This study aims to analyze the legal recognition of indigenous peoples within Indonesia’s digital state administration system and to examine the risks of digital exclusion faced by indigenous communities in the development of modern state administration. This research employs a normative legal research method using statutory and conceptual approaches. The legal materials consist of primary legal materials in the form of laws and regulations, as well as secondary legal materials such as books, scientific journals, academic articles, and official government data analyzed through descriptive qualitative methods. The results of the study indicate that the legal recognition of indigenous peoples has normatively been regulated in the Constitution and various laws and regulations; however, in practice, such recognition has not been fully accommodated effectively within the digital state administration system. Administrative systems based on digital identity and data validation cause indigenous peoples who are not fully integrated into the formal administrative system to experience obstacles in accessing public services and obtaining administrative recognition. In addition, the digitalization of state administration creates risks of digital exclusion due to limited technological infrastructure, low digital literacy, weak administrative recognition, and the incompatibility between indigenous identity systems and modern state administrative mechanisms. Therefore, an inclusive and equitable digital administrative system is necessary to ensure legal protection for indigenous peoples in Indonesia.
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