Sentences within the law should not be ambiguous to prevent multiple interpretations
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Law and Human Rights Ministry has underlined the importance of the harmonization of digital transformation-related regulations created by the central and regional governments to avoid overlapping regulations.

Regulations issued by regional governments should be aligned with the regulations created by the central government, ministry official Ferry Gunawan said during the "Mapping Indonesia's Digital Infrastructure Challenges" event, which was streamed online on Tuesday.

He did not deny that there is disharmony between the regulations created by the regional governments and the regulations issued by ministries or institutions at the central government level.

This disharmony is one of the causes behind over-regulation, he opined.

In addition to vertical harmonization, harmonization should also be undertaken in relation to regulation content, division of authorities, and technical aspects.

Moreover, the central and regional governments should involve related parties, such as associations and communities, when creating regulations, he said.

"This is done so that we know where we will bring the policy," he explained.

Concurring with Gunawan, a lecturer at University of Indonesia's Faculty of Law Henry Darmawan Hutagaol said that harmonization should also be carried out in terms of article formulation and interpretation.

According to Hutagaol, interpretation is a very sensitive issue, thus harmonization is necessary to prevent differing interpretations between the central and regional governments.

"Sentences within the law should not be ambiguous to prevent multiple interpretations," he said.

Head of the Telecommunications Network Operators Association (APJATEL), Jerry Mangasas Swandy, echoed this statement.

In addition, he deemed that one of the most important aspects that should be underlined are regulations related to network development.

There should be coordination between ministries and institutions as well as adjustments made to the Regional Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMD) and the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN), based on the President's vision and mission, he said.

One of the main projects in these development plans involves the development of information and communication technology infrastructure to expedite Internet access in Indonesia, he added.


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