Day: December 15, 2021

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Digital technology necessary for chronic disease management: IDI

Head of the Indonesian Medical Association (IDI), Daeng M. Faqih, has emphasized the need for digital technology utilization for the management of chronic diseases.

“I think the use of digital technology can push an integrated treatment of chronic diseases, so the continuity of care can be applied well,” he remarked at an online health discussion on Wednesday.

According to Faqih, without technological innovation, it would be difficult to realize a sustainable treatment and care program for chronic diseases, considering that they need well-organized monitoring.

“If we do not use technology, the continuity of care will be burdensome because chronic diseases do not involve a one-time treatment,” he explained.

The treatment for many chronic diseases, such as diabetes, costs a lot and is complex, he pointed out. Moreover, without regular treatment, the illness can worsen and absorb more BPJS (healthcare and social security agency) financing and the services can become more arduous, he added.

“There is even a special program for chronic diseases,” he said.

Chronic diseases can accelerate other illnesses such as degenerative diseases, he added. Degenerative diseases affect cells and bodily functions, thus reducing patients’ productivity, he highlighted.

IDI’s Research Agency head Marhaen Hardjo voiced a similar view. According to Hardjo, digital technology, such as telemedicine, is not impossible to adopt.

“With the advancement of technology and globalization, the health sector is integrated into one system. Then, telemedicine offers solutions that are supported by the issuance of regulations in Indonesia,” he explained.

Meanwhile, according to Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin, digital transformation in the health sector is one of the Indonesian government’s focuses.

“AI, big data, and IoT will drastically change the health industry, starting from the diagnoses, testing, screening, until the delivery,” he said.

Source: Antara News

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President outlines two principles of good governance at OGP forum

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) outlined two principles that need to be adopted to realize good governance at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit here on Wednesday.

“A trusted government is essential for effective government. In this regard, I want to convey two principles. Firstly, public participation needs to be strengthened,” the President said.

The OGP Global Summit is being held from December 15–17, 2021 in Seoul, South Korea in a hybrid format (online and offline). Open Government Partnership (OGP) is an organization that brings together governments and civil organizations to realize a more transparent, inclusive, and participatory government.

“In Indonesia, we have developed LAPOR, an integrated complaint/report system which is connected to more than 600 central and regional government institutions,” Widodo said at the summit.

According to the President, since 2015, LAPOR has dealt with more than one million requests and complaints from the public.

“Secondly, an inclusive digital innovation must be strengthened. Digital transformation must be harnessed to improve the quality of public services,” he said.

Digitalization in public services will increase efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability, he added.

“Digitalization will lower the potential for corruption and misappropriation. In this pandemic, acceleration of digital transformation happens in the economic sector,” the President explained.

He said digital transformation must be inclusive to guarantee access for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

“That is why Indonesia prioritizes digital transformation in the G20. This acceleration must also happen in the public services sector,” he affirmed.

He then highlighted that 2021 is the tenth year of OGP’s establishment.

“Since being established, a lot of positive developments have been achieved. Currently, good governance has become the norm. The principles of openness, accountability, transparency, and inclusiveness have become an inevitability in managing government,” he pointed out.

According to Widodo, those principles are important, especially amid the pandemic, such as ensuring the social aid and budget policy are on-target, realizing inclusive public services, and handling disinformation and hoaxes.

“Thanks for the OGP’s various digital innovations in Indonesia, including the procurement of government goods and services through the open tender portal,” he said.

He also asserted that the digital innovation in Indonesia’s public services sector will be continued, as the public is the government’s partner.

Widodo and the other 13 state heads delivered a speech at Wednesday’s opening plenary.

Since its establishment in 2011, OGP ‘s members include 78 countries and 76 local governments from all over the world.

Source: Antara News

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