JPA Daily Buzz - Edisi 15 2025

page 3 Nurul Nadiah Begum JPA Daily Buzz Corporate Communications Unit Public Service Department critically and verify online information. For public servants, initiatives like MyDIGITAL and the Public Sector Digitalisation Strategic Plan emphasise not just using digital tools, but understanding how to manage data responsibly and to communicate with credibility. Internationally, countries like Finland and Estonia have embedded media literacy in their education systems. From a young age, children learn how to fact-check news, identify biases, and question online sources. The result? Citizens who are better equipped to navigate the flood of digital information. The Bottom Line The internet is arguably a great teacher humanity has built, vast, accessible and full of wonder. But it’s also a tricky one. It rewards curiosity but punishes carelessness. For students, professionals, and public officers, the challenge isn’t having access to more information, but learning how to use it wisely. In the end, being “smart” in the digital age isn’t just about knowing, it’s about thinking critically, being able to verify the information and having an accurate and credible information at the end of the day. So the next time you Google a fact, forward a WhatsApp message, or quote an online article, pause for a moment. Ask yourself, am I becoming smarter, or just scrolling through confusion?