Jakarta, Feb. 2 -- The development of infrastructure in underdeveloped, frontier, and outermost (3T) regions is still the government's main focus to boost financial inclusion, according to an official from the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs.

"We already have the Palapa Ring 1, 2, and 3 (fiber optic infrastructure project) and the government has recently launched the SATRIA-1 satellite," the ministry's assistant deputy for workers' productivity improvement, Chairul Saleh, said here on Friday.

He noted that hindrances in terms of geographic conditions and population are posing a challenge to the government in providing infrastructure to accelerate the digital transformation and increase financial inclusion.

The ministry is ho...