Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs
Ministry in Indonesia
The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (MCDA; Indonesian: Kementerian Komunikasi dan Digital; abbreviated as Komdigi) is an Indonesian government ministry that is responsible for digital communications, information affairs and internet censorship. The ministry reports to the president and is currently led by Meutya Hafid, the Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs.
The current form of the ministry was established in 2001 by President Megawati Sukarnoputri after its predecessor, the Department of Information (Indonesian: Departemen Penerangan, lit. 'Department of Enlightenment', abbreviated Deppen), was abolished by President Abdurrahman Wahid in 1999. Deppen itself was created on 19 August 1945, during the National Revolution.
Organization
By Presidential Decree No. 174/2024 and as expanded by Coordinating Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Development Decree No. 1/2025, the Ministry is organized as follows:
Office of the Minister
Office of the First Deputy Minister
Office of the Second Deputy Minister
Board of Experts
Senior Expert to the Minister on Law
Senior Expert to the Minister on Social Affairs, Economics, and Culture
Senior Expert to the Minister on Communications and Mass Media
Senior Expert to the Minister on Technological Affairs
General Secretariat
Office of the General Secretary
Bureau of Planning
Bureau of Human Resources and Organization
Bureau of Finance and State Properties
Bureau of Legal Affairs
Bureau of General Affairs
Bureau of Public Communication
Centers (attached to the Secretariat General)
Center of Data and Information Infrastructures
Center of International Relations
Center of Strategic Policies
Secretariat of Indonesian Central Broadcasting Commission
Secretariat of Press Council
Secretariat of Indonesian Central Information Commission
Directorate General of Digital Infrastructures (Directorate General I)
DG I Secretariat
Directorate of Strategies and Policies for Digital Infrastructure
Management Directorate of Spectra, Radio Frequencies, Satellites Orbit, and Digital Infrastructure Standards
Directorate of Digital Infrastructure Services
Directorate of Digital Infrastructure Acceleration
Directorate of Digital Infrastructure Control
Indonesian Center for Telecommunication Devices Testing (also known as Indonesian Digital Test House)
Class I Radio Frequency Spectrum Monitoring Institutes (located at Jakarta, Tangerang, Medan, Pekanbaru, Palembang, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Denpasar, Kupang, Samarinda, and Makassar)
Class II Radio Frequency Spectrum Monitoring Institutes (located at Batam, Pontianak, Manado, Jayapura, Merauke, Padang, Jambi, Bengkulu, Lampung, Banjarmasin, Palangkaraya, Mataram, and Palu)
Radio Frequency Spectrum Monitoring Stations (located at Pangkal Pinang, Gorontalo, Mamuju, Manokwari, and Tanjung Selor)
Agency for Telecommunication and Information Accessibility (Supervised Organization)
Directorate of Resources and Administration
Directorate of Finance
Directorate of IT Services for Enterprises
Directorate of IT Services for Public and Government
Directorate of Infrastructure
Internal Investigation Unit
Directorate General of Digital Governance Technology (Directorate General II)
DG II Secretariat
Directorate of Strategies and Policies for Digital Governance Technology
Directorate of Digital Governance Infrastructure
Directorate of Digital Governance Applications
Directorate of Regional Digital Governance Technology Acceleration
Directorate General of Digital Ecosystems (Directorate General III)
DG III Secretariat
Directorate of Digital Ecosystem Development
Directorate of Artificial Intelligence and Novel Technologies Ecosystem
Directorate of Postal Services and Broadcasting
Directorate of Digital Ecosystem Services
Directorate of Digital Ecosystem Control
Directorate General of Digital Space Supervision (Directorate General IV)
DG IV Secretariat
Directorate of Strategies and Policies for Digital Space Supervision
Directorate of Certification and Electronic Transactions Supervision
Directorate of Digital Investigation
Directorate of Digital Space Control
Directorate General of Public Communications and Media Affairs (Directorate General V)
DG V Secretariat
Directorate of Public Information
Directorate of Public Communication
Directorate of Interinstitutional Communication Partnerships and Public Relations
Directorate of Media Ecosystem
Inspectorate General
Inspectorate General Secretariat
Inspectorate I
Inspectorate II
Inspectorate III
Inspectorate IV
Agency for Human Resource Development of Communication and Digital Affairs
Agency for Human Resource Development of Communication and Information Technology Secretariat
Center of Ecosystem and Human Resources Development for Communication and Digital Affairs
Center of Talent Development
Center of Digital Literation Development
Center of Apparatuses Development for Center for Talent Development
"MMTC" Multimedia College
Indonesian Center for Human Resource Development and Research in Communication and Informatics, Medan
Indonesian Center for Human Resource Development and Research in Communication and Informatics, Makassar
Indonesian Institute for Human Resource Development and Research in Communication and Informatics, Jakarta
Indonesian Institute for Human Resource Development and Research in Communication and Informatics, Bandung
Indonesian Institute for Human Resource Development and Research in Communication and Informatics, Yogyakarta
Indonesian Institute for Human Resource Development and Research in Communication and Informatics, Manado
Indonesian Institute for Human Resource Development and Research in Communication and Informatics, Banjarmasin
Indonesian Institute for Human Resource Development and Research in Communication and Informatics, Surabaya
Indonesian ICT Training Center, Cikarang
Controversy
The ministry is often criticized for its censorship, as it blocks websites "to protect its citizen from hoax" [sic]. In 2020, the Director General Ministry Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan and Johnny G. Plate introduced a law that requires foreign companies to register under the Electronic System Provider (Penyelenggara Sistem Elektronik; PSE) list which could give the government access to the citizen's personal info and threaten the company to block access from the country if the company did not register. The law was revised and passed in 2021.
In July 2022, a ban was implemented for several notable websites such as PayPal, Epic Games, Steam, Origin, and Yahoo, and games such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2 as they did not register under the ministry's new law.
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