On 12 March 2026, seven Indonesian cabinet ministers signed a Joint Ministerial Decree (Surat Keputusan Bersama) regulating the use of digital technology and artificial intelligence in education, spanning early childhood through higher education. Signatories included the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Pratikno, the Home Affairs Minister, the Religious Affairs Minister, the Primary and Secondary Education Minister, the Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister, the Communication and Digital Affairs Minister, and the Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Minister.
The decree establishes binding governance rules for AI use in educational settings: it sets minimum age thresholds for using digital technology and AI, specifies types of AI tools permitted at each education level, and defines recommended duration limits tailored to student developmental stages. At primary and secondary school levels, students are prohibited from using AI applications that directly generate answers to user-submitted questions; only AI tools specifically designed for structured educational purposes (such as robotics simulations) are permitted. At higher education levels, technology use becomes more flexible given student maturity. The decree additionally introduces Coding and Artificial Intelligence (KKA) as a formal elective subject from Grade 5.
The scope and inter-ministerial authority of this decree represents a significant step beyond the Ministry of Education’s earlier curriculum framework. It is the first formal whole-of-government instrument in Indonesia governing AI in education across the full age range, though it governs AI use rather than mandating an AI literacy curriculum.
Score assessment: The decree strengthens Indonesia’s education governance posture but does not make an AI literacy curriculum mandatory. Dim 1 remains at 1 (elective), dim 2 remains at 0 (no binding curriculum mandate). Dim 3 remains at 1 (ethics component present in the curriculum framework). No score changes warranted.