PB GP Parmusi-Komdigi Prepare Collaboration to Protect Children in Digital Space, Involving Hundreds of Pesantren
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – The Central Board of GP Parmusi is taking a strategic step by exploring a national collaboration with the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) to strengthen child protection in the digital space.
This initiative emerged during an audience between the GP Parmusi Central Board team and the special staff of the Minister of Communication and Digital for Communication and Politics, as well as the policy implementation team for child protection in the digital space (PP TUNAS), on Tuesday (21/4/2026).
The audience was attended by Arnanto Nurprabowo, special staff of the Minister of Communication and Digital for Communication and Politics, and Sekarwati, another special staff of the Minister. Also present were representatives from the Directorate General of Digital Space Supervision and the Minister’s expert staff, including Andhika Ega Praditya, Muhammad Idham Barieq, Praswistiadi Syarief S, Widhi Adriansyah, and Muhammad Safii, along with the Komdigi BPSDM team.
From the GP Parmusi Central Board, the audience was attended by General Chairman Kifah Gibraltar Bey Fananie, Deputy General Secretary Muhammad Nabil Alfarizi, Alfian Azmi, and Muhammad Athallariq Gio Mulyadi, as well as the Chairman of the Organisation, Cadreisation, and Membership Division, Rhomadoni.
In the meeting, both parties affirmed that the digital space is no longer merely a technological issue but has become part of shaping the nation’s civilisation.
The General Chairman of the GP Parmusi Central Board emphasised the importance of cross-sector collaboration in addressing these challenges. “The digital space today is a space for forming civilisation. Therefore, child protection cannot be limited to regulations alone but must be strengthened through social, cultural, and religious value approaches,” he stated.
In response, Arnanto Nurprabowo, special staff of the Minister of Communication and Digital for Communication and Politics, welcomed the collaboration initiative offered by the GP Parmusi Central Board positively.
“The government recognises that the success of child protection policies in the digital space depends on active societal involvement. Therefore, collaboration with organisations like GP Parmusi, which has a strong base in pesantren, is very important,” he said.
Furthermore, the pesantren-based approach is seen as advantageous because it not only touches on cognitive aspects but also builds ethical and spiritual awareness in technology use. This is crucial amid the rapid flow of information that is not entirely aligned with Indonesian and Islamic values.
“For example, in our pesantren, children play Roblox, but we guide their characters in Roblox to visit mosques, museums, and so on,” said Kifah, who is also a Master’s student in Public Policy at Universitas Indonesia.
The GP Parmusi Central Board, with its extensive network based on pesantren and community organisations, is considered to have a strategic position in reaching society at the grassroots level. “We have 1,500 pesantren networks across Indonesia,” said Alfian Azmi, Deputy General Secretary of GP Parmusi.
In the discussion, several main challenges were identified, including low family digital literacy, weak community-based supervision, and the gap between policies and public acceptance.
This situation indicates that the success of digital policies is determined by the ability to present grounded, contextual approaches based on values. In other words, good policies must be followed by communication and implementation strategies that can reach societal social realities.
In response, the GP Parmusi Central Board offered a concrete community-based collaboration model, including strengthening digital literacy through pesantren and mosques, forming cadres or digital ambassadors, national campaigns for healthy internet based on religious values, and developing pilot projects at the pesantren level.
As a follow-up, both parties agreed to establish long-term cooperation through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Cooperation Agreement (PKS), involving hundreds of pesantren networks under and affiliated with the GP Parmusi Central Board.
This collaboration is expected to strengthen the implementation of child protection policies in the digital space more effectively, while building a healthy, ethical, and sustainable digital ecosystem based on Islamic values.
With this step, the GP Parmusi Central Board reaffirms its commitment to be present as a strategic partner to the government in addressing national digital challenges and safeguarding the future of Indonesia’s young generation.