KORIKA meeting with Komdigi Senior Advisor on National AI issue.

Jakarta, 15 July 2025 – A great meeting between KORIKA (Collaborative Research and Industrial Innovation in AI) and Komdigi (Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs) Senior Advisor took place today at the Secretariat of Artificial Intelligence Indonesia. The session’s discussion is centered on national AI strategies and Indonesia’s pursuit of ethical, sovereign, and national security.

Key Highlights

• National AI Priorities

  Delegates focused on accelerating AI programs critical to Indonesia’s national security and digital sovereignty. The shared goal: embed local values into every technological milestone.

• Insights from Komdigi

  Senior Advisor Mr. Wijaya Kusumawardhana offered valuable perspectives on innovation with ethical governance—a message echoing global standards.

• KORIKA’s Role

  Reinforcing its commitment, KORIKA affirmed active support through collaborative efforts and participation in the working group developing the National AI Roadmap.

• Invitation to AI Innovation Summit 2025

  As part of the meeting agenda, KORIKA also officially informed and invited Komdigi to take part in the upcoming AI Innovation Summit 2025, which will take place on 16 September 2025. The event aims to showcase Indonesia’s leading AI advancements, foster public–private partnerships, and align national AI innovation efforts with global ethical frameworks.

Link to UNESCO Global Forum on Ethics of AI

Indonesia's ongoing domestic efforts are deeply aligned with recent developments from the 3rd UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, held 24–27 June 2025 in Bangkok :

• Readiness Assessment (AI‑RAM)

  Indonesia showcased progress in its AI Readiness Assessment across legal, social, and technical dimensions—emphasizing the need to strengthen digital technology sovereignty .

• Ethics & Inclusivity

  Deputy Minister Nezar Patria stressed how Komdigi has embedded UNESCO ethics guidelines into policy via an AI ethics roadmap and Ministerial Circular .

• Global & Regional Collaboration

  Indonesia advocated for deeper South–South cooperation, ethical impact assessments, and capacity-building to ensure no nation is left behind .

Indonesia’s AI Governance in Action

• Initiative StatusAlignment with UNESCO Ethics

  National AI Roadmap Working Group underway Mirrors ethical frameworks presented at UNESCO

• AI Readiness Assessment (AI‑RAM) Completed national rollout Based on UNESCO's RAM methodology

  Ministerial Circular on AI Ethics Issued by Komdigi Echoes UNESCO’s 2021 Recommendation

From Meeting to Momentum

The July 15 meeting at Sekretariat Kecerdasan Artifisial Indonesia demonstrates how KORIKA and Komdigi are transforming global dialogue into domestic action. With KORIKA playing a central role in the National AI Roadmap, and Komdigi embedding ethical principles at the policy level, Indonesia aims to ensure its AI future is:

• Sovereign: Controlled by national priorities

• Secure: Guarded against external vulnerabilities

• Ethical: Aligned with international human rights norms

• Inclusive: Driven by multi-stakeholder engagement