General Provisions
Badan Komunikasi Pemerintah (Bakom – Goverment Communciation Agency) is a non-structural agency under the President tasked with coordinating communication and information regarding government policies and strategic programs. The Head of the Bakom is responsible for carrying out its duties and functions.
Status, Duties, and Functions
Bakom operates under and reports directly to the President and is led by a Director. Bakom is tasked with supporting the President in coordinating communication and information regarding strategic policies and programs.
Functions of the Bakom:
- Analysis and development of communication strategies, systems, and risk management.
- Management of communication materials and dissemination of information.
- Partnerships with the media, the press, and relevant institutions.
- Coordination, guidance, and oversight of communication within government agencies.
- Administration of the Bakom.
- Other functions assigned by the President.
Organization
Bakom Structure:
- Head (oversees overall operations and serves as the Presidential Spokesperson’s coordinator).
- Deputy for Strategy and Communication Systems (issue analysis, strategy, risk management).
- Deputy for Content and Dissemination (content management and information dissemination).
- Deputy for Partnerships and Media Relations (strategies for partnerships with the media, press, and broadcasters).
- Deputy for Government Communication Development (guidance and coordination among government agencies).
- Presidential Spokesperson (provides official information from the President; the number of spokespersons and their areas of responsibility are determined by the President; may receive direct assignments from the President).
- Secretariat (technical/administrative support; coordinated by the Minister of State Secretary; consists of functional/executive positions, with a maximum of 3 Divisions and 3 Subdivisions).
Each Deputy’s office consists of professional staff (Senior, Intermediate, Junior, and Skilled Experts) as needed
Positions, Appointments, and Dismissals
Appointments:
- The Head, Deputy Heads, and Spokesperson are appointed by the President (Deputy Heads upon the recommendation of the Head).
- Professional staff are appointed by the Head.
Secretariat positions are appointed by the Minister of State upon the recommendation of the Head.
Source of Personnel:
- May be civil servants
- or non-civil servants.
Term of Office:
- Maximum equal to the President’s term of office (for the
- Head/Spokesperson) or
maximum equal to the Head’s term of office (for the Deputy/Professional Staff).
Financial Entitlements and Other Benefits
- Head: Ministerial level.
- Deputy: Echelon I.a level.
- Spokesperson: Maximum Echelon I.a.
- Professional Staff: Varies (Senior Specialist: Echelon I.b; Intermediate Specialist: Echelon II.a; Junior/Skilled
- Specialist: Maximum Echelon III.a).
Operating Procedures
- The head is responsible for implementing performance accountability, risk management, and digital transformation.
- Business processes across units are based on coordination, integration, synchronization, and collaboration.
- Periodic reports to the President.
- Job analysis and workload assessments must be conducted.
- Coordination with relevant agencies (including the Minister of State Secretary on strategic issues) and data interoperability.
- Internal controls and supervision of subordinates.
Resource Management and Funding
- Human resources development, finance, etc., by the Bakom.
- Funding from the State Budget (APBN) is allocated to the budget of the Ministry of the State Secretariat.
Organizational Structure and Operational Procedures
Issued by the Head following approval by the Minister of State Apparatus Reform and Bureaucracy.
Transition
- The positions and officials of the Presidential Communications Office remain in effect on an interim basis.
- Human resources, assets, the budget, and documents have been transferred to the Bakom.
- Interim financial rights are governed by Presidential Regulation No. 22/2025 on the Financial Rights of the Presidential Communications Office.
Conclusion
- Repeals Presidential Regulation No. 82/2024 on the Presidential Communications Office.
- Previous implementing regulations remain in effect unless they conflict with this regulation.
- Effective as of its promulgation on September 17, 2025.