Heaptalk, Jakarta — DesktopIP Teknologi Indonesia, a cloud technology provider, has partnered with Maju Maritim Indonesia (MMI) shipyard, to develop digital technology for shipbuilding in the maritime sector.
In a seminar titled ‘Digital Sovereignty Stack Shapes the Future of Indonesia’s Digital Shipyard’ (09/20), stakeholders—including government officials, industry practitioners, academics, and technology innovators—discussed the digitalization efforts needed to modernize Indonesia’s maritime industry, particularly shipyards.
Grand View Research Inc. projected the global digital shipyard market to reach US$2.67 billion in 2022, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.1% from 2023 to 2030. However, the sector faces several key challenges, such as limited adoption of new technologies, reliance on imported components, limited investment, and complex operational processes that require significant time.
Applying Digital Sovereignty Stack
Achmad Zuhdi, Marine Service Infrastructure Specialist at Krakatau International Port, stated that the digitalization of shipyards is an urgent need to enhance the efficiency and competitiveness of Indonesia’s maritime industry. He said, “The use of digital applications at various stages in the ship’s life cycle, from design to operation, can reduce issues such as delays and ship stability.”
During the seminar, DesktopIP explained how implementing the Digital Sovereignty Stack framework would be a strategic approach to facilitate greater digital independence in Indonesia’s maritime sector. The framework is also expected to serve as a benchmark in bridging the gaps still faced by the industry.
Phidi Soepangkat, CEO of DesktopIP, outlined that the framework has three main pillars to achieve digital sovereignty: Willingness, core competency, and institution. Willingness, one of the key pillars, represents the strong ambition of various parties and their joint commitment to investing in building technology foundations independently.
“We must be willing to enter the Research & Development (R&D) roadmap by developing products with domestic expertise. By gaining recognition and support in the domestic market, we need to spread this technology to capture global market share, ultimately creating an International Benchmark. This is the Digital Sovereignty Stack,” Phidi explained (09/20).
To launch a data and information modeling platform
According to Farosa, a Senior Cryptographer at the Directorate of Cyber Security and Industrial Encryption at Indonesia’s Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN), Indonesia still faces challenges in technology management and securing appropriate funding. To overcome this challenge, BSSN reaffirmed its commitment to recommending suitable technologies for shipbuilding.
Farosa also shared several best practices that can be implemented in the industry to address cyber threats in the maritime sector, such as network segmentation, penetration testing, advanced threat detection, employee education and awareness, incident response planning, update and patch management, and physical security.
As a follow-up, DesktopIP and Maju Maritim Indonesia will launch a ship data and information modeling platform at the end of September 2024. This strategic move is expected to streamline MMI’s operations, improve productivity and transparency, reduce operational costs, and strengthen global competitiveness.
“We are still facing several challenges, one of which is transparency. We hope this strategic collaboration will improve operational efficiency in the shipyard and increase trust between Maju Maritim Indonesia and its clients,” concluded Mochammad Abdurachman N., Director of MMI.
