Tanjungpinang, Kepri, July 26 -- The Communication and Digital Affairs Ministry (Komdigi) supports the Riau Islands Government (Kepri) to address signal blank spots, improve weak network coverage, and promote investment in an AI and national data center zone in Bintan.

During a meeting with Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Nezar Patria in Jakarta on Friday, Riau Islands Deputy Governor Nyanyang Haris Pratamura presented both proposals.

"The provincial government has identified 22 blank spot areas and 124 zones with weak signals across five regencies-Bintan, Anambas, Lingga, Natuna, and Karimun," Nyanyang noted in a statement received in Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands, on Saturday.

He remarked that some regions, such as...