Ministry of Social Affairs and Comigi prepares fast internet for people's schools

Jakarta – The Ministry of Social Affairs works with Komdigi to offer fast internet to support teaching and learning activities in people’s schools. This is characterized by the delivery of internet network infrastructure assistance for the 19 and 20 high school people in the UPT of the Ministry of Social Affairs. Comigi Minister Me founda Hafid was presented today to the Ministry of Social Affairs, which represented by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Robben Rico, at Yogyakarta 20 GDPKS High School School. “Thank you, the minister of her extraordinary support at People’s Schools. We know that this People’s School is a program of the president who entrusted us all,” Robben said in a written statement on Saturday (6/28/2025). Browse to continue with the content he explained, one of the most important points in people’s schools is the Internet network. Because the People’s Schools were designed as a SmartSchool according to the guidance of the president. “And it depends on the internet services rendered by Komdigi friends,” he added. People’s schools will also use learning management system (LMS). It therefore requires sufficient internet access. Furthermore, associated with the safety of internet access that will be used by people’s school students, Robben emphasized that they will also keep Komdigi to block content or websites that are not accessible by children. Meanwhile, in his remarks, Meutya Hafid, Minister of Komdigi, said that his party had supported two things for people’s schools, namely digital infrastructure and public communication. “So these people’s school is also linked to a good and fast internet,” Me founda said. He said he would prioritize to help the people’s school areas that need quick internet access. “In principle, everything will indeed be equipped with rapid internet access. The speed depends on the needs of each,” he explained. After the handover process, Me founda also took the time to review the facilities and infrastructure of the Yogyakarta GDPPKS High School 20 High School with a capacity of 75 students. He checked the condition of the male/female dorm, the dorm for the sleeping formal guardian, dining room and classrooms directly. People’s School is a free school with a dormitory concept started by President Prabowo, specifically for children from poor and extremely poor families. The purpose of this program is to provide access to quality and character education to break the poverty chain. In this poverty alleviation scheme, parents of students are also involved. They will get an empowerment program and their uninhabitable homes will be improved. The recruitment process of community school students is strictly performed and involves different parties, from the Family Hope Program Assistant (PKH), the regional social service, the Education Office, to the BPS. All data is confirmed to ensure that only those who are truly entitled to enter, namely children from poor families who are in decil 1 and 2 single socio-economic data (DTSEN). For the first phase, people’s schools will be launched at 100 points in the new school year, with 9.755 students. With the addition of 100 new points in accordance with the guidance of President Prabowo Subianto, the Ministry of Social Affairs is the total students studying in people’s schools this year to reach more than 20 thousand people, by 2.180 teachers and 4.069 teaching staff. (PRF/EGA) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here