Indonesia’s Proposal to be Accommodated in DETF G20

Jakarta, InfoPublik - Five proposals from Indonesia were accommodated in the G20 Digital Economy Task Force (DETF) ministerial meeting which was held virtually on Wednesday, 22 July.

"After a long debate, the G20 DETF Ministerial Declaration accommodated five propositions from Indonesia," Communications and Informatics Minister Jhonny Gerard Plate said in a virtual press conference broadcast on Wednesday, 22 July.

The first proposal is the Cross-Border Data Flows that has been submitted by Indonesia since the G20 ministerial meeting in Osaka, Japan. The proposal states that data flows carried out across borders can be carried out free of charge with trust.

"This year, Indonesia is encouraging the addition of the Cross-Border Data Flows agenda at the beginning of the chapter. The proposition is then adopted in the final declaration as: Data Free Flow with Trust and Cross-Border Data Flows," he explained.

Second, the Principle of Lawfulness, Fairness, and Transparency. In this proposal, Indonesia underlines that the data exchange process must be carried out in accordance with the provision of laws and regulations and that its validity can be accounted for.

"In the principle of fairness, the process of data exchange must have clear and valid goals. Meanwhile, through the principle of transparency, Indonesia emphasizes the importance of communication and information on data processing that is open, easily understood and accessed by data owners," said the Minister.

Third, Indonesia's input on the principle of reciprocity. This means that data transfer process can be carried out if the country of residence of the Personal Data Controller, Personal Data Processor, or international organization that receives the transfer of Personal Data has a level of protection that is equal or higher than that stipulated in the laws of the country of origin or if there is an international agreement between countries.

"G20 member countries agreed on the process of cross-border data transfer in accordance with relevant applicable legal frameworks, including the four principles," he said.

Fourth, the Interoperability and Transfer Mechanisms. The government encourages deeper discussion to discuss the legal-formal framework in data exchange, especially as mitigation in the event of disputes on data exchange between countries, including misuse of data.

"Indonesia's proposition is accommodated through terminology of interoperability and transfer mechanism, which can be a starting point for discussions on the dispute resolution system relating cross-border data management," he explained.

Fifth, the data protection and privacy. This proposal emphasizes that data protection and privacy is an absolute necessary and must be taken seriously.

"Through this point, the agreement in the G20 is in line with the substance in the Draft Law on Personal Data Protection, a primary legislation on data management in Indonesia," he concluded. (Photo: kominfo.go.id)

Reporter/Writer: Isma