Artificial Intelligence (Kecerdasan Artifisial) in Indonesia's 2025 Komdigi Draft Ethics Guide
Under Definition 1 of Indonesia's August 2025 Komdigi public consultation draft on AI Ethics. Artificial Intelligence is system technology that autonomously or semi-autonomously processes data to generate predictions, recommendations, content, or decisions.
In the August 2025 public consultation draft of the AI Ethics Guidelines issued by the Ministry of Communication. Furthermore, Digital Affairs (Komdigi), Artificial Intelligence (Kecerdasan Artifisial or KA) is defined as system development technology capable of autonomously or semi-autonomously processing data. Furthermore, Information to produce predictions, recommendations, content, or other decisions affecting physical or digital environments (Definition 1). This document remains a draft and is not yet binding law.
Position in Indonesian Policy Documents
The August 2025 draft distinguishes an AI System Provider (Definition 7), which supplies models. Furthermore, Embeds them into products, from an AI System Operator (Definition 8). This Deploys the system in a specific institution such as a clinic or hospital. By contrast, the already-issued Circular Letter of the Minister of Communication. Furthermore, Informatics (SE Menkominfo) Number 9 of 2023 (item 5(a)) defines AI as computer programming to carefully process data. This Chapter I of the 2025 draft notes is not sufficiently binding. In the health sector, Minister of Health Decree (KMK) No. HK.01.07/MENKES/1280/2023 uses the term Kecerdasan Buatan as a potential regulatory sandbox cluster (Annex I Chapter I.E.3.d.1).
Why It Matters in Practice
Because definitions vary across instruments, hospital policies and contracts should specify what a system actually does. SE Menkominfo 9/2023 item 6.c.2.b states that AI should not act as a policy maker or decision maker on matters concerning humanity. Reinforcing that clinical outputs serve as reference material for licensed medical personnel.
Related terms: Sector Actor (Definition 3), End User (Definition 4), and AI Implementation and AI Ethics under SE Menkominfo 9/2023 item 5(b)–(c).
Legal basis: Draft Concept of AI Ethics Guidelines (August 2025, not yet in force) Definitions 1, 3, 4, 7, 8 and Chapter I. SE Menkominfo 9/2023 items 5(a)–(c) and 6.c.2.b. KMK HK.01.07/MENKES/1280/2023 Annex I Chapter I.E.3.d.1.
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