Legislator pushes for NIK to become single identity number through Population Administration Law revision

Jakarta - Member of the House of Representatives Commission II, Muhammad Khozin, stated that the revision of the Population Administration Law is directed at expanding the function of the National Identity Number (NIK) into a single identity number (SIN). This is being done to accelerate the digital transformation of public services in Indonesia. Khozin said in a statement in Jakarta on Monday that the change will integrate population data into various public services so that the public no longer depends on the use of physical documents, including photocopies of electronic identity cards (KTP-el), to access various services. “The transformation of NIK into SIN will trigger a total change in our public services. The starting point for digital transformation will begin with this Population Administration Law,” Khozin said. According to him, the current use of NIK is still limited to a number of services, such as the Taxpayer Identification Number (NPWP), BPJS Kesehatan, and driving licences (SIM). Through the revision of the Population Administration Law, population data will be utilised more widely for education, banking, health services, development planning, budget allocation, general elections, and law enforcement and crime prevention. “In this Population Administration Bill, population data is utilised for public services such as education, banking, health, and others, development planning, budget allocation (determination of general allocation funds/DAU, special allocation funds/DAK), general elections, and law enforcement and crime prevention,” he said. He assessed that the revision of the Population Administration Law is highly urgent because it serves as the foundation for developing an integrated national population data ecosystem while supporting the government’s digital transformation agenda. “The Population Administration Law is an important and historic momentum for Indonesia to transform digitally,” Khozin said. Currently, Commission II of the DPR is discussing the draft of the second amendment to the Population Administration Law. The revision changes the paradigm of population administration from a quasi-active system as regulated in Law Number 24 of 2013 to an integrated digital active system based on the national population data ecosystem. Khozin hopes that strengthening the function of the NIK as a single identity number can improve the efficiency of public services, strengthen the accuracy of government data, and make it easier for the public to access various services without repetitive administrative procedures.