Tito: Home Affairs Ministry Ready to Integrate with One Data Indonesia

Jakarta - Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian has stated that his ministry is prepared to integrate population data into the One Data Indonesia system once the bill currently being deliberated by the House of Representatives (DPR) is finalised. During a working meeting with the DPR’s Legislation Body (Baleg) on Thursday to discuss the drafting of the One Data Indonesia Bill at the Parliament Complex in Jakarta, Tito affirmed that the Home Affairs Ministry supports cross-sectoral data integration. “When there is a law on One Data, the position of the Home Affairs Ministry, which has been running well in integrating existing systems to prevent sectoral silos, overlapping, or gaps, is that we are ready to officially integrate once this law is enacted,” he said. As the supervisor and overseer of 552 regional governments, the Home Affairs Ministry has developed digital information systems. He stated that a country as large as Indonesia indeed requires digitalisation. The Home Affairs Ministry has, among other things, developed the Population Administration Information System (SIAK), managed by the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Ditjen Dukcapil). This system, he noted, encompasses data that moves dynamically every day. “There are births, deaths, relocations, and job changes. Then there are also marriages, divorces, and so on. It is automatically inputted daily, so the data is dynamic. Currently, our data includes more than 290 million Indonesian residents,” he said. Additionally, the Home Affairs Ministry has developed the Regional Government Information System (SIPD), which contains data related to Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budgets. Through SIPD, budget data can be accessed in real time. Regarding villages, the ministry developed the Village Financial System (Siskeudes) to monitor village budgets and their utilisation, as well as the Village and Sub-district Profile (Prodeskel) to understand the socio-economic potential of villages. “Without these systems, it would be very difficult for us to ascertain data or information from villages across Indonesia, which is one of the largest in the world,” he remarked. However, he cautioned that the use of information technology in data management is not without obstacles. Tito highlighted challenges previously encountered, such as human resources, network issues, and budget constraints. Furthermore, he stressed the importance of IT infrastructure readiness if the One Data Indonesia bill is passed, including strengthening storage capacity, bandwidth, and security systems. If confidential citizen data were to be hacked, it could lead to legal risks, including violations of the Personal Data Protection Law. “We must ensure that this system cannot be hacked, slowed down, or breached due to insufficient strength, so I recommend that if a one-data system is created, the IT infrastructure must be truly robust,” Tito concluded.