PORTALJABAR, BANDUNG CITY - The Bandung City Government won two awards at the 2024 Public Relations Media Award (AMH) event held by the Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kemenkominfo).

The two awards are the Third Best in the Public Communication Campaign Category for the Provincial/District/City Regional Government Group and the Third Best in the Website Category for the Provincial/District/City Regional Government Group.

Bandung City Government also won a nomination or top 6 nationally in another category, namely Press Release (Online Media).

The award was received directly by the Head of the Bandung City Communication and Information Service (Diskominfo), Yayan Ahmad Brilyana at the 2024 Public Relations Media Award at the Pullman Hotel, Bandung City (10/10/2024).

Yayan expressed his gratitude for this award and emphasized that this achievement was the result of hard work by all parties in the Bandung City Government.

"This is the result of collaborative work, not individual. In the future, we will continue to improve the quality of public communication to be more efficient and effective in socializing government programs and introducing the city of Bandung to the world stage," said Yayan.

Yayan also highlighted the importance of utilizing technology, especially artificial intelligence (AI), to support public relations performance in the digital era.

"Bandung City as a city with the most digital users in Indonesia must adapt to technological developments. We will utilize AI to make public communication more effective and accurate," he added.

In addition, Yayan also emphasized the importance of the role of public communication in developing a positive image of Bandung City. According to him, good communication will increasingly attract the attention of tourists, both domestic and international, to visit Bandung.

In the future, the Bandung City Government is also committed to continuing to innovate in communication and public relations strategies.

With the increasingly rapid development of information technology, Yayan hopes that Bandung City Government Public Relations can utilize digital technology to get closer to the community.

"We must ensure that the information conveyed to the public is truly on target and is able to build the image of Bandung as a city that is friendly, modern, and adaptive to change," he said.

For information, there are 6 categories of AMH 2024, namely Social Media Category, Public Communication Campaign Category, Internal Media Category (In House Magazine), Press Release Category (Online Media), Website Category, and Audio Visual Media Category. (Bandung City Communication and Information Service/Fauziah)