Investment Certainty Still Hampered by RDTR, NSDIP Proposed as Solution

The integration of spatial planning and land data is considered a prerequisite for enhancing investment certainty in Indonesia. The availability of connected spatial data is also deemed crucial to accelerate business licensing processes while reducing potential conflicts in spatial utilisation. This view was presented by Group 1 of the 2026 National Leadership Training (PKN) Level II Batch III through a policy brief titled ‘Integration of Digital RDTR with Land Data for National Investment Certainty’. The document proposes the development of a National Spatial Data and Information Platform (NSDIP) as a centre for national spatial data integration. The policy brief notes that as of May 2026, only 570 Detailed Spatial Plans (RDTR) had been integrated with the Online Single Submission-Risk Based Approach (OSS-RBA) system, out of a total requirement of 5,322 RDTR, or approximately 11 per cent. Meanwhile, the number of Business Identification Numbers (NIB) issued has reached 15.4 million. This situation is assessed as potentially causing uncertainty in investment locations, increasing licensing transaction costs, and triggering spatial utilisation conflicts. Kristanti Wahyuni, a representative of Group 1 for the National Leadership Visitation (VKN) of PKN II at the National Institute of Public Administration (LAN RI), stated that the digital transformation of spatial planning is a key factor in strengthening investment certainty. ‘The digital transformation of spatial planning is key to strengthening investment certainty while accelerating national development,’ Kristanti said in a statement received on Tuesday (14/7/2026). According to the Head of the Human Resources Development Agency of Garut Regency, the development of NSDIP is a necessity because the ability to attract investment is now determined not only by natural resource potential or the size of the domestic market, but also by legal certainty, governance quality, ease of doing business, and the availability of accurate and integrated data. Through this platform, digital RDTR, land data, OSS-RBA, and the One Map Policy are expected to be connected in a single system to support risk-based licensing services while enhancing legal certainty for investors. The policy brief also assesses that the transformation of investment services through OSS-RBA still faces obstacles because the integration of digital RDTR and land data has not been running optimally. As a result, parts of the licensing verification process are still conducted manually, potentially prolonging service times. The drafting group believes that data integration through NSDIP can be a solution to reduce transaction costs, accelerate the licensing process, and simultaneously improve Indonesia’s investment competitiveness. ‘It is hoped that this policy brief encouraging data integration through NSDIP will attract investors to invest,’ Kristanti said. Group 1 of PKN II Batch III Year 2026 consists of 15 participants from various central and regional government agencies. The group’s National Leadership Visitation (VKN) was conducted in West Bandung Regency in mid-May 2026.