Key points: In the recent rush toward Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), we often succumb to the technocratic allure of viewing state digitization as a seamless, purely clinical, and frictionless upgrade to the social contract. However, the rollout of Indonesia’s Identitas…
Indonesia is currently undergoing one of the largest digital identity transformations in the developing world. By linking the Identitas Kependudukan Digital (IKD) with central social welfare databases, the state aims to eliminate systemic leakages. This analytical piece evaluates the narrative…
Indonesia’s ambition to transition toward a robust Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)—anchored by the implementation of the Digital ID system (Identitas Kependudukan Digital/IKD)—marks a definitive paradigm shift in the nation’s digital transformation journey. However, the trajectory toward universal IKD adoption remains…