CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISION Definition Article 1 In this Law: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Information means the information, statement, ideas and signs having a value, meaning and message, be it data, fact and clarification that can be seen, heard and read, and are presented in various packages and formats, in accordance with the development of the information and communication technology, both electronically and non-electronically. Public Information means information that is produced, stored, managed, sent and/or received by a Public Agency relating to the organizer and the organizing of the state and/or the organizer and the organizing of other Public Agencies pursuant to this law and other information pertaining to the interest of the public. Public Agency means executive, legislative, judicative and other agencies whose function and main duties are related to the organizing of the state, where part or all of its funds originate from the state budget and/or the regional budget, or a non-governmental organizations that part or all of its fund originate from the state budget and/or the regional budget, the contribution from the people and/or from overseas sources. Information Commission means an independent body whose function to implement this Law and its enabling regulation(s), to provide the standard technical directives for Public Information service and to settle Public Information Disputes through mediation and/or non-litigation adjudication. Public Information Dispute means dispute between a Public Agency and the User of Public Information pertaining to the right to obtain and to use information based on the Law. Mediation means the settlement of a Public Information Dispute between the parties hereto with the assistance of a mediator of the Information Commission. Adjudication means the settlement process of a Public Information Dispute between the parties, and is decided by the Information Commission. Public Officer means a person who is appointed and assigned with the duty to hold a specific position or title in a Public Agency. Information and Documentation Manager means an officer who is responsible for the storage, documentation, supply and/or information service at a Public Agency. Person means an individual, a group of people, a corporate body or a Public Agency as referred to in this law. Public Information User means a person who is the user of the Public Information as regulated in this law. Public Information Applicant means an Indonesian citizen and/or an Indonesian corporation that applies for Public Information as regulated in this law. 2