Expertise: Technology, Media, & Telecommunication

SSEK to Speak at AmCham Indonesia Event on E-Commerce

SSEK will speak at an upcoming American Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia (AmCham Indonesia) event on e-commerce. The AmCham Indonesia Economic Forum, titled “Deeper Look into Indonesian E-Commerce Regulations – What Are the implications?” is scheduled for Thursday, August 13, beginning at 10 am. The forum will take a deeper look at Indonesian e-commerce regulations, SSEK to Speak at AmCham Indonesia Event on E-Commerce

SSEK Partner Contributes Q&A Guides on Email Marketing Compliance and Consent and Disclosures

Denny Rahmansyah, the managing partner of SSEK Legal Consultants, has contributed Q&A guides to Practical Law Data Privacy Advisor on Email Marketing Compliance and Email Marketing Consent and Disclosures in Indonesia. The Q&A guide on Email Marketing Compliance provides a high-level summary of email marketing (spam) compliance requirements in Indonesia. It addresses requirements for opt-in SSEK Partner Contributes Q&A Guides on Email Marketing Compliance and Consent and Disclosures

Indonesia Looks to Regulate Private Electronic System Organizers

The Indonesian Minister of Communication and Informatics (“MOCI“) is working on a draft regulation on the governance of private scope electronic system organizers (the “Draft Regulation“). If enacted, the Draft Regulation would have a significant impact on how electronic system organizers (“ESOs“), specifically private scope ESOs (“Private ESOs“), implement their activities in Indonesia. It could Indonesia Looks to Regulate Private Electronic System Organizers

Indonesia Introduces New Requirements for E-Commerce Companies

The Indonesian Minister of Trade (“MOT“) has issued a regulation that seeks to clarify many of the issues associated with doing business in the country’s booming e-commerce sector, while at the same time imposing new requirements on both foreign and domestic e-commerce companies selling goods and services in Indonesia through online platforms. This new regulation Indonesia Introduces New Requirements for E-Commerce Companies

SSEK Contributes Article on Indonesia’s Move to Tax Digital Goods and Services

SSEK partner Dewi Savitri Reni (Vitri) contributed an article on Indonesia’s imposition of VAT on digital goods and services to the new issue of Asian-MENA Counsel magazine. Vitri looks at the new Indonesian Minister of Finance regulation on the collection, deposit and reporting of VAT for the use in Indonesia of intangible taxable goods and SSEK Contributes Article on Indonesia’s Move to Tax Digital Goods and Services

Indonesia’s OJK Introduces Electronic GMS Regulations

When the Indonesian Company Law (“Law Number 40 of 2007“) was enacted more than a decade ago, it introduced, through Article 77, the possibility of convening a General Meeting of Shareholders (“GMS“) virtually, such as through an electronic platform with video or teleconference facilities (“E-GMS“). In practice, however, the use of E-GMS has been uncommon Indonesia’s OJK Introduces Electronic GMS Regulations

Prohibitions, Restrictions Under Indonesia’s Personal Data Protection Draft Law

A draft law on personal data protection (“PDP Draft Law“) has been signed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo and is being discussed by the House of Representatives. Several government officials have been quoted in the media saying they expect the PDP Draft Law to be passed and enacted in 2020. This article looks at some Prohibitions, Restrictions Under Indonesia’s Personal Data Protection Draft Law

With GDPR as Guide, Indonesia Nears Major Changes to Rights of Personal Data Owners

Indonesia appears ready to enact a new law on the protection of personal data. A draft law on personal data protection (“PDP Draft Law“) has been signed by President Joko Widodo and is being discussed by the House of Representatives. Several government officials have been quoted in the media saying they expect the PDP Draft With GDPR as Guide, Indonesia Nears Major Changes to Rights of Personal Data Owners

Indonesia’s New Data Protection Rules Move Toward Passage

After a number of data breaches underlined the urgency of comprehensive data protection rules, Indonesia expects to pass a data protection law in 2020, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns. On January 24, 2020, Indonesian President Joko Widodo signed a draft law on personal data protection (the “PDP Draft Law“). The PDP Draft Indonesia’s New Data Protection Rules Move Toward Passage