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Brief History of DGPT

On March 27th 1966 according the Presidential Decree
Number 63 Year 1966, it is conducted more efforts for completing Dwikora
Governmental Cabinet that has been developed so that the Ministry of
Post and Telecommunication changed its status into Department of Post
and Telecommunication. This department is lead by a Deputy Minister
of Communications and under the Ministry of Communications environment
lead by tha Minister of Communications.
On July 25th 1966 according to the Presidential Decree Number 63 Year
of 1966, a Dwikora Governmental Cabinet was dismissed and replaced by
establishing Ampera Governmental Cabinet.
Within Ampera Governmental Cabinet, the status of Department of Post
and Telecommunication was changed into Directorate General of Post and
Telecommunication lead by Director General of Post and Telecommunication
and stays under Ministry of Communications environment.
In the beginning of Orde Baru periode Directorate General of
Post and Telecommunication was running on without having office at all.
For a while, the employee of Directorate General of Post and Telecommunication
worked in Telecommunication Building on Jalan Merdeka Selatan, Jakarta.
On September 27th 1970 in the 25th of Post and Telecommunication Anniversary,
Directorate General of Post and Telecommunication moved into new building
on Jalan Kebon Sirih Number 37, Jakarta Pusat then moved to Sapta Pesona
Building, Jl.Merdeka Barat No.17 Jakarta 10110.
In the the Decree of Minister of Communication Number 415/U/Phb-75 related
to "Main Task and Function" of Directorate General of Post
and Telecommunication article 613 stated that:
The main Task of Directorate General of Post and Telecommunication is
conducting a part of Department of Communication main task in Post and
Telecommunication according to the policy determined by the Minister.
Article 614 explained that: In order to conduct the task stated in article
613 Directorate General of Post and Telecommunication has functions
as follows:
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Formulating technical policy, giving counseling
and supervision as well as giving license based on the policies
determined by the Minister according to the existing regulations.
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Implementation based on the main task of Directorate
General of Post and Telecommunication and according to the existing
regulation.
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Technical security on the main task implementation
of Directorate General of Post and Telecommunication based on the
policies determined by the Minister and according to the existing
regulation.
Other functions of Directorate General of Post and
Telecommunication are counseling and supervision and also controlling
on both companies, those are:
- Post and Giro operation field:
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The study and evaluation on post and giro organization.
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Supervision and controlling on post communication
effectiveness including postmail and post package exchange and
transpoting in-going and out-going as well as post and giro
organization.
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Research and controlling on deceitfulness solution
and the actions taken in post department organization.
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Policy compilation on Post and Giro tariff
determination.
- Telecommunication field:
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The study and evaluation on telecommunication
operational organization.
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Supervision and controllin on effectiveness
and efficiency telecommunication traffic organization.
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Policy compilation on telecommunication tariff
determination.
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Research and study of telecommunication technical
and system including telecommunication technology progress application.
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Supervision and controlling on equipment administration
and telecommunication equipment maintainance technical.
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Technical research and supervision on telecommunication
development plan.
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Implementation of recording and controlling
on frequency utilizing.
- Administration field:
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Counseling and supervision on manpower of Public
Corporation of Post and Giro and Public Corporation of Telecommunication
including payroll, career planning and manpower planning.
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The study of Budget Plan.
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Counseling and supervision on finance, law
and organization.
In addition, other functions of Directorate General
of Post and Telecommunication are licensing regulation such as publishing
and research, frequency utilizing, monitoring organization, etc. The
most important are procedure and legal supervision as a government function
related to both companies.
The establishment of L.P.P. Postel,
L.P.P.I. Postel and PT. INTI
To accommodate research and development in Post and
Telecommunication, Research Institution and Post and Telecommunication
Development (L.P.P. Post and Telecommunication)was established, that
has main task such as : supporting the implementation of Directorate
General of Post and Telecommunication task, that is the organization
of research and development activities by using technology progress
as advantage.
Research Institution and Post and Telecommunication
Development have functions as follows :
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Giving technical advice to the Director General
of Post and Telecommunication;
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Implementing research and development operational
activities;
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Supervisor for technical procedure of research
and development including research and development activities for
specifying Post and Telecommunication direction in Indonesia.
The location of The Research Institution and Post and
Telecommunication Development is on Jalan M.Toha Number 77, Bandung.
On February 17th 1967 Central Workshop and P.N Laboratory of Telecommunication
was transferred to Ir.Muchtil Joenoes as the Head of Institution.The
aims to achieved are:
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Improving ability potency to produce telecommunication
equipment in order to fulfil the needs of Public Corporation of
Telecommunication and other internal market needs.
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To obtain the aim, the directorate carrying out
cooperation periodically in technical field in order to transfer
technology.
In 1968 there was cooperation between Public Corporation
of Telecommunication and Siemens AG to provide telecommunication equipment
need "industry" elements. The task to realize the cooperation
was submitted to L.P.P. Postel.By using "industry" elements
in the task, L.P.P. Postel status changed into Research Institution
and Post and Telecommunication Industry Development, in short LPPI POSTEL.
In order to develop activities in production, there
was technical cooperation between LPPI and JRC in telecommunication
radio. By providing complete production factors on establishing a business
unit in independent telecommunication industry field, a Directorate
issued policy of Telecommunication Industry Project establishment that
separated from LPPI Postel in 1973.
In 1974, a team was formed to evaluate and formulate
the wealth separation from ex-Public Corporation of Telecommunication
went to Telecommunication Industry Project. As the the continuity of
the team work result, then Government Regulation Number 34 Year of 1974
was born concerning the agreement of business unit establishment in
Telecommunication Industry. Finally, with Notary Act of Abdul Latif
Number. 322, P.T. Industri Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) or PT
INTI was founded, it stayed under Department of Communications cq Directorate
General of Post and Telecommunication.
On January 15th 1976, L.P.P. Post and Telecommunication
submitted Post and Giro Research to Government Corporation of Post and
Giro, and submitted research and developmental fields of Telecommunication
to Public Corporation of Telecommunication that hold it in Education,
Research, and Developmental Centre of Government Corporation of Post
and Giro and in Education, Research, and Developmental Centre of Public
Corporation of Telecommunication.
Education Institute of Post and
Telecommunication
While Government Corporation of Post and Telecommunication
developed into two Government Corporations, they are Government Corporation
of Post and Giro and Government Corporation of Telecommunication, the
Education Centre of Post and Telecommunication was not separated. The
change of Education Centre of Post and Telecommunication was only to
its name, becomes Education Institute of Post and Telecommunication
and stayed under Director General Of Post and Telecommunication.
The main task of Post and Telecommunication Education Institute is supporting
the implementation of Directorate General Of Post and Telecommunication
task in conducting systematic and directed education activities.
The Education Institute of Post and Telecommunication has function as
technical advisor of Director General Of Post and Telecommunication,
the implementer of operational education activities, the supervisor
of education operational technical regulation including operational
supervision activities on government elements through education and
training in Post and Telecommunication so that the employee will be
well-educated and well trained.
Post and Telecommunication Education Institute at first
was lead by Director of Post and Telecommunication Education Institute
or called Dirlemdik. Then it changed to the Head of Post and Telecommunication
Education Institute or called Kalemdik.
With the Decree of Minister of Communications on March 15th, 1972 No.
Sk 108/U/1972 determined "Organization Structure, Job Description
Work Procedure Fundamentals of Department of Communications". In
April and May 1972, a Committee of Directorate General Of Post and Telecommunication
compiled the detail of Organization Structure of Directorate General
Of Post and Telecommunication including Post and Telecommunication Education
Institute.
Meanwhile, there were submitted suggestions for direct
handling of education and training tasks by each company. Therefore
on January 15th 1976 the education tasks, training, research and development
was transferred from Post and Telecommunication Education Institute
and L.P.P. to Government Corporation of Post and Giro, and Public Corporation
of Telecommunication.
Government Tasks Transfer from
Telecommunication Board to Directorate General of Post and Telecommunication
For coordination, integration and activities synchronization
in telecommunication field, the Government, on behalf of the President,
appointed the Minister of Communications to give daily counseling to
the Board of Telecommunication according to Presidential Decree Number
56 Year 1969.
Since then, government tasks in telecommunication gradually returned
to Department of Communications.
According to the Presidential Decree Number 13 Year 1972 that completed
by the Presidential Decree Number 18 Year 1975, The Board of Telecommunication
function was returned as a body that give the consideration thoughts
to the President in determining Government Policy in Telecommunication.
Whereas the Board of Telecommunications tasks in licensing stated as
over and the completion will be further regulated by the Minister of
Communications as a Director of the Board. Review on the Board of Telecommunication
status was conducted in order to control and complete government agencies
and also for efficiency and effectivity of work in Telecommunication.
According to the Decree of Minister of Communication Number Km.145/U/Phb-75
concerning Organization Structure and Work Procedure of Department of
Communications as implementation of the Presidential Decree no.44 and
45 Year 1974, Directorate General Of Post and Telecommunication, that
have main task to execute a part of Department of Communication main
tasks, have functions such as licensing giving based on the policy determined
by Minister and Based and according to the existing regulations.
At present, agreement in telecommunication organization
field held by Directorate General Of Post and Telecommunication based
on its function and according to the existing regulation.
This license of telecommunication organization consists of :
- Recording of frequency utilizing for Indonesian Armed Forces.
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Telecommunication Organization by Government agencies,
Diplomatic and Privates Deputy.
The Change of State Government
Status upon Government Corporation of Post and Giro, and Government
Corporation of Telecommunication into PUBLIC Corporation
In 1967 according to the Instruction of President of
R.I. Number 17Year 1967 concerning Guidelines and Simplicity of Government
Corporation into Three Types of Government Initiatives, it is instructed
to all Ministers and other Head of Government Agencies that lead Government
Corporations to prepare controlling/completion/simplicity of each Government
Initiative. A part or all of the capital are consists of Country Wealth
that separated from National Budget. This is in the form of Government
Corporations (PLN, PPN, PDN, etc.), Regional Corporations, Shareholder
Company, Agencies, Foundations and others to be directed into three
main forms of Government Initiatives as follows:
- Government Initiatives, Departemental Agency
- Government Initiatives, Public Corporation
- Government Initiatives, Public/State Company
Two years later, the President of Republic of Indonesia
determined Law of R.I. Number 9 Year 1969 concerning the Determination
of Government Regulation Substituted the Law number 1Year 1969 (Government
Official Gazette Number 16 Year 1969, Additional to Government Official
Gazette Number 2890) concerning The Government Initiative become Law,
The Government Initiatives mentioned above in this Law is shorten become:
- Departemental Agency (Perjan)
- Public Corporation (Perum)
- Public/State Company (Persero)
Different from the founding of Government Corporation
of Post and Giro, and Government Corporation of Telecommunication determined
by Goverment Regulations Number 29 and Number 30 Year 1965, on the same
date July 6th, the change of Government Corporation status into Public
Corporation to both companies was not automatic, even though Government
Corporation status was not exist anymore. Then in 1974 Government Corporation
of Telecommunication changed into Public Corporation first according
to Government Regulation Number 36 Year 1974. The Government Regulation
was preceeded by the Decree of Minister of Communications No. Sk: 129/U/1970
on April 28th 1970 that decided and determined that Government Corporation
of Telecommunication founded by the Government Regulation Number 30
Year 1965 is continued as Public Corporation of Telecommunication. The
Decree was effected on April 28th 1970. Since March 9th 1978 the Government
Corporation of Post and Giro has changed into Public Corporation of
Post and Giro according to the Goverment Regulation Number 9 Year 1978.
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