Original title: what is Indonesia AI replacing civil servants? What is Indonesian AI and why can it replace civil servants?
On November 28, Indonesian President Joko Widodo ordered that in order to reduce some red tape hindering investment, government agencies would remove two levels of civil servants and replace them with artificial intelligence in 2020.
According to Reuters, Indonesian President Joko said at a meeting of leaders of major companies on the 28th that he was working on the agenda for his second term, hoping to change the structure of Indonesia, the largest economy in Southeast Asia, by reducing its dependence on natural resources.
Zoko said Indonesia should transform to high-end manufacturing such as electric vehicles and use raw materials such as coal and bauxite in these industries, rather than just exporting them. The shift will require foreign investment, zoko said, adding that he would revise dozens of redundant rules and reduce bureaucracy to improve the business environment.
In order to achieve this goal, zoko said that the most important four level structure of the current government agencies will be reduced to two levels next year. Therefore, he has ordered the minister to replace the two-tier structure with AI to improve the efficiency of the organization. But he added that the plan needs to be approved by Parliament.
Zoko did not provide more specific details on which specific jobs will be eliminated or how artificial intelligence will work, the report said.
Indonesia's finance minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, announced a timetable on the 27th that the Indonesian government will submit a tax reform bill to Parliament in December, as well as another bill to solve the labor problem.
On October 20, Indonesian President Joko was sworn in, opening his second five-year term. He promised to attract more investment to Indonesia and to improve Indonesia's human resources, which will be his last term in office, Reuters reported on the 20th.
According to the Lianhe Zaobao earlier reported that his new cabinet is composed of professionals from different fields and backgrounds, including academics, government agencies, political parties and military and police personnel. Zoko stressed that the proportion of ministers from political parties will be smaller than that of professionals to ensure that the decision-making power is in his hands, which means that 55% of his cabinet are professionals in various fields, while 45% are politicians.