Editor’s Note
- KPID Collaboration Plan with Various Universities for the Implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- KPID North Sumatra Plays a Strategic Role in Monitoring Radio Broadcasts
- Selection of Members for KPID North Sumatra
KPID Collaboration Plan with Various Universities for the Implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The Acting Regional Secretary of North Sumatra (Sumut) Province, Sulaiman Harahap, has expressed his support for the 2026 Work Program of the Regional Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPID) of North Sumatra.
This support includes the progress of the selection process for KPID North Sumatra members for the coming period, as well as KPID’s planned collaboration with various universities regarding the application of artificial intelligence (AI).
“I appreciate the program’s innovation and hope that the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPID) will continue to adapt to technological developments to safeguard information sovereignty in the region,” said Sulaiman Harahap during an audience with the North Sumatra KPID at the office of the Regional Secretary to the Governor of North Sumatra, Jalan Pangeran Diponegoro No. 30, Medan, on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
The North Sumatra KPID plays a strategic role in monitoring radio broadcasts
Sulaiman also emphasized that the North Sumatra KPID plays a strategic role in monitoring radio broadcasts, particularly with regard to radio advertising.
He hopes that the principles of transparency and professionalism will be upheld at every stage of the selection process for KPID members in the coming period.
Meanwhile, Muhammad Syahrir, head of the North Sumatra KPID, stated that the North Sumatra KPID is an independent government institution that oversees broadcasting activities in accordance with Law No. 32 of 2002.
He emphasized the commitment of the North Sumatra KPID to ensuring that the public receives educational, informative, and healthy broadcasts through television, radio, and other media.
“It is our responsibility to monitor, educate, and ensure the quality of broadcasts from all broadcasting institutions, especially when disseminating diverse information that now has to compete with social media,” he said.
Selection of North Sumatra KPID Members
Syahrir also reported that the North Sumatra KPID is currently in the process of selecting new members. A selection committee (Timsel) has been formed, consisting of diverse members, from academics and practitioners to representatives from the North Sumatra provincial government and representatives from the central KPI.
With this composition, he hopes the selection process will be balanced and credible. “The hearing with Commission A of the North Sumatra Regional People’s Representative Council (DPRD) has been postponed and will be rescheduled later. The North Sumatra Ministry of Communications and Information will be present,” he informed the provincial secretary.
The selection of KPI members is governed by Central KPI Decision No. 3 of 2024 concerning the guidelines for the procedures for the selection of members of the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission.
The North Sumatra Regional Development Authority (DPRD) has selected three members of the North Sumatra KPI selection team, drawn from North Sumatra academic circles: Associate Professor Dr. Faisal, S.H., M.Hum., Dean of the Faculty of Law at Muhammadiyah University of North Sumatra (UMSU); Corry Novrica Sinaga, an academic from the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at the University of North Sumatra (USU); and Dr. Yovita Sabarina Sitepu, an academic from the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at USU.
Also present at the meeting were Basarin Yunus Tanjung, Assistant for Government and Development, Zulkifli, Secretary of the North Sumatra Regional People’s Representative Council (DPRD), Aprilla Haslantini Siregar, Head of the Legal Affairs Office, Yazid Matondang, Secretary of the North Sumatra Communications and Information Agency, and members of the North Sumatra Regional People’s Representative Council (KPID). ***rel
