Jakarta, Sept. 1 -- The Ministry of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions underlined that digitalization in villages offers various positive impacts, from streamlining public services to strengthening public control over the government's administration, including village development.

"It allows public control over village government administration, development efforts, and community affairs," Head of the ministry's Center for the Development of Village and Disadvantaged Regions' Competitiveness and Information, Luthfy Latief, said in the ministry's podcast monitored here on Monday.

He noted that the strengthening of public control can be seen in the supervision of village funds utilization.

Latief noted that with digitaliza...