Komdigi Interns Highlight Data Management Gaps in Telecom Tower Registration
Interns at Indonesia's communications ministry presented a telecom tower registration system, highlighting the absence of automated data validation and inconsistent standards across tower providers.
Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) hosted the National Internship Town Hall Meeting at the RRI Auditorium in Jakarta on 9 November 2026. In front of Minister Meutya Hafid, two interns from the Directorate of Digital Infrastructure Services, Fiola Utri Aulia and Kartika Wulandari, presented their work on a registration system for passive-infrastructure telecommunication towers, covering data submission flows, multi-role user structures, access rights, and the use of GIS coordinates for tower locations.
The presentation outlined three governance problems: data validation is not yet automated, data standardisation across tower providers remains inconsistent, and access-rights management is limited. The Minister welcomed the work as a tangible contribution from the younger generation. In the same event, other interns introduced an artificial-intelligence tool for detecting online gambling content.
The exchange marks official recognition that national tower infrastructure data is still managed manually and lacks systematic validation. Modernisation of tower registration and monitoring systems may enter Komdigi's agenda, which would tighten data requirements for tower companies and the operators that lease their sites.