Jakarta, Sept. 12 -- Director General of Financing and Risk Management (DJPPR) of the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) Luky Alfriman believes that digital technology can boost the people's productivity amid restrictions on their activities owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The challenge for us all in a pandemic situation is how we can stay productive in the wake of all these limitations," Alfriman noted during an online discussion in Jakarta, Saturday.

Alfriman believes increased productivity can be witnessed in the Ministry of Finance that is mandated to stay optimally responsible, as the manager of state finances, in the midst of a pandemic.

He cited the example of the finance ministry utilizing digital technology during the implementat...