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On 30 August 2024, the Secretariat of the Indonesian – German Digital Dialogue on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) with the Indonesia Ministry of Communication and Informatics (MCI) organised a Knowledge Exchange on 4G and 5G Implementation in Indonesia and Germany.  

On 12 December 2023, the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) and the Indonesian Ministry of Communications and Informatics (MCI) held the first Indonesian-German AI Dialogue. Together with stakeholders from business, civil society and academia, they discussed the role of harmonised regulations for artifical intelligence (AI). The event enhanced the mutual understanding of AI policies and explored collaboration opportunities.

On 31 August 2023, the first stakeholder exchange of the Indonesian-German Digital Dialogue took place. The German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) and the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCI) jointly hosted the virtual event and informed about the national digital strategies of both countries. More than 80 representatives from politics, academia, business and civil society joined the exchange.

Until September this year, personal data regulations in Indonesia were scattered across finance, telecommunications and labour law. This made it difficult for businesses and consumers to account for data misuse and malpractice. With a new data protection law, Indonesia now holds both local and international businesses liable for handling personal data.