Indonesia pushes AI talent training as it faces digital skills gap

An Indonesian official has urged university students to strengthen their skills to meet the rising demand for artificial intelligence (AI) talent amid intensifying global competition in the technology sector.

Bonifasius Wahyu Pudjianto, Head of the Human Resources Development Agency (BPSDM) at the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, said AI applications have now penetrated various fields, from device features and language translation to health diagnostics.