Indonesia’s push to unify government data is running into a border problem: What happens when that data leaves the country? Lawmakers are now weighing how Indonesian authority should apply when information is stored or processed overseas.
The House of Representatives and government began joint deliberations on the One Data Indonesia Bill on Sept. 23, bringing data sovereignty and cross-border transfers into formal negotiations. The bill is primarily aimed at fragmented government data, but the outcome could also affect cloud providers, contractors, and other companies handling Indonesian public-sector information.
The talks followed a Sept. 22…
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