The development of information technology has driven significant changes across various aspects of life, including the national legal system, thereby requiring regulations that can govern digital activities in an effective, fair, and adaptive manner. In this context, the Law on Information and Electronic Transactions (UU ITE) serves as a primary legal instrument to regulate activities in cyberspace, such as electronic transactions, the recognition of digital documents as legal evidence, the protection of digital economic actors, and the handling of cybercrime. This study aims to analyze the role and effectiveness of UU ITE in supporting the development of digital law in Indonesia and its relevance to national development in the era of digital transformation, using a normative juridical method with statutory and conceptual approaches, as well as literature review of primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials analyzed qualitatively through a descriptive-analytical method. The results show that UU ITE plays an important role as a legal foundation for digital governance; however, its effectiveness still faces challenges such as ambiguous provisions, limited capacity of law enforcement officials, low levels of digital literacy in society, and the increasing complexity of transnational cybercrime. This indicates that the success of digital law depends not only on legal norms but also on effective implementation, the professionalism of law enforcement, infrastructure readiness, and public understanding, thus requiring more adaptive regulatory reforms, strengthening of human resources, improvement of digital literacy, and synergy among the government, private sector, and society to ensure that the development of digital law proceeds optimally, fairly, and sustainably.
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