KT to Lead Development of Nusantara Smart City, Indonesia's New Capital

KT announced that on the 30th of last month, it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Telkom Indonesia, the Indonesian state-owned telecommunications company, in Jakarta, Indonesia, for the development and expansion of the smart city in Indonesia's new capital. Additionally, a 'KT Consulting Results Report Meeting for the Specification of Smart City Cooperation Items' was held.

The signing ceremony and report meeting were attended by Moon Sung-wook, Head of KT Global Business Division, Rizal Akbar, Head of Telkom New Capital Task Force (TF), and other officials from both companies.

(From left) Moon Sung-wook, Head of KT Global Business Office, Herlan Wijanarko, CTO of Telkom, and Rizal Akbar, Head of Telkom New Capital TF, are posing for a commemorative photo after signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the development and expansion of the Indonesia New Capital Smart City.
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Indonesia is currently accelerating the relocation of its capital from Jakarta to Nusantara on the island of Borneo due to issues such as overpopulation and rising sea levels. The Indonesian government has requested support from the Korean government for building the smart city in the new capital, Nusantara, and has established a close cooperative system with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's public-private partnership support group, 'One Team Korea.'

Through this MOU, KT plans to actively cooperate in the development and construction of the smart city in Indonesia's new capital by combining KT's advanced information and communication technologies (ICT) such as smart city solutions, quantum cryptography communication, and cybersecurity with Telkom, Indonesia's leading wired and wireless telecommunications operator, including its customers and network infrastructure.

Furthermore, the two companies will discuss cooperation on a data center business in the new capital area through consulting, and based on this, they will form a joint TF to specify business expansion plans in various fields such as transportation, energy, and AI within the smart city project.

Rizal Akbar, Head of Telkom New Capital TF, stated, "Security and stable technology are very important in smart city projects, and the technology possessed by the Republic of Korea and KT is highly efficient and reliable." He added, "Going forward, Telkom will pioneer new markets focused on efficiency and stability based on close cooperation with KT."

Moon Sung-wook, Head of KT Global Business Division, said, "With this cooperation, we expect to provide various services equipped with KT's advanced technology not only for Indonesia's new capital but also for smart city projects throughout Indonesia." He added, "As a digital innovation partner for Indonesia, we will provide integrated smart city solution services that analyze scattered urban data to solve various urban problems."

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