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The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (; abbreviated as Komdigi) is an
Indonesian government The term Government of the Republic of Indonesia (, GOI, sometimes also referred to as Government of Indonesia or the Central Government () especially in laws) can have a number of different meanings. At its widest, it can refer collectively ...
ministry that is responsible for
communication Communication is commonly defined as the transmission of information. Its precise definition is disputed and there are disagreements about whether Intention, unintentional or failed transmissions are included and whether communication not onl ...
s, information affairs and internet censorship. The ministry reports to the president and is currently led by
Meutya Hafid Meutya Viada Hafid (born 3 May 1978 in Bandung, West Java) is an Indonesian newscaster and politician. Since October 2019, she has been Chair of the First Commission of the People's Representative Council, First Commission of the People's Rep ...
, the Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs. The current form of the ministry was established in 2001 by President
Megawati Sukarnoputri Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Sukarnoputri (; born 23 January 1947) is an Indonesian politician who served as the fifth president of Indonesia from 2001 to 2004 and the eighth vice president under President Abdurrahman Wahid from 1999 to 200 ...
after its predecessor, the Department of Information (, abbreviated Deppen), was abolished by President
Abdurrahman Wahid Abdurrahman Wahid ( ; né ad-Dakhil, 7 September 1940 – 30 December 2009), more colloquially known as Gus Dur (), was an Indonesian politician and Islam in Indonesia, Islamic Kyai, religious leader who served as the fourth president of Indone ...
in 1999. Deppen itself was created on 19 August 1945, during the
National Revolution National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...
.


Organization

By Presidential Decree No. 174/2024 and as expanded by Coordinating Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Development Decree No. 1/2025, 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


Criticism

The ministry is often criticized for its
censorship Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information. This may be done on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient". Censorship can be conducted by governmen ...
, as it blocks websites "to protect its citizen from hoax". 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. In July 2022, a ban was implemented for several notable websites such as
PayPal PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American multinational financial technology company operating an online payments system in the majority of countries that support E-commerce payment system, online money transfers; it serves as an electronic alter ...
,
Epic Games Epic Games, Inc. is an American Video game developer, video game and software development, software developer and video game publisher, publisher based in Cary, North Carolina. The company was founded by Tim Sweeney (game developer), Tim Sween ...
,
Steam Steam is water vapor, often mixed with air or an aerosol of liquid water droplets. This may occur due to evaporation or due to boiling, where heat is applied until water reaches the enthalpy of vaporization. Saturated or superheated steam is inv ...
,
Origin Origin(s) or The Origin may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Comics and manga * ''Origin'' (comics), a Wolverine comic book mini-series published by Marvel Comics in 2002 * ''The Origin'' (Buffy comic), a 1999 ''Buffy the Vampire Sl ...
, and
Yahoo Yahoo (, styled yahoo''!'' in its logo) is an American web portal that provides the search engine Yahoo Search and related services including My Yahoo, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports, y!entertainment, yahoo!life, an ...
, and games such as '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' and ''
Dota 2 ''Dota 2'' is a 2013 multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game by Valve Corporation, Valve. The game is a sequel to ''Defense of the Ancients'' (''DotA''), a community-created Mod (video gaming), mod for Blizzard Entertainment's ''War ...
'' as they did not register under the ministry's new law. Paypal, Steam, CSGO, Dota 2, and Yahoo would later be normalized or access reopened again by 2 August 2022.


References

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Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
Censorship in Indonesia Human rights abuses in Indonesia