Integrated data crucial for intellectual property ecosystem integration, says Deputy Law Minister
Deputy Law Minister Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej (Eddy Hiariej) has said that building integrated data is an important foundation for strengthening inter-ministerial collaboration in developing the intellectual property ecosystem through the KI-Match digital platform.
According to Eddy, intellectual property development requires connectivity between universities, government, the business world and other stakeholders, including ministries handling MSMEs, the creative economy, trade, as well as higher education, science and technology.
“We are currently building integrated data. This means that with integrated data, it can later be used for collaboration between one ministry and another,” Eddy said during a talk show on optimising the role of Intellectual Property Centres through the KI-Match digital platform, organised by the Jakarta Regional Office of the Ministry of Law, in Jakarta on Wednesday.
He said the data integration is needed so that intellectual property development can proceed in a more coordinated manner and be connected to the needs of the economic ecosystem.
According to him, cross-sector collaboration is an important part of developing KI-Match as a platform that connects intellectual property potential with the business world.
“Because in developing the IP ecosystem, we need collaboration between universities, government, the business world and other stakeholders,” he said.
Regarding the effectiveness of digital platforms in reducing barriers to intellectual property services, Eddy said the application of technology needs to be measured through a number of parameters, including the ability to cut bureaucratic chains so that service processes can take place more quickly.
“The bureaucratic chain can be cut. That means it can be faster,” he said.
In addition to accelerating services, according to Eddy, digitalisation also has an important function in strengthening transparency and accountability in the management of intellectual property services. Both aspects are an important part of implementing good governance.
“Information technology is one of the parameters towards good governance. Because with everything being digital, anyone can monitor it and it will be open,” Eddy said.
Through strengthening integrated data and digitalising services, the Ministry of Law is working to build an intellectual property ecosystem that not only facilitates services but also increases the connection between innovation, legal protection and economic utilisation.
At the event, the Jakarta Regional Office of the Ministry of Law sought to strengthen the role of Intellectual Property Centres at universities so that innovation and creative works can be protected while also providing economic impact through collaboration with the business world, industry and MSMEs.
This effort is being carried out through the development of the KI-Match digital platform, which connects innovations from IP Centres with the needs of businesses, industry and MSMEs. The platform will contain information on innovation products from universities so that they can be accessed for further development through cooperation and economic transactions.