Communication and Informatics Minister Johnny G. Plate (right) with State Secretary of the German Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport, Stefan Schnorr, at a bilateral meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Wednesday, August 31, 2022. (ANTARA PHOTO/Hafidz Mubarak A/rst)
Indonesia submitted a proposal for cross-border data governance principles, including lawfulness, fairness, and transparency, which were approved. This was a tremendous step forward among the G20 members, who have agreed to one universal principle, cMinister of Communication and Informatics Johnny G. Plate held a bilateral meeting from Wednesday to Thursday with several ministers in the digital sector of G20 member countries, representatives of other countries, and international organizations.
The meeting discussed support for three priority issues in the G20 Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) and preparations for the G20 Digital Economy Ministers Meeting (DEMM) held on Thursday.
“I just completed a bilateral meeting between Indonesia and Germany, discussing preparations for the DEMM. We hope that the next meeting will run well to yield materials as a reference to the Leaders Summit in mid-November," Plate noted after attending a bilateral meeting with State Secretary of the German Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport, Stefan Schnorr, here.
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The DEMM is part of the Sherpa Track of G20 Indonesia's forum and has been organized to follow up on the negotiation result of the Digital Economic Working Group (DEWG). The DEMM is being held in Bali on September 1-2, 2022.
Plate later said that the issue of cross-border data flow and data free flow with trust had caught the attention of the G20 countries' delegates.
“Indonesia submitted a proposal for cross-border data governance principles, including lawfulness, fairness, and transparency, which were approved. This was a tremendous step forward among the G20 members, who have agreed to one universal principle, cross-border data flow based on transparency, lawfulness, and fairness," Plate remarked.
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In addition to discussions related to DEWG and DEMM G20, the minister discussed opportunities for cooperation with countries in the field of information and communication technology (ICT) and the digital sector from upstream to downstream, including Argentina, Spain, and India.
On Wednesday, Plate held a bilateral meeting with representatives from Argentina, South Africa, Germany, India, Japan, and Britain. On Thursday morning, the minister was scheduled to continue the meeting with Australia, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia.
In addition to the G20 countries, the minister held bilateral meetings with Singapore, Cambodia, the Netherlands, and Spain. Meanwhile, international organizations, including the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Economics and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), were also present at the meeting.
Later, Minister Plate would open the G20 DEMM to discuss the draft declaration of "The Bali Package" that would be finalized by the ministers in the digital sector.
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