The government promises to speed up the issuance of permits for international events under online licensing – Regulations

The government has promised that organizers will have greater certainty about permits for international and domestic events held in the country, as it relies on a newly launched online system that will standardize licensing.

Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, coordinating minister for maritime affairs and investment, said the system would ensure organizers receive licenses 21 days before the date of any international events. For national events this would be 14 days in advance.

“There will be no permits issued the day before the event or even a few hours in advance,” Luhut said at Monday’s launch, as quoted by Detik.

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Indonesia plans to host more international events to attract foreign tourists to the country, including lucrative concerts such as Taylor Swift’s six-day performance in neighboring Singapore, as well as major sporting events such as Formula 1 and Moto GP.

The Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) has often called on the government to prioritize hosting more international and domestic events in the country to attract visitors to meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE).

The senior minister explained that the system will halve the data entry needed for licensing to 33 files from the previous 63, and will also reduce the required attachments to just two documents from the previous nine.

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