Kuta, Bali, Aug. 27 -- The Directorate General of Immigration is promoting the use of digital technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), to strengthen surveillance of foreign nationals.

"Going forward, technology will account for 70 percent of the backbone of immigration services," Immigration Director General Hendarsam Marantoko said at the inauguration of the Immigration Lounge service at the Discovery Kuta shopping center in Badung, Bali, on Thursday.

In addition to AI, his office is strengthening foreign national surveillance through other digital technologies, including drones to monitor conditions in border areas, as Indonesia shares 3,111 kilometers of land borders with neighboring countries.

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