Speaker Of The House Of Representatives: PDP Bill Disseminated Tuesday 20 September 2022

DPR Speaker Puan Maharani (central) together with Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Muhaimin Iskandar (right), Lodewijk Freidrich Paulus (left) chaired the plenary meeting of the House of Representatives (ANTARA/GALIH PRADIPTA)

JAKARTA - Chairperson of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, has confirmed that the Draft Law on the Protection of Personal Data PDP will be officially ratified at the Plenary Meeting of the DPR RI, Tuesday, September 20, 2022. “ The results of the Deliberative Body (Bamus) meeting and the DPR leadership meeting (Rapim) decided to bring the PDP Bill to the Plenary Meeting tomorrow to be passed as a law,” said Puan in Jakarta, Antara, Monday, September 19. Level II talks or Decree on the PDP Bill will be held at the 5th Plenary Session of the Session of the 2022-2023 Session Year. He hopes that the new policy will protect every citizen from all forms of misuse of personal data. The ratification of the PDP Bill will be a milestone for Indonesia in protecting the personal data of its citizens from all forms of crime in today's digital era,” he emphasized. He explained that the final script for the PDP Bill, which has been discussed since 2016, consists of 371 lists of Investorizations, even (DIM) and 16 Chapters and 76 articles. The number of articles in the PDP Bill increased by 4 articles from the government's initial proposal at the end of 2019, namely 72 articles. This PDP RUU will provide legal certainty so that every citizen, without exception, has sovereignty over their personal data. Thus, there will be no more people's cries due to online loans that they do not ask for, or doxing that make it disturbing to residents, ” explained Puan. Puan hopes that the government will quickly enact the PDP Bill after it is ratified tomorrow. Thus, the derivative rules, including the formation of a supervisory agency that will protect people's personal data, are quickly realized. “Lewat UU PDP, negara akan meminta hak rakyat atas keamanan data pribadi-nya,” ujarnya. He said the PDP Bill would serve as a guide for relevant ministries/agencies and policymakers in maintaining the healthyness of Indonesia's digital security climate. Puan also appreciated the government's cooperation in drafting the PDP Bill with the DPR. “ On behalf of the leadership of the DPR, I also thank the experts and all elements of the nation who contributed to providing input so that the PDP Bill can become a good legal product,” said Puan.