Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs

Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs

Kementerian Komunikasi dan Digital
Ministry overview
Formed	19 August 1945 (1945-08-19) as Department of Information 9 August 2001 (2001-08-09) as State Ministry of Communication and Information
Preceding agencies	Department of Information (1945–1999) State Ministry of Communication and Information (2001–2005) Department of Communication and Informatics (2005–2009) Ministry of Communication and Informatics (2009–2024)
Jurisdiction	Government of Indonesia
Headquarters	Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat No. 9 Jakarta Pusat 10110 Jakarta, Indonesia
Minister responsible	Meutya Hafid, Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs
Deputy Ministers responsible	Nezar Patria, First Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Angga Raka Prabowo, Second Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs
Parent department	Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs
Website	www.komdigi.go.id

Current logo in Indonesian version

"The Ever-Burning Fire", the old emblem of the Department of Information of the Republic of Indonesia

The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (MCDA; Indonesian : Kementerian Komunikasi dan Digital; abbreviated as Komdigi) is an Indonesian government ministry that is responsible for digital communications, information affairs and internet censorship. The ministry reports to the president and is currently led by Meutya Hafid, the Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs. ^[1]

The current form of the ministry was established in 2001 by President Megawati Sukarnoputri after its predecessor, the Department of Information (Indonesian : Departemen Penerangan, lit.  'Department of Enlightenment', abbreviated Deppen), was abolished by President Abdurrahman Wahid in 1999. Deppen itself was created on 19 August 1945, during the National Revolution. ^[2]

Organization

Former logo as Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, used from 2007 until 2024

By Presidential Decree No. 174/2024 ^[1] and as expanded by Coordinating Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Development Decree No. 1/2025, ^[3] the Ministry is organized as follows:

• Office of the Minister
• Office of the First Deputy Minister
• Office of the Second Deputy Minister
• Board of Experts
  • Senior Expert to the Minister on Law
  • Senior Expert to the Minister on Social Affairs, Economics, and Culture
  • Senior Expert to the Minister on Communications and Mass Media
  • Senior Expert to the Minister on Technological Affairs
• General Secretariat
  • Office of the General Secretary
  • Bureau of Planning
  • Bureau of Human Resources and Organization
  • Bureau of Finance and State Properties
  • Bureau of Legal Affairs
  • Bureau of General Affairs
  • Bureau of Public Communication
  • Centers (attached to the Secretariat General)
    • Center of Data and Information Infrastructures
    • Center of International Relations
    • Center of Strategic Policies
    • Secretariat of Indonesian Central Broadcasting Commission
    • Secretariat of Press Council
    • Secretariat of Indonesian Central Information Commission
• Directorate General of Digital Infrastructures (Directorate General I)
  • DG I Secretariat
  • Directorate of Strategies and Policies for Digital Infrastructure
  • Management Directorate of Spectra, Radio Frequencies, Satellites Orbit, and Digital Infrastructure Standards
  • Directorate of Digital Infrastructure Services
  • Directorate of Digital Infrastructure Acceleration
  • Directorate of Digital Infrastructure Control
  • Indonesian Center for Telecommunication Devices Testing (also known as Indonesian Digital Test House)
  • Class I Radio Frequency Spectrum Monitoring Institutes (located at Jakarta, Tangerang, Medan, Pekanbaru, Palembang, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Denpasar, Kupang, Samarinda, and Makassar)
  • Class II Radio Frequency Spectrum Monitoring Institutes (located at Batam, Pontianak, Manado, Jayapura, Merauke, Padang, Jambi, Bengkulu, Lampung, Banjarmasin, Palangkaraya, Mataram, and Palu)
  • Radio Frequency Spectrum Monitoring Stations (located at Pangkal Pinang, Gorontalo, Mamuju, Manokwari, and Tanjung Selor)
  • Agency for Telecommunication and Information Accessibility (Supervised Organization)
    • Directorate of Resources and Administration
    • Directorate of Finance
    • Directorate of IT Services for Enterprises
    • Directorate of IT Services for Public and Government
    • Directorate of Infrastructure
    • Internal Investigation Unit
• Directorate General of Digital Governance Technology (Directorate General II)
  • DG II Secretariat
  • Directorate of Strategies and Policies for Digital Governance Technology
  • Directorate of Digital Governance Infrastructure
  • Directorate of Digital Governance Applications
  • Directorate of Regional Digital Governance Technology Acceleration
• Directorate General of Digital Ecosystems (Directorate General III)
  • DG III Secretariat
  • Directorate of Digital Ecosystem Development
  • Directorate of Artificial Intelligence and Novel Technologies Ecosystem
  • Directorate of Postal Services and Broadcasting
  • Directorate of Digital Ecosystem Services
  • Directorate of Digital Ecosystem Control
• Directorate General of Digital Space Supervision (Directorate General IV)
  • DG IV Secretariat
  • Directorate of Strategies and Policies for Digital Space Supervision
  • Directorate of Certification and Electronic Transactions Supervision
  • Directorate of Digital Investigation
  • Directorate of Digital Space Control
• Directorate General of Public Communications and Media Affairs (Directorate General V)
  • DG V Secretariat
  • Directorate of Public Information
  • Directorate of Public Communication
  • Directorate of Interinstitutional Communication Partnerships and Public Relations
  • Directorate of Media Ecosystem
• Inspectorate General
  • Inspectorate General Secretariat
  • Inspectorate I
  • Inspectorate II
  • Inspectorate III
  • Inspectorate IV
• Agency for Human Resource Development of Communication and Digital Affairs
  • Agency for Human Resource Development of Communication and Information Technology Secretariat
  • Center of Ecosystem and Human Resources Development for Communication and Digital Affairs
  • Center of Talent Development
  • Center of Digital Literation Development
  • Center of Apparatuses Development for Center for Talent Development
  • "MMTC" Multimedia College
  • Indonesian Center for Human Resource Development and Research in Communication and Informatics, Medan
  • Indonesian Center for Human Resource Development and Research in Communication and Informatics, Makassar
  • Indonesian Institute for Human Resource Development and Research in Communication and Informatics, Jakarta
  • Indonesian Institute for Human Resource Development and Research in Communication and Informatics, Bandung
  • Indonesian Institute for Human Resource Development and Research in Communication and Informatics, Yogyakarta
  • Indonesian Institute for Human Resource Development and Research in Communication and Informatics, Manado
  • Indonesian Institute for Human Resource Development and Research in Communication and Informatics, Banjarmasin
  • Indonesian Institute for Human Resource Development and Research in Communication and Informatics, Surabaya
  • Indonesian ICT Training Center, Cikarang

Controversy

The ministry is often criticized^{[ by whom? ]} for its censorship, as it blocks websites "to protect its citizen from hoax"[ sic ]. In 2020, the Director General Ministry Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan and Johnny G. Plate introduced a law that requires foreign companies to register under the Electronic System Provider (Penyelenggara Sistem Elektronik; PSE) list which could give the government access to the citizen's personal info and threaten the company to block access from the country if the company did not register. The law was revised and passed in 2021. ^[4]

In July 2022, a ban was implemented for several notable websites such as PayPal, Epic Games, Steam, Origin, and Yahoo, and games such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2 as they did not register under the ministry's new law. ^{[5] [6] [7]} Access to PayPal, Steam, CSGO, Dota 2, and Yahoo would later be allowed for once more by 2 August 2022. ^[8]

Censorship of Wikipedia

Main article: Censorship of Wikipedia

Since 25 February 2026, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs has blocked access to Wikimedia's authentication domain (auth.wikimedia.org) due to the foundation's non-compliance of registering themselves under the Electronic System Provider law. This prevents users from logging in or creating accounts on all Wikimedia projects, including Wikipedia. ^[9] Rights groups have called for the restoration of normal access. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

On 25 March 2026, Wikimedia Commons was blocked in Indonesia as well; it has since been unblocked. ^[13] Wikimedia's authentication domain is still blocked.

On April 16, 2026, the Indonesian government announced that it will block the entirety of Wikipedia and all other Wikimedia Foundation subsidiaries within 7 business days, citing the PSE law. ^[14]

See also

• Antara
• Indonesian Broadcasting Commission
• National Cyber and Crypto Agency

References

1. PERATURAN PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 174 TAHUN2024 TENTANG KEMENTERIAN KOMUNIKASI DAN DIGITAL (PDF) (Presidential Decree 174) (in Indonesian). President of Indonesia. 2024.
2. admin. "Sejarah". Website Resmi Kementerian Komunikasi dan Informatika RI (in Indonesian). PDSI KOMINFO. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
3. PERATURAN MENTERI KOMUNIKASI DAN DIGITAL REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 1 TAHUN 2025 TENTANG ORGANISASI DAN TATA KERJA KEMENTERIAN KOMUNIKASI DAN DIGITAL (PDF) (Ministry for Communication and Digital Affairs Decree 1) (in Indonesian). Ministry for Communication and Digital Affairs. 2025.
4. "Permenkominfo No.5/2020 Menjadi Ancaman Baru Kebebasan Pers". Harian Jogja (in Indonesian). 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
5. "Penyebab Kominfo Blokir Steam dan Situs Game Online Lain, Sampai Kapan Pemblokiran serta Apa Solusinya". beritadiy (in Indonesian). Pikiran Rakyat. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
6. "PayPal Kena Blokir Kominfo Juga, padahal Sudah Terdaftar PSE". Kompas (in Indonesian). 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
7. "Kominfo Pastikan 8 Platform Digital Telah Diblokir: Steam, Epic Games hingga Paypal". Liputan6 (in Indonesian). 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
8. "Paypal, Steam, CS Go, Dota, dan Yahoo Telah Dinormalisasi / Dibuka Aksesnya" [Paypal, Steam, CS Go, Dota, and Yahoo have normalized / opened access]. www.kominfo.go.id (in Indonesian). 2 August 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
9. "Kemkomdigi Batasi Fitur Login Wikimedia karena Belum Daftar PSE Privat". Komdigi.go.id (Press release) (in Indonesian). Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs. 27 February 2026. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
10. Majid, Naufal (27 February 2026). "Koalisi Damai Desak Pemerintah Segera Buka Blokir Wikipedia" [Peace Coalition Urges Government to Lift the Block on Wikipedia Immediately]. Tirto.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 February 2026.
11. Nurdiyanto, Wahyu (27 February 2026). "Koalisi Damai Desak Pemerintah Buka Blokir Login Wikipedia" [Peace Coalition Urges Government to Lift the Block on Wikipedia]. Times Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 February 2026.
12. "Pemerintah Harus Segera Buka Kembali Blokir Wikipedia". SAFEnet.or.id (Press release) (in Indonesian). Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network. 27 February 2026. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
13. Ikhwanuddin, Iwa (25 March 2026). "Kemkomdigi Blokir Wikimedia Commons Hari Ini, Akses Edit Wikipedia Indonesia Terhenti: Netizen Protes Keras" [The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology Blocks Wikimedia Commons Today, Access to Edit Indonesian Wikipedia Halted: Netizens Voice Strong Protests]. Radar Jogja (in Indonesian). Jawa Pos.
14. Mardianti, Dede Leni (17 April 2026). "Indonesia Threatens to Block Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons Access". Tempo English. Tempo . Retrieved 17 April 2026.