Regulation To Accelerate The Digitization Of Government Services Issued

On December 18, 2023, President Joko Widodo issued Presidential Regulation No. 82 of 2023 on Acceleration of Digital Transformation and Integration of National Digital Services ("PR 82/2023"). PR 82/2023 was issued to accelerate the digital transformation to realize quality and trusted public services, high-performance bureaucracy and public services, to strengthen the corruption prevention, and to strengthen the cyber and information security.

The key provisions under PR 82/2023 are as follows:

• Definitions

PR 82/2023 defines certain terms with regard to the acceleration of digital transformation and national digital services, among others, the Electronic-based Government System (in Indonesian, Sistem Pemerintahan Berbasis Elektronik or "SPBE") which is the administration of the government that utilizes information technology and communications to provide services to SPBE Users (i.e., the central agencies, the regional governments, State civil