Indonesia Actively Participates in Global AI Governance： How the Developing Worl

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Why Does an AI Declaration from a Southeast Asian Nation Make Global Tech Giants Uneasy?

Direct answer: Because Indonesia represents not just one country, but the collective demand of the entire “Global South” for a voice in tech governance. Its massive digital population, rapidly growing ICT infrastructure, and strategic position as a key manufacturing and data hub give its stance tangible negotiating leverage, enough to influence the rules for future AI products entering emerging markets.

Over the past decade, global AI governance discourse has been largely dominated by three camps: the US’s innovation-driven model, the EU’s risk-regulation model, and China’s state-led model. While these frameworks differ, they are essentially based on the conditions and values of developed economies. As AI applications deeply penetrate populous nations like Indonesia, India, and Nigeria, governance blind spots become glaringly apparent—issues these regions care most about, such as “bridging the digital divide,” “local employment impacts,” and “safeguarding data sovereignty,” often become marginal footnotes in existing frameworks.

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Indonesia Actively Participates in Global AI Governance： How the Developing Worl

Why Does an AI Declaration from a Southeast Asian Nation Make Global Tech Giants Uneasy?