Digital Affirmative Assistance and Contribution of Guru Penggerak for Equal Education in Sarmi

Abstract

This article explains the importance of equalizing the digitalization of education. The President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, has launched the Making Indonesia 4.0 program, a strategic roadmap to enter the world's digital era. The preparation of this roadmap involves various stakeholders ranging from the government, industry associations, research institutions, and educational institutions. The Ministry of Education and Culture launched a school digitalization program as an effort to prepare human resources to face the industrial revolution 4.0. The Minister of Education and Culture at that time, Muhadjir Effendy, said that the school digitalization program was a new breakthrough in the world of education by utilizing the development of information and communication technology (ICT) in various aspects of life. The Minister of Education and Culture at that time, Muhadjir Effendy, allocated Affirmative School Operational Assistance (BOS) funds to support routine operations and accelerate learning for schools in the frontier, outermost, disadvantaged, and very disadvantaged areas. Educational digitalization assistance was also allocated through the Sarmi Regency APBD funds and the Papua Special Autonomy Fund. The use of digitalization in the world of education cannot be separated from the role of a teacher or educator. The Minister of Education and Culture also emphasized that driving teachers as drivers of the transformation of Indonesian education are expected to be able to support the growth and development of students holistically.