President Prabowo Pushes for GovTech Improvements to Strengthen Aid Distribution

Jakarta: President Prabowo Subianto met with members of the National Economic Council (DEN) at his personal residence in Hambalang, Bogor, West Java, on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, to discuss improvements to Government Technology (GovTech).
 
During the meeting, DEN Chairman Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan presented an update on Indonesia’s economic developments, highlighting GovTech as a key government strategy to strengthen the national economy and accelerate digital transformation.
 
“DEN also reported on the progress of GovTech improvements,” the Cabinet Secretariat said in a statement posted on its official Instagram account, @sekretariat.kabinet.
 
GovTech aims to improve national data accuracy to ensure that social assistance and economic stimulus measures reach their intended recipients.
 
This initiative is expected to strengthen digital-based governance while supporting economic policies that are more measurable and responsive to public needs.
 
Luhut was accompanied by several DEN members at the meeting, including Mari Elka Pangestu, Chatib Basri, Firman Hidayat, Tubagus Nugraha, and Pantro Pander Silitonga.
 
The meeting was also attended by Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister (PANRB) Rini Widyantini, National Development Planning Minister and Head of Bappenas Rachmat Pambudy, State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, and Special Assistants to the President Dirgayuza Setiawan and Agung Gumilar.
 
(Jonathan Sianto)