The assessment of Electronic Information and Transaction (ITE) implementation in Indonesia : a text mining analysis approach

Abstract

The enactment of legal act in cyberspace is the inevitable consequence of globalization to ensure the legal certainty of the people who interact in internet. With the number of legal infringement in cyberspace increasing each day, the needs of internet regulation has becoming a world concern. Indonesia is a populous country with high internet penetration trying to safeguarding public interest with a comprehensive law, which recognized as “Undang-Undang Informasi dan Transaksi Electronik” (UU ITE). However, the implementation of ITE getting various responses from Indonesian citizens since it was signed or after amendment in terms of different aspects. The availability of social media networking enables them reacting to the subject concerning legal issues in internet. This research work used text mining technique to find out the perceived issues, challenges, and benefits of ITE implementation from citizens’ opinions, comments, and perceptions in social media of Twitter. The result of this study grouped into two main topics; legal consequences and precedence.