INDONESIA Law and Practice Contributed by: Agus Ahadi Deradjat (Agung), Mahiswara Timur, Nina Cornelia Santoso and Natasya Nurul Amalia, ABNR Counsellors at Law
• Article 28 (3), which prohibits the dissemina - tion of false information capable of inciting public unrest; and • Article 35, which prohibits the manipulation or creation of electronic information to falsely appear authentic. As stipulated under the EIT Law, any violation of Article 28 (1) or (3) may be subject to crimi - nal sanction, namely imprisonment for up to six years and/or a fine of up to IDR1 billion. Further, violation to Article 35 of the EIT Law is subject to imprisonment for up to 12 years and/or a fine of up to IDR12 billion. 4. Internet of Things 4.1 Machine-to-Machine Communications, Communications Secrecy and Data Protection Internet of things (IoT) applications continue to rapidly evolve in this increasingly technology- reliant era. From smart homes that optimise energy consumption to industrial applications that streamline production processes, the IoT offers substantial scope for transformation and increased operational efficiency. In Indonesia, while not yet being specifically reg - ulated in detail, the IoT is starting to be acknowl - edged, as indicated by the inclusion of KBLI 62024 – IoT Consultation and Design Activities as an Indonesian standard business classifica - tion, which encompasses consulting services and designing and manufacturing integrated system solutions based on orders (not “ready to use”) by modifying existing hardware, such as sensors, micro-controllers and other hardware and/or embedded software.
Furthermore, acknowledgement of the IoT is reflected in the incorporation of several Inter - national Organization for Standardization/Inter - national Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) IoT standards into the Indonesia National Stand - ard by the Ministry of Industry pertaining to: • technical requirements for the application of sensor networks for wireless gas meters; • IT – internet-based use of IoT systems; • reference architecture; • the interoperability of IoT systems; • vocabulary; and • sensor network testing frameworks. In addition to the foregoing, elements that could be relevant to the operation of IoT applications have been included in several laws and regula - tions, as follows. Provision of IoT Services Under the Telecommunications Regime The provision of IoT services heavily relies on stable and adequate telecommunications con - nectivity, as one of the main elements of IoT ser - vices. MR 5 stipulates that the provider of IoT services must either: • obtain a business licence for the operation of the telecommunications services ( Perizinan Berusaha Penyelenggaraan Jasa Telekomu- nikasi ) of a data communication system from the MOCD; or • co-operate with the telecommunications pro - vider of a data communications system. Connectivity providers are also required to implement a unique addressing system, includ - ing (but not limited to): • a local Mobile Station Integrated Services Digital Network (MSISDN);
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