Chairman of the House of Representatives Commission X regarding the acquisition of smart TV: Do not be ineffective

Jakarta chairman of the House of Representatives Commission X Hetifah Sjaifudian warned the government related to the acquisition of smart digital screens or smart digital screen to schools. Hetifah said the smart TV show was an attempt to strengthen the digitalization of education because it must be transparent. “The House of Representatives Commission X considers the Smart TV acquisition program in each class as an important breakthrough to strengthen the digitalization of education,” Hetifah told reporters on Wednesday (9/24/2025). “This smart TV acquisition program is one of the strategic priorities in the digital era to encourage new ways in technical learning, so there is a fair quality of education in all regions in Indonesia,” he continued. Browse to continue with the content Hetifah requested that this acquisition be executed effectively if necessary. Because the acquisition has a large enough budget. “With a major budget value, transparency and accountability must naturally be a priority. Therefore, this procurement program must be executed effectively, according to the school needs,” he explained. Meanwhile, he said, for regions that do not yet have electricity and the internet, the government must immediately accelerate the development of infrastructure. This is to support the program. “In addition, raising teacher ability is also needed, so the device really learns to support,” he said. “Do not allow this investment to become an ineffective project only because its utilization is minimal because the school is not technically ready or human resources,” he added. Smart TV will be distributed to 330 thousand schools known, the government is preparing a distribution of smart digital screens or smart digital screen for schools in Indonesia. President Prabowo Subianto is aimed at the distribution process to reach 330 thousand schools until the end of 2025. “We hope this year that 330 thousand schools (including human schools) will be able to be. Prabowo emphasizes the importance of using technology in improving the quality of education in Indonesia, especially in people’s schools. This technology is expected to support distance education and fair access to education. “Even now we have spread it, but only one school, one smart digital screen, the term is a smart digital screen. Only one school one. But that means we hope this year will be 330 thousand schools,” he said. (AMW/Fig)