Jakarta (ANTARA) - Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital\nAffairs Nezar Patria has revealed Indonesia\u2019s strategy for digital\nplatform governance, which now adopts a more accountable approach by\nshifting from content control to systemic-level governance.<\/p>\n
One implementation step is through Government Regulation No.\u00a017 of\n2025 on the Governance of Electronic System Operators in Child\nProtection, also known as PP Tunas.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe approach to regulating platforms must be balanced. How to\nprotect citizens\u2019 rights, and how to make these platforms safe and\nprotected for everyone,\u201d Nezar said in his statement received and\nconfirmed in Jakarta on Friday.<\/p>\n
This view was also expressed by Nezar at the UNESCO Capacity Building\nWorkshops for Southeast Asia Regulators, Digital Platforms, and Civil\nSociety in Semarang on Thursday (7\/5).<\/p>\n
The latest approach balances digital security aspects with freedom of\nexpression in the digital space.<\/p>\n
He explained that the reason for this approach is that if the\ngovernment overly emphasises security, the civil space for expression\nwill increasingly diminish.<\/p>\n
Conversely, an approach prioritising freedom without governance risks\nopening spaces for the spread of disinformation and misinformation.<\/p>\n
To optimise the digital platform governance approach, Nezar said\nIndonesia bases it on three main pillars: strengthening the legal\nframework, systemic governance for vulnerable groups, and digital\nliteracy and multi-stakeholder dialogue.<\/p>\n
In addition to PP Tunas, updates to the Electronic Information and\nTransactions Law (ITE) and the Personal Data Protection Law (PDP) also\nimplement these three pillars as the basis for national digital law.<\/p>\n
In this way, the digital governance approach is not only built\nthrough closed negotiations between the government and digital platforms\nalone.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne thing we must stop is treating digital platform governance as a\nseries of bilateral, ad hoc, and closed negotiations between the\ngovernment and individual platforms,\u201d Nezar stated.<\/p>\n
Indonesia believes that in the future, digital platform governance\nmust be built institutionally, systematically, and transparently,\ninvolving all elements from regulators, digital platforms, civil\nsociety, journalists, academics, to youth groups.<\/p>\n
Discussing digital platform governance more broadly in Southeast\nAsia, Nezar said countries in the region need to ensure that principles\nof human rights, transparency, and accountability are truly applied in\nthe daily practices of digital platforms.<\/p>\n
He also mentioned that ASEAN and UNESCO cooperation is an important\nstep to build more accountable regional digital platform governance\nstandards while still respecting freedom of expression.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe goal is a digital environment that protects users, especially\nthe most vulnerable, without reducing the open, plural, and democratic\npublic space,\u201d said the Deputy Minister.<\/p>\n
As a shared learning material, Nezar said Indonesia is ready to be\none of the countries testing the implementation of human rights-based\nsystemic risk assessments for digital platforms in the ASEAN region.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think Indonesia is ready to pilot this approach based on PP Tunas\nand to share findings with our ASEAN partners,\u201d Nezar said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesias-strategy-to-make-digital-platform-governance-more-accountable-1778226937", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }