Presidential Regulation on Digital Government to Prevent Sectoral Ego for 8 Per Cent Economic Growth
The launch of this document affirms that the National Master Plan for Digital Government is a strategic national instrument and foundation for accelerating digital transformation in government administration and public service delivery.
Jakarta — The government has recently launched the National Master Plan for Digital Government 2025–2045 as a strategic framework for transforming government administration towards data-based, integrated systems oriented towards improving the quality of public services.
This document serves as a long-term roadmap ensuring the government digital transformation agenda progresses consistently, purposefully, and in alignment with the national development vision towards Golden Indonesia 2045.
The Master Plan for Digital Government 2025–2045 is designed as a joint guideline for ministries, institutions, and local governments in formulating planning, budgeting, implementation, and evaluation of government digital programmes. Consequently, all digital transformation initiatives are expected to achieve policy alignment with the national development agenda as outlined in the National Long-Term Development Plan (RPJPN) 2025–2045.
The launch of this document confirms that the Master Plan for Digital Government is a strategic national instrument and foundation for accelerating digital transformation in government administration and public service delivery. Its presence also signals a paradigm shift from e-government practices that have tended to operate “somewhat in silos” towards an integrated Digital Government model that is user-centric and supported by system interoperability and cross-institutional data integration.
The government is directing transformation towards digitally connected governance, evidence and data-driven policy, and public services that are more inclusive and responsive to community needs. This target is expected to be accelerated through implementation of the Master Plan for Digital Government 2025–2045 and through preparation of a Presidential Regulation on Digital Government as a regulatory foundation strengthening national digital transformation governance.
During the launch of the Master Plan for Digital Government (RIPD) 2025–2045 held at the Building of the Ministry of National Development Planning (PPN/Bappenas) on 27 February 2026, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, Special Adviser to the President for Digitalisation and Government Technology and Chair of the Committee for Accelerating Government Digital Transformation, presented a rather transformative perspective.
He emphasised that development of Digital Government based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) will become a key instrument in executing various development planning agendas. Cross-sectoral data integration through AI utilisation is believed capable of improving planning accuracy, strengthening policy execution quality, and driving efficiency in government administration. Indeed, if AI-based digitalisation is implemented optimally, the potential for national economic growth is projected to reach 8–9 per cent by 2029.
This concept reflects the core substance of the government digitalisation agenda: making digital transformation an enabler for economic growth. Consequently, government digitalisation is not merely oriented towards accelerating and simplifying public services, but is also directed towards strengthening national economic productivity.
Through increasingly integrated and data-driven governance systems, economic activities can proceed more efficiently, transparently, and adaptively to change. Ultimately, this transformation is expected to drive improvements in community welfare whilst expanding economic activity across various regions.
This perspective also aligns with research by Henghui Wu titled “How the Development of the Digital Economy Affects Gross Domestic Product,” that digital economic development, including digital transformation in government administration, has significant contribution towards increasing Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
This occurs because digitalisation drives increased consumption, strengthens investment, expands digital trade, and improves government spending efficiency. The combination of these factors ultimately creates a more productive and competitive economic ecosystem, thereby contributing directly to a country’s economic growth.