Jakarta, INTI - Indonesia’s Minister of Law, Supratman Andi Agtas, said the government is leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help synchronize hundreds of thousands of laws and regulations while identifying rules that may overlap or conflict with one another.
Supratman said technology is essential because reviewing such a vast volume of regulations manually, one document at a time, would be impractical.
“We are fortunate to live in an era of technology. With Artificial Intelligence, we can input our laws and regulations into the system and easily identify regulations that overlap with one another,” Supratman said.
AI technology can help map regulations with similar provisions, identify potentially conflicting clauses, and detect areas where regulatory authority may overlap.
Thousands of Pages Make Manual Review Challenging
Supratman highlighted the scale of Indonesia’s regulatory framework as one of the main challenges in the synchronization process. A single law can be accompanied by thousands of pages of supporting provisions and documents.
He cited Indonesia’s Job Creation Law as an example, noting that its extensive documentation demonstrates the limitations of relying solely on manual reviews.
“If we had to read everything one by one, just imagine the Job Creation Law. One law alone can run into thousands of pages. It would be impossible,” Supratman said.
The use of AI is expected to help the government more quickly identify regulations containing similar provisions as well as rules that could potentially contradict one another.
Ministry of Law Moves Away from Paper-Based Applications
The Ministry of Law is also applying technology to transform its administrative services through digital systems.
The transformation is intended to reduce the ministry’s reliance on paper-based processes and move administrative applications fully into digital channels.
“The Ministry of Law can no longer accept any applications in paper form,” Supratman said.
The digitalization of administrative services is expected to improve efficiency while reducing operational costs and government spending.
At the same time, Supratman emphasized that technology adoption requires proper oversight and support from professionals with expertise in information technology.
ITB Involved in Developing the Technology System
As part of the ministry’s technology development efforts, Supratman has partnered with the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) to develop systems for the Ministry of Law.
“I asked ITB to build the systems used by the Ministry of Law,” he said.
Supratman stressed the importance of collaboration between government institutions, universities, and experts from different fields, noting that no single individual can master every area of knowledge and expertise.
“The most important thing is collaboration,” Supratman said.
The adoption of AI, digitalization of administrative services, and collaboration with higher education institutions form part of broader efforts to transform Indonesia’s legal system and ensure it can respond to changing technological and societal needs.
Supratman made the remarks during a National Dialogue held in Palu to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Alumni Corps of the Islamic Students Association (KAHMI). The event carried the theme “The Future of Law and the Law of Indonesia’s Future.”
Academic Moh Tavip from Tadulako University also attended the event as a speaker.
Conclusion
The Indonesian government is increasingly turning to AI and digital technology to improve the efficiency of its legal and administrative systems. By using AI to identify overlapping and potentially conflicting regulations, the Ministry of Law aims to streamline regulatory review while reducing the limitations of manual processes. Its collaboration with ITB also highlights the importance of partnerships between government, academia, and technology experts in supporting Indonesia’s broader digital transformation.
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