trained. Strong policy means little if no one tests the response when an attack happens.

SPBE score shows tangible progress

Lesmana P. Kulab, head of the Banggai Office of Communication, Informatics, Statistics, and Encryption (DKISP), said the regency’s SPBE governance has continued to improve. In the 2024 assessment, Banggai recorded an SPBE index of 3.59, placed in the “Very Good” category.

That score gives the visit real context. It suggests Banggai is not starting from zero, but building on an existing system that has been evaluated and improved over time.

The local government has also formed a Cyber Incident Response Team, or TTIS, to handle threats in a coordinated way. Banggai has worked with the National Cyber and Crypto Agency, or BSSN, for the past two years through technical assistance, outreach to institutions, and training for government staff.

Those steps matter because cyber defense in local government is no longer an abstract policy issue. It shapes how quickly residents can access services, how safely data moves between offices, and how well a regency can keep running when systems are targeted.

What this means for residents and other regions

For Banggai residents, the practical payoff is simple: a more connected local government can process services faster, coordinate departments better, and reduce friction in public administration. But that only holds if the security layer keeps pace with the technology layer.

For other regencies, Banggai offers a working example. A smaller region can still push digital public services, improve SPBE performance, and build cyber readiness if leadership, technical teams, and central institutions move in the same direction.

At the end of the visit, Budi and BSSN representatives inspected the Banggai Command Center facilities directly to check the readiness of its operations. The inspection was meant to make sure the system works in practice, not just on paper — a point that now carries extra weight as local governments across Indonesia race to digitalize public services.

At the Banggai Secretariat, one figure stood out: the region’s SPBE index reached 3.59 in 2024, a score that placed it in the “Very Good” category.