Akbar Hiznu Mawanda
In-House Lawyer
Geospatial Information Agency
Indonesia

Biography
Akbar Hiznu Mawanda is an In-House Lawyer at Geospatial Information Agency of Indonesia, an agency that has responsibility on Geospatial Information in Indonesia. He received his Master's degree from Airlangga University in June 2012, majoring in Business Law subject.

Abstract
Law Enforcement of Geospatial Information in Indonesia

In recent years, the term of "Geospatial Information" became so familiar in Indonesia, especially after the Law Number 4 Year 2011 on Geospatial Information existed on 21st April 2011. Geospatial Information is an important part to create an information system that can be used to support public sector. The government and private can used this information to plan, implement, development evaluation, and decision making. Today, besides economical challenge, global challenges such as climate change, famine and drought, natural disasters and sustainable development become a main theme in Indonesia's policy. And because Geospatial Information now become one of the policy making basis for Indonesian Government, regulation that rules Geospatial Information becomes a needs. This law Number 4 Year 2011 became a Indonesia milestone in geospatial information governance existing. The purpose of this law is to be a legal basis for geospatial information management in Indonesia. It contains how to manage geospatial information in Indonesia. In this law, there is five steps to manage Indonesia's geospatial information. They are Geospatial Data Collection, Geospatial Data and Information Processing, Geospatial Data and Information Storage and Security, Geospatial Data and Information Dissemination, and Geospatial Data and Information utilization. In order to realize geospatial information governance in Indonesia, one of part that must be notice is about the law enforcement. Without that, the law will just became a paper and the geospatial information governance that everyone dream cannot become a reality and Indonesia cannot compete in the global challenges.