Constitutional Design and Digital Sovereignty in the Era of Artificial Intelligence Regulation

Rahmad Satria

doi:10.55927/fjst.v5i3.28

Authors

Rahmad Satria Universitas Panca Bhakti

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55927/fjst.v5i3.28

Keywords:

Constitutional Design, Digital Sovereignty, Artificial Intelligence Regulation, Digital Rights, Data Governance.

Abstract

The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) has created new legal challenges related to digital governance, data protection, and state sovereignty in the digital environment. This study aims to analyze how constitutional design can support digital sovereignty and protect citizens’ constitutional rights in the era of AI regulation. The research employs a normative legal approach using statutory and conceptual analysis based on the 1945 Constitution of Indonesia, the Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 27 of 2022), and the Information and Electronic Transactions Law and its amendments. Data were collected through doctrinal legal review and analyzed qualitatively. The findings indicate that Indonesia’s current legal framework provides an initial basis for digital governance but requires stronger constitutional integration to address algorithmic accountability, data sovereignty, and AI governance

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