Yusril Urges One Data Bill to Provide Certainty for the Business World
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Correctional Affairs, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, has emphasised that the Draft Law (RUU) on One Data Indonesia must provide legal certainty for the private sector, particularly regarding data utilisation and transfer.
“As this is a new policy, the private sector certainly requires legal certainty,” said Yusril while receiving an audience from the US-ASElag ASEAN Business Council (USABC) in Jakarta on Tuesday.
According to Yusril, the business community should be given the opportunity to provide input during the deliberation process of the One Data Indonesia Bill, ensuring that the needs of the private sector are considered in the formulation of the policy.
During the meeting, several issues were discussed, including the division of authority between institutions in the implementation of One Data Indonesia, the authority and mechanisms for cross-border data transfers, as well as the use of open, limited, and closed data.
The government previously finalised the List of Identified Problems (DIM) for the One Data Indonesia Bill on 8 September 2026. In that process, the government’s version of the draft was simplified into 138 articles before further discussions with the House of Representatives (DPR).
One Data Indonesia is a government data governance policy aimed at producing accurate, up-to-date, integrated, accountable, and easily accessible and shareable data.
The One Data Indonesia Bill is being prepared to strengthen the legal foundation of national data governance, including mechanisms for data sharing, interoperability, access, data transfer, supervision, and dispute resolution.
In addition to data governance, the meeting between Yusril and the USABC also addressed cybersecurity and resilience.
Yusril assessed that digital space security is becoming increasingly important alongside technological developments, necessitating the involvement of various stakeholders.
He mentioned, among others, the National Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN), the Indonesian National Police’s Cyber Crime Directorate, and the Indonesian National Armed Forces’ Cyber Unit.
“The business world also has an interest in helping to create an Indonesia that is safe from cyber disturbances. Therefore, various inputs from the private sector will be forwarded to the relevant parties,” he said.
During the audience, the USABC expressed interest in understanding the priorities and policy agendas of the Coordinating Ministry for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Correctional Affairs, particularly regulatory developments related to the digital economy.
Regulations of concern include the Copyright Bill, the One Data Indonesia Bill, and the Cybersecurity and Resilience Bill.
The USABC also expressed its readiness to facilitate dialogue between policymakers and the United States private sector and to provide input on draft regulations related to business interests.