Jakarta Targets 24,000 Integrated CCTV Cameras by 2027
Jakarta’s provincial government and the Metro Jaya Regional Police are integrating CCTV cameras across strategic points in the capital. The collaboration was formalised with a memorandum of understanding signed by Governor Pramono Anung and the Metro Jaya Police Chief at City Hall on Monday, 18 May 2026.
Pramono said the CCTV integration is part of Jakarta’s transformation into a tech-driven, data-based global city. ‘We want Jakarta to be one of the world’s leading global cities. One condition of a modern global city is a smart, data-based city management system,’ he said in a statement quoted on Tuesday, 19 May 2026.
According to Pramono, until now CCTV was managed separately by the regional government, police, and private sector. Through integration, the monitoring system will be unified under a shared-use concept.
‘Through this agreement, we are breaking down sectoral ego and uniting everything into one integrated system,’ he noted.
He believes CCTV integration can help the government monitor mobility, traffic, flood-prone points, and public services. For the police, the system is expected to strengthen crime prevention, early detection of security disturbances, and enforcement.
‘When an emergency occurs, we can immediately know and act together,’ Pramono said.
Budi Awaluddin, Head of the DKI Jakarta Communications, Informatics, and Statistics Office, said CCTV integration is part of Jakarta’s strategic need to build data-based governance and accelerate responses to city problems.
According to Budi, a real-time, connected monitoring system is needed to support urban surveillance. ‘In this context, an integrated CCTV system is a strategic necessity to support real-time city monitoring,’ he said.
Budi noted that based on initial verifications, there are 7,314 CCTV points in public areas that could be integrated. Of that total, 3,362 units have already been able to be used by Polda Metro Jaya and Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia in the initial phase of integration.
The provincial government targets completion of the CCTV integration by the end of 2026. System development will continue through the implementation of Governor Regulation No. 238 of 2015 on the Obligation to Provide and Install CCTV in Buildings. ‘By 2027, an additional 16,781 CCTV units are targeted, bringing the total potential CCTV to be integrated to 24,095 points,’ said Budi.
Polda Metro Jaya Chief of Police Inspector General Asep Edi Suheri said CCTV integration is needed to address security, public order, and traffic congestion in Jakarta. He noted that the large number of cameras will not be optimal if they operate independently.
‘TWhen an incident occurs, initial information can be obtained more quickly. When there is a disturbance of public order, the location can be monitored immediately,’ he said.
He also stressed the importance of standard operating procedures and privacy protection in the use of CCTV. ‘Its use must be clear, SOPs should be prepared, and privacy protection of the public must remain the top priority,’ he added.