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ANALYSIS: Digital ID Deadline Looms, Yet Only 8 Percent of Indonesians Are Onboard

The government’s goal was for 220 million citizens to be signed up to its digital ID by June 2024.
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ANALYSIS: Digital ID Deadline Looms, Yet Only 8 Percent of Indonesians Are Onboard
An Indonesian couple walks in a shopping mall in Jakarta on May 28, 2013. Adek Berry/AFP via Getty Images
Rex Widerstrom
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Analysis

An ambitious plan to have everyone in Indonesia carry a digital ID on a cellphone by June 2024, looks likely to miss its target by a significant margin, with official sources reporting a take-up rate of just eight percent by February of this year.

Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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