Press Release No. 349/HM/KOMINFO/08/2022,
Friday, August 26th, 2022
The
Ministry of Communications and Informatics and the Financial Services Authority
are strengthening cooperation in handling Electronic Systems and Electronic
System Operators in the financial sector. Minister of Communication and
Information Johnny G. Plate stated that the cooperation that had previously
taken place would be enhanced with the new OJK Board of Commissioners as part
of service to the community.
"There
is a lot of cooperation that Kominfo has built with the Financial Services
Authority in the past, so it needs to be continued and improved by the new OJK
Board of Commissioners, including those related to handling illegal online
loans, so we re-evaluate how to follow up. In principle, the Ministry of
Kominfo supports the decisions that will be made by OJK," said Minister
Johnny after a meeting with OJK Chairman Mahendra Siregar, at the Ministry of
Kominfo Office, Central Jakarta, Friday (26/08/2022).
The
Minister of Communication and Information emphasized that collaboration across
ministries and institutions is important so that decisions can be made quickly
and accurately as well as efforts to improve services to the community.
"President
Joko Widodo has repeatedly said that a winning nation is a nation that has a
strong desire to make decisions quickly and precisely. It's not about the size
and size anymore, so we continue to mobilize and ensure that coordination and
collaboration take place well for the protection of people's rights," he
said.
Minister
Johnny explained that the two parties discussed the registration of Electronic
Systems and Electronic System Operators in the financial sector. According to
him, registration is needed in order to protect consumer rights in Indonesia.
"This
must also maintain good customer service. With registration, if there is a
problem, we can handle it easily. Of course in the context of protecting
consumer rights in Indonesia," he said.
Furthermore,
Minister of Communication and Information Johnny G. Plate and OJK Chairman
Mahendra Siregar discussed data governance in national jurisdictions and
cross-border data. According to him, the cooperation between the Ministry of
Communication and Information and OJK is to ensure that the system in the
digital space runs well for all financial and banking microprudential
activities.
"OJK
as an authority in the financial services sector, law enforcement on the other
hand by law enforcement officials, and how to protect resilience from cyber attacks.
This is a routine thing that we do. Even though it is routinely done, there
needs to be courtesy, meetings, and friendship between leaders," he said.
OJK
Chairman Mahendra Siregar expressed his appreciation to Minister of
Communication and Information Johnny G. Plate. According to him, efforts to
strengthen the telecommunications and information system will make the
Indonesian nation stronger because it is aimed at maintaining data sovereignty
and also defense against cyber threats.
"From
that perspective, we convey matters related to the needs and interests of
technical and governance from the financial aspect (of the OJK) to synchronize
the perspective of architectural design from the system aspect that was
conveyed by the Minister of Communication and Information," he said.
Therefore,
OJK Chairman Mahendra Siregar hopes that future cooperation between the
Ministry of Communication and Information and OJK will be more
synergistic. "It can actually
strengthen each other. That's what we really welcome is that today's discussion
will be followed up at a more operational and technical level," he
explained.
During
the meeting, Minister of Communication and Information Johnny G. Plate was
accompanied by Director General of Public Information and Communication Usman
Kansong. Meanwhile, OJK Chairman Mahendra Siregar was accompanied by OJK Deputy
Chairman Mirza Adityaswara.
