JAKARTA – The Ministry of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions (Kemendes PDT) and the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) held a virtual coordination meeting via Zoom on Monday (November 9, 2026) to discuss the draft Cooperation Agreement (Perjanjian Kerja Sama / PKS) concerning information system integration and data utilization across the agricultural and rural sectors.

Chaired by Eko Supriyatin from the Bureau of Planning and Cooperation at Kemendes PDT, the meeting was attended by representatives from both ministries, including the Bureau of Cooperation of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Bureau of Planning and Cooperation of Kemendes PDT, the Data and Information Center of Kemendes PDT, the Center for Agricultural Data and Information Systems of the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Legal Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture.

According to the meeting chair, the primary agenda was to review the draft PKS as a derivative instrument of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) previously agreed upon by Kemendes PDT and the Ministry of Agriculture.

During substantive discussions, both parties agreed on the scope of cooperation, encompassing the exchange and utilization of data and information, as well as the interoperability of village information systems with the Ministry of Agriculture's information systems. Based on explanations from the Ministry of Agriculture, the data required by Kemendes PDT is fundamentally available; however, it remains distributed across several echelon units and requires further technical integration.

The mapped datasets cover flagship commodities, production volumes and land area, priority agricultural zones, commodity prices, agricultural assistance alongside facilities and infrastructure data, business actors and distribution partners, as well as relevant national programs.

In addition to data scope, the meeting refined technical clauses. The clause regarding "conducting other activities agreed upon by the parties" within the scope section was mutually agreed to be deleted to keep the PKS more focused.

Regarding technical execution, both parties agreed to designate the Data and Information Center of Kemendes PDT as the First Party and the Center for Agricultural Data and Information Systems of the Ministry of Agriculture as the Second Party. The duration of the PKS was provisionally agreed to be valid for three years from the date of signing and may be extended or terminated by mutual consent. Funding aspects will be borne and managed independently by each institution in accordance with prevailing regulations.

Data security aspects also served as a primary focus, including the reaffirmation of confidentiality rules and mechanisms for revoking Application Programming Interface (API) access in the event of a security incident.

As a follow-up to the meeting, the Bureau of Cooperation of the Ministry of Agriculture was tasked with distributing the revised draft to all relevant stakeholders. Each institution is requested to review the draft and submit written feedback where necessary.

Meanwhile, further coordination regarding the draft PKS will be handled by the Information Development Agency (BPI) of Kemendes PDT alongside Roni from the Ministry of Agriculture, while discussions on the Annual Work Plan (Rencana Kerja Tahunan / RKT) will proceed technically with relevant units. The official signing of the PKS will be scheduled once the final draft is fully approved by both parties.

Text and photo: Muhammad Ainul Yaqin