Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs

Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs

Kementerian Komunikasi dan Digital
Ministry overview
Formed	19 August 1945 (1945-08-19) as Department of Information 9 August 2001 (2001-08-09) as State Ministry of Communication and Information
Preceding agencies	Department of Information (1945–1999) State Ministry of Communication and Information (2001–2005) Department of Communication and Informatics (2005–2009) Ministry of Communication and Informatics (2009–2024)
Jurisdiction	Government of Indonesia
Headquarters	Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat No. 9 Jakarta Pusat 10110 Jakarta, Indonesia
Minister responsible	Meutya Hafid, Minister of Communication and Digital Affairss
Deputy Ministers responsible	Nezar Patria, First Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital Affairss Angga Raka Prabowo, Second Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs
Parent department	Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs
Website	www.komdigi.go.id

The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Indonesian: Kementerian Komunikasi dan Digital; abbreviated as Komdigi) is an Indonesian government ministry that is responsible for communications, information affairs and internet censorship. The ministry reports to the president and is currently led by Meutya Hafid, the Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs.^[1]

The current form of the ministry was established in 2001 by President Megawati Sukarnoputri after its predecessor, the Department of Information (Indonesian: Departemen Penerangan, lit. 'Department of Enlightenment', abbreviated Deppen), was abolished by President Abdurrahman Wahid in 1999. Deppen itself was created on 19 August 1945, during the National Revolution.^[2]