Indonesia's House approves One Data Bill covering state data sharing

Indonesia's House approves One Data Bill covering state data sharing

6 October 2026: Indonesia's House of Representatives has approved the One Data Indonesia Bill for enactment into law, a 20-chapter, 141-article statute that sets rules for how government data is standardised, shared and overseen. The plenary vote followed a Level I decision taken a day earlier by the House's Legislation Body and the government.

Not yet independently verified. All three reports come from one news agency, and we have not seen the bill text. We will add the official text or a second outlet when we find it. We will update this when it can be confirmed, and remove this note.

One Data Indonesia has so far rested on Presidential Regulation No. 39 of 2019. National Development Planning Minister Rachmat Pambudy, who chairs the One Data Indonesia Steering Council, told the Level I meeting that the regulation laid a foundation, but that standards, metadata, reference codes, master data, data lists, interoperability and data sharing "needs to be improved through law", in ANTARA's translation. He said the law would also widen the scope of data management and use.

ANTARA reports that one strategic element of the bill is the regulation of National Basic Data (DDN). The bill also provides for public participation: input, reports of suspected data misuse, participatory monitoring and voluntary data contributions. In earlier coverage the agency described the bill as covering data sharing, interoperability, access, data transfers, oversight and dispute resolution.

The text grew during deliberation. The government finalised its list of problem inventory (DIM) on 8 September and streamlined its draft to 138 articles; the version approved this week has 141.

Private companies have been watching the cross-border provisions in particular. On 22 September Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra told representatives of the US-ASEAN Business Council that "the private sector certainly needs legal certainty" over data use and cross-border transfers. The talks also covered which institution holds which authority, the mechanism for cross-border transfers, and the use of open, restricted and closed data. The council listed the bill alongside the Copyright Bill and the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill as regulation it follows.

The reports do not say how the final text treats transfers abroad or private-sector data, when the law takes effect, or when the President will sign it. Companies that supply or hold data for Indonesian government systems should check the promulgated text for those three points.

Sources

• ANTARA: DPR approves One Data Indonesia Bill to be enacted into law, 6 October 2026
• ANTARA: Indonesia drafts One Data bill to strengthen national data governance, 5 October 2026
• ANTARA: Minister ensures legal certainty for private sector in One Data Bill, 22 September 2026