Parliamentary Member: Single Data Bill Important for Data Sovereignty
Cirebon — A member of Commission XIII of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Rieke Diah Pitaloka, has stated that the Single Data Indonesia Bill (RUU Satu Data Indonesia) is important for strengthening national data sovereignty whilst simultaneously serving as the basis for more integrated state policymaking.
Speaking in Cirebon, West Java, on Monday, Rieke noted that the bill would be the first regulation specifically governing a unified national data system by integrating various types of government data.
According to her, the system can consolidate numerical and spatial data that has hitherto been scattered across various government institutions.
“This Single Data Indonesia bill is the first law that integrates basic state data, including spatial and numerical data,” she said.
She argued that strengthening the national data system is important because state data can no longer be viewed merely as a collection of statistical figures.
Rieke stated that national data management is also linked to strategic aspects of the state, including in the context of data sovereignty.
“State data is not viewed simply as a series of numbers, but also concerns data sovereignty,” she said.
She conveyed that the aspect of data sovereignty is also connected to national defence and security systems, within the framework of universal defence and people’s security.
Rieke revealed that the Single Data Indonesia Bill has currently been entered into the priority list of the National Legislative Programme (Prolegnas) of the House of Representatives for 2026 and is being discussed in parliament.
She hopes that the discussion process can proceed swiftly given the increasingly complex dynamics of the global, regional, and national situation.
“Hopefully it will not take too long — given the current global and national situation, Indonesia can no longer delay strengthening its national data system,” she said.
In addition, Rieke also highlighted the importance of regulation that provides protection for application-based transport workers or online drivers.
She stated that the discussion of regulatory proposals regarding the protection of online transport workers is currently being developed in the House of Representatives, particularly in Commission V.
She hopes that the regulation can be passed soon so that the state has a clear legal framework to protect digital platform workers, including through the issuance of a Presidential Regulation (Perpres).
“I believe the Presidential Regulation regarding the protection of online transport workers will hopefully be soon ratified by President Prabowo Subianto,” she said.