Indonesia cyber bill aims to create powerful regulator, expand oversight of AI
By Roffie Kuniawan ( July 2, 2026, 07:36 GMT | Insight) -- Indonesian lawmakers have begun deliberating a sweeping cybersecurity bill that would establish a statutory national cyber authority with broad supervisory powers over critical infrastructure, digital products and artificial intelligence. The draft would require mandatory cyber-incident reporting, introduce cybersecurity certification for higher-risk digital products and require developers to notify the proposed cyber authority when developing or deploying AI systems, while industry groups warn the proposal concentrates excessive regulatory authority and lacks sufficient safeguards.Indonesian lawmakers have begun deliberating a sweeping cybersecurity bill that would establish a powerful national cyber authority, expand government oversight of critical infrastructure and introduce new regulatory requirements for artificial intelligence and digital products....
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