Jakarta, June 11 -- Indonesian Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid has called on the tech industry to balance rapid artificial intelligence (AI) innovation with robust security safeguards, ensuring that technology does not compromise public safety.

This is deemed critical, especially for data management, given that data is the very foundation of AI innovation.

"The key lesson here is that the success of AI is determined not just by its sophistication, but by our ability to manage data securely, ethically, and responsibly," she said at the BRAVO 500 Summit 2026 in Jakarta on Thursday.

She noted that while Indonesians are highly adaptive to AI technology, concerns over its negative impacts remain a frequent topic of d...