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        "id": 1824342,
        "msgid": "interpreting-true-independence-in-indonesias-digital-age-1782402764",
        "date": "2026-06-25 22:00:00",
        "title": "Interpreting True Independence in Indonesia's Digital Age",
        "author": "Nashih Nashrullah",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Technology",
        "summary": "An opinion piece argues that the concept of Indonesian independence must be redefined for the digital era, where sovereignty is challenged not by military force but by control over data, algorithms, and artificial intelligence. The author contends that the new strategic space for power is digital, and true freedom now means achieving technological sovereignty and self-determination in the virtual realm.",
        "content": "<p>Every era tests anew the meaning of independence. In the colonial\nperiod, independence meant liberating the homeland from foreign rule. In\nthe early republic, it meant defending the nascent nation from the\nthreat of disintegration. During the development era, independence meant\nmanaging resources, building the economy, and delivering prosperity to\nthe people. Now, the times present a new test. That test is digital. It\ndoes not come with fighter jets or warships. It sends no soldiers. It\nplants no foreign flag in the palace yard. It arrives through the\nscreens we hold every day. Through applications that make life easier.\nThrough search engines that answer questions. Through social media that\nshape conversations. Through artificial intelligence that slowly\ninfluences how humans work, learn, write, think, and make decisions.\nTherefore, Indonesia\u2019s digital issue is not merely a technological one.\nIt touches the very essence of independence. Every civilisation has its\nown strategic space. In the agrarian age, the space was land. Whoever\ncontrolled the land controlled food and life. In the maritime age, the\nsea became the strategic space. Ports, straits, and shipping lanes\nbecame the arteries of world trade. In the industrial age, that space\nshifted to factories, machines, oil, steel, and production technology.\nEntering the 21st century, that strategic space has changed once\nagain.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/interpreting-true-independence-in-indonesias-digital-age-1782402764",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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