Govt. Finally Updates Provisions on the Organization of Electronic Systems and Transactions

The Indonesian Government has finally issued the long-awaited Regulation of the Government No. 71 of 2019 on the Organization of Electronic Systems and Transactions (“Regulation 71/2019”). In essence, Regulation 71/2019 sets out an updated regulatory framework which accommodates the rapid growth in information technology relating to electronic systems and transactions, and repeals and replaces the now obsolete Regulation of the Government No. 82 of 2012 which bore the same title (“Regulation 82/2012”).[1]