Technology is a means provided to support human survival, facilitate human work in everyday life. One of the important roles of technology in the pandemic era is to help teachers and lecturers teach students and students both in urban and rural areas to those in underdeveloped areas. According to Danang Nur Ihsan, Papua Province is one of the provinces that has several underdeveloped areas. This indicates that the use of digital technology in Papua is not optimal. It is no longer surprising to hear people’s assumptions about digital technology in Papua. Many of them assume that all regions in Papua have poor internet access making it difficult to utilize digital technology, when in reality not all regions in Papua experience difficulties in internet access, only some remote areas still have difficulty accessing the internet. So what about students and university students so far in utilizing digital technology in Papua?
The government fully supports digital procurement in Papua so that students are able to conduct online lectures during the pandemic. For example, in 2021 the government provided internet quota allowances for students and university students so that they could still take part in online learning. This is one proof that the government has provided facilities that can support digital procurement in Papua.
Reporting from the KataData.co.id page, schools and local governments can also train teachers to use educational technology through collaboration with various institutions specifically engaged in teacher capacity building. There are even programs such as Sekolah Penggerak that encourage collaboration between schools and teachers to share innovative learning practices – to close the teacher quality gap in the region. So now the realization of learning and evaluation of students and students online, even teachers and lecturers can develop the talents of students and students through competitions and olympiads that are carried out online armed with digital technology. is proof that Papua Province has begun to develop digital utilization in the field of education.
It can be felt that currently the use of digital technology in Papua is much better than before. The digital presence in Papua Province provides students with facilities to facilitate them in carrying out the learning process. For example, the presence of projectors in class makes it very easy for students to discuss. But of course there are several obstacles that they feel, one of which is the internet network which is sometimes still difficult to access, considering Papua is the easternmost province in Indonesia. This needs special attention by the government to maximize the use of digital technology in Papua Province.
All of these things indicate that the presence of digital technology is very supportive in the advancement of education in Papua Province. Providing various benefits certainly presents enthusiasm for the Papuan people to produce new innovations as a result of the use of digital technology so far. As well as the hope of the Papuan people, especially residents of remote areas, so that the government can solve the obstacles that cause obstacles in the use of digital technology. So that they can also feel the influence of the presence of digital technology in Papua Province, as a manifestation that digital can be for all.
Hopefully the presence of digital technology in Papua will be a new hope to make Papua one of the most developed provinces in Indonesia.
Author: JS
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