Electronic Information And Transactions Law In Indonesia – An Update

In January 2^nd, 2024, President Jokowi has signed Law No. 1 of 2024 on the Second Amendment to the Law No. 11 of 2008 on Electronic Information and Transactions ("ITE Law Second Amendment"). The ITE Law Second Amendment is the second amendment which has previously been passed by the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia on December 5^th, 2023. Following Jokowi's signing, the ITE Law Second Amendment officially comes into effect.

ITE Law Second Amendment added several new provisions in Law No. 11 of 2008 jo. Law No. 19 of 2016 on Electronic Information and Transactions ("ITE Law"). Those several changes are hoped could be a legal standing to address the evolving of Indonesia's digital sphere, which intended to protect individual rights in digital world, including in electronic transactions, and intellectual property rights. Here are several revisions in ITE Law Second Amendment to the ITE Law: