Clearance Now Required for Procurement of Certain Information and Telecommunications Technologies by Ministries/Government Agencies

In an effort to synchronize national development budgeting for the 2021 fiscal year in relation to the procurement of information and telecommunication technologies (Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi – “TIK”) by Ministries/Government Agencies (Kementerian/Lembaga – “K/L”),[1] the Minister of Communication and Information Technology (“Minister”) recently issued Circular No. 5 of 2020 on Guidelines for the Implementation of Clearance Requests from Ministries/Agencies for the Government Procurement of Information and Communications Technologies (“Circular 5/2020”), which is addressed to all K/L heads.