Draft Presidential Regulations (Perpres) on AI Ethics and on the National AI Roadmap (not yet signed)

Summary

Indonesia has no binding AI regulation yet. Two Presidential Regulations are in final form and await President Prabowo's signature: one on AI ethics and one setting the national AI roadmap. The ethics draft dated January 27, 2026, takes a risk-based approach with three tiers (unacceptable, high and low risk). Unacceptable uses include real-time face recognition in public spaces without legal basis and public social scoring; high-risk AI includes systems using specific personal data or affecting human rights, safety, essential services, employment, health, education, law enforcement or financial access. Ministries and agencies are expected to issue sector rules once the umbrella regulations are signed.

Key dates

1. January 27, 2026Key date
2. October 16, 2026Checked against sources
3. October 21, 2026Checked against sources

Developments are added when the record is reviewed. Next review: January 15, 2027.

Evidence

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1. The Government of Indonesia is preparing a draft Presidential Regulation on Ethics of Artificial Intelligence dated 27 January 2026

   Supports: Ethics draft and its date

   Article 6 classifies AI-related risks into 3 categories, namely: (i) unacceptable risk; (ii) high risk; and (iii) low risk.

   Supports: Three risk tiers

   AI that may have a significant impact on human rights, safety, essential public services, employment, health, education, law enforcement, financial access, or other sensitive areas.

   Supports: High-risk includes financial access

   Presidential Regulation Draft On Ethics Of Artificial Intelligence NLP Law Firm (via Mondaq) Reporting or analysis

2. The roadmap, to be issued through a presidential regulation, will be Indonesia's first comprehensive AI framework since the government released a smaller ethics guideline in 2023.

   Supports: Roadmap to be issued by Perpres

   AI rules pushed to 2026 as govt charts next move The Jakarta Post Reporting or analysis

3. Dua Peraturan Presiden (Perpres) yang akan menjadi pijakan pengembangan dan pemanfaatan AI disebut tinggal menunggu tanda tangan Presiden Prabowo Subianto.

   Supports: Status September 2026: awaiting signature

   kata Edwin di sela acara OpenAI di Morrissey Hotel, Kamis (3/9/2026).

   Supports: Statement date September 3, 2026

   Dua Perpres AI Tunggu Tanda Tangan Presiden Prabowo Selular.ID Reporting or analysis