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Indonesia's DEN Pushes for AI-Driven Oversight of Natural Resource Exports to Prevent Revenue Leakage

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Indonesia's National Economic Council (DEN) is pushing for enhanced oversight of natural resource exports using AI and integrated data systems.
  • The initiative aims to tighten trade monitoring and curb potential state revenue leaks.
  • DEN highlights the integration of data across agencies and the use of AI as key to maximizing transparency and efficiency in resource export management.

Indonesia's National Economic Council (DEN) is advocating for a significant upgrade in the oversight of natural resource exports, proposing the integration of cross-agency data systems and the implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This strategic move is designed to bolster the monitoring of natural resource trade and mitigate potential losses in state revenue.

Jodi Mahardi, spokesperson for the DEN Chairman, stated that the proposed governance reforms will concentrate on natural resource sectors requiring more stringent supervision. Data integration and digitalization are identified as the foundational elements for future natural resource trade oversight.

The strengthening measures being promoted include cross-agency data integration, accelerated digitalization, and the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

· Jodi MahardiDescribing the proposed reforms for natural resource export oversight.

"The strengthening measures being promoted include cross-agency data integration, accelerated digitalization, and the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI)," Jodi said in an official DEN statement in Jakarta on Tuesday (May 26, 2026). He explained that this approach aims to maximize transparency, tighten monitoring, and enhance the effectiveness of natural resource export supervision, while also minimizing opportunities for irregularities and revenue leakage.

DEN is positioning the enhancement of SIMBARA, the Inter-Ministry/Agency Information System for Minerals and Coal, as a model for integrated governance. This system connects data across various ministries and agencies, covering everything from production and sales to state obligation payments and mineral and coal exports. "SIMBARA connects data across ministries and agencies in the mineral and coal trade process," Jodi noted, emphasizing that this integration facilitates more connected and real-time monitoring, thereby increasing the transparency of national natural resource trade oversight.

SIMBARA connects data across ministries and agencies in the mineral and coal trade process.

· Jodi MahardiExplaining the function of the integrated information system for minerals and coal.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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