Badung, Bali, Oct. 10 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs has called on ASEAN member states to strengthen cooperation and align efforts to build a more robust framework for protecting journalistic copyrights amid evolving challenges in the digital era.

Director General of Public Communication and Media at the ministry, Fifi Aleyda Yahya, made the remarks on Saturday at the ASEAN Forum on the Protection of Journalistic Works in the Copyright Regime in the Digital Era in Badung District, Bali Province.

She noted the rapid advancement of digital technology has expanded the reach of journalistic works while creating new challenges for copyright protection, underscoring the need for fairer mechanisms governing the us...