Communications Ministry says data connectivity will make public services more efficient

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Communications and Digital Ministry (Kemkomdigi) says it is ensuring connectivity between data held by government agencies so that it can be used efficiently to improve public services and reduce the administrative burden on the public.

Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid said at a socialisation event for the One Data Indonesia Law in Jakarta on Thursday that the task of connecting data across agencies was being carried out in line with efficient data-governance principles and with the aim of providing the best possible public services.

“The aim is to reduce the burden on the public, who should no longer have to repeat administrative processes or visit so many different places, allowing them to use their time and energy for other productive activities,” Meutya said.

Meutya said that building connections between systems did not mean that interoperability required databases to be centralised or management authority to be transferred.

The One Data Indonesia (SDI) ecosystem, she added, continued to uphold the principle that data remains at source, meaning it is managed by the agency that originally holds it. Under this principle, each agency remains responsible for the quality, updating and validity of the data it manages.

On the technical side, Kemkomdigi has prepared infrastructure called the Government Service Connector System. The data exchange system for ministries and agencies is supported by the National Data Centre and the Government Intranet Network.

“All of these form the infrastructure foundation that needs to be used consistently as the backbone for implementing the One Data Law,” Meutya added.

However, Meutya stressed that data exchange must still comply with established standards, including consistent definitions, metadata arrangements and reference codes, as well as safeguards for access control and data traceability.

She said the ultimate goal of integrating the state secretariat’s systems was not technological sophistication for its own sake, but better services for citizens.

“The success of this law will be measured by the tangible benefits it brings to the public. Let us work together to realise the vision of One Data Indonesia,” Meutya said.