Speaker at the Statistics Development and 2026 Economic Census Dissemination for Sumatera Island

On Wednesday, May 13, 2026, the Head of BPS Provinsi Sumatera Utara, Asim Saputra, served as a speaker in an event on the implementation of national sectoral data to support the implementation and strengthening of integrated government data governance, particularly across Sumatera Island, including strengthening the role and function of Data Supervisors within local governments.

The Head of BPS-Statistics Sumatera Utara Province, Asim Saputra, explained that the 2026 Economic Census not only aims to capture the condition of the national economy, but also supports the updating of the National Integrated Social and Economic Data (DTSEN). The resulting data will later be structured based on welfare deciles, ranging from decile 1 to decile 10, as a foundation for the government in formulating more targeted development policies and programs to improve public welfare.

Furthermore, it was conveyed that the Government of Sumatera Utara Province already has a digital platform called PASADA (Portal Anjungan Satu Data), which is designed to integrate various sectoral data from all regencies and municipalities across Sumatera Utara Province into a centralized, standardized, and integrated system.

The presence of this platform is expected to facilitate Regional Apparatus Organizations (OPD), private institutions, and the public as data users in obtaining accurate, up-to-date, and easily accessible information. Therefore, the platform is expected to support more effective, targeted, and data-driven planning, evaluation, and development policy decision-making processes.