Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs

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Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs
Kementerian Komunikasi dan Digital
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Ministry overview
Formed19 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
HeadquartersJalan Medan Merdeka Barat No. 9
Jakarta Pusat 10110
Jakarta, Indonesia
Minister responsible
  • Meutya Hafid, Minister of Communication and Digital Affairss
Deputy Ministers responsible
  • Nezar Patria, First Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital Affairss
  • 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 Logo Kementerian Komunikasi dan Digital Republik Indonesia (2024 full version).svg
Current logo in Indonesian version
"The Ever-Burning Fire", the old emblem of the Department of Information of the Republic of Indonesia Logo Departemen Penerangan Republik Indonesia.png
"The Ever-Burning Fire", the old emblem of the Department of Information of the Republic of Indonesia

The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Indonesian : Kementerian Komunikasi dan Digital; abbreviated as Komdigi) is an Indonesian government ministry that is responsible for 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]

Contents

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 Logo of Ministry of Communication and Information Technology of the Republic of Indonesia.svg
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:

Criticism

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 Operator 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] Paypal, Steam, CSGO, Dota 2, and Yahoo would later be normalized or access reopened again by 2 August 2022. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 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.