Regarding "Publisher Rights", Indonesia Must Immediately Learn How to Negotiate with Digital Platforms

Indonesia, he continued, is currently forming a publisher rights committee that can learn from international experts. Most of them work as lawyers who have succeeded in making business deals between the media in their country and digital platforms.

I suggest that media associations, the press council and the Ministry of Communication and Information immediately study in Australia, which is the closest.

The publisher rights Committee is a mandate of Presidential Regulation Number 32 of 2024 concerning the Responsibility of Digital Platform Companies to Support Quality Journalism which was formed by the Press Council. His duties include helping press companies negotiate with digital platform companies such as Google, Meta and others. Currently, members of this committee are being selected by the Task Force formed by the Press Council.

In the forum, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani, Minister of Communication and Information Budi Arie Setiadi, and Member of the DPR Meutya Hafid were also present. According to Sri Mulyani, Presidential Decree Number 32/2024 mandates that one of the funds needed by the publisher rights committee comes from state aid. However, the agenda must be clear and assistance from the government must also be clear in what form.

Before we need to hirelawyer (international expert) for example, we have to know what the issue is first.

Budi Arie Setiadi added that the press is the fourth pillar of democracy. Therefore, affirmative action is needed to help the existence of media amidst digital disruption. "This is what we are currently thinking about," he said.

He continued, the existence of media presents its own challenges when facing the Indonesian community's habit of using the internet. According to Budi, when holding a gadget, people are more likely to open social media. Therefore, the media must make a great effort to remain relevant to the public.