Indonesia is embedding AI into its flagship national programmes, most notably the $15bn free-meal initiative targeting 83 million children and pregnant women. Rather than pursuing frontier AI, the government is using the technology as a back-office tool to monitor food delivery logistics, forecast crop yields, and track financial reporting in welfare schemes. The approach is guided by a 2025 National AI Roadmap and a presidential regulation, tied to Prabowo's 8% growth target and the 'Golden Indonesia 2045' vision. Key challenges include AI regulation lagging behind deployment, underdeveloped data infrastructure, and competition for compute resources across Southeast Asia.
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