WCR Indonesia Promotes Joint Commitment and an Integrated System for Responding to Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence

Multi-Stakeholder Meeting Strengthens Survivor Protection and Advances the Idea of a Shared Dashboard for Case Monitoring

Jakarta — Responding to Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) requires an integrated approach. The complexity of cases, the rapid dissemination of digital content, and the wide-ranging impacts experienced by survivors demonstrate that TFGBV cannot be addressed in isolation by a single institution.

In response to this need, Woman & Children Resilience (WCR) Indonesia organized a Multi-Stakeholder Meeting under the theme “Challenges in Survivor Protection in the Prevention and Response to Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence.” The meeting was held on 20 August 2026 at the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK), Jakarta.

The forum brought together various stakeholders with strategic roles in the prevention, case handling, protection, and recovery of TFGBV survivors, including representatives from LPSK, the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection, Bareskrim POLRI, and civil society organizations.

The meeting was part of WCR Indonesia’s broader efforts to strengthen responses to TFGBV. Previously, the program had included the Perception Alignment Workshop, Consolidation Meeting, and the Training on Responding to Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) for POLRI Investigators, conducted from 3–8 August 2026.

The Multi-Stakeholder Meeting therefore served as an important space to bring lessons learned from the capacity-building process into a broader discussion on strengthening systems and cross-sectoral coordination.

Survivor Protection Requires a Joint Commitment

One of the key messages emerging from the meeting was that survivor protection cannot be placed on the shoulders of a single institution.

TFGBV survivors may face multiple challenges simultaneously. In addition to psychological and social impacts, survivors may experience threats, the dissemination of private content, pressure from their surroundings, digital security concerns, and the need for legal assistance and support throughout the legal process.
In such situations, mechanisms are needed to enable different stakeholders to work in coordination, according to their respective mandates and roles.

Deputy Minister of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection, Veronica Tan, emphasized the importance of a joint commitment among all stakeholders to ensure that survivors receive sustained protection and support.

According to Veronica Tan, this commitment needs to be translated into more coordinated efforts so that case handling does not stop at a particular stage or within a single institution, but can be followed through until survivors’ needs receive an appropriate response.

This message is particularly important because, in practice, TFGBV cases may involve multiple actors with different functions. Law enforcement agencies have authority over legal processes, protection institutions have mandates to provide protection, while other institutions and organizations may provide assistance, recovery services, and other forms of support.

“What is needed is a joint commitment among all stakeholders so that the case-handling process can continue to be monitored and survivors do not lose access to the protection and services they need.”

This was one of the important messages emerging from the forum.

The Idea of Developing a Shared Dashboard

One strategic idea raised during the meeting was the need to develop a shared dashboard to help monitor and coordinate the handling of TFGBV cases.

The dashboard is envisioned as a coordination instrument that could provide a more structured overview of case developments, from reporting and case handling to survivor protection needs, service referrals, and follow-up actions according to the respective mandates of each stakeholder.

The idea emerged from the need to address one of the key challenges in case handling: ensuring that survivors do not become “lost” within the system when a case moves from one stage or institution to another.

With a more integrated monitoring mechanism, case developments could be tracked more effectively by stakeholders with the relevant authority and responsibility.

The shared dashboard is not intended to replace the information systems already operated by individual institutions. Rather, it is envisioned as a coordination and case-monitoring instrument, while continuing to respect institutional mandates, information security, confidentiality, personal data protection, and survivors’ rights.

The development of such a dashboard would also require further discussion regarding access rights, the types of information that may be shared, data-update mechanisms, security standards, case progress indicators, as well as system governance and accountability.

Therefore, the concept of a shared dashboard needs to be developed collaboratively to ensure that it responds to practical needs while upholding the principles of survivor protection and data security.

From Coordination to a More Integrated Response System

The Multi-Stakeholder Meeting also identified that the challenges surrounding TFGBV exist not only at the individual level but also at the systemic level.
Investigators may have stronger capacities, but effective case handling still requires mechanisms to support survivor protection. Protection institutions may carry out their mandates, but they also require coordination with law enforcement agencies and other service providers.

Therefore, capacity-building needs to go hand in hand with stronger coordination, referral mechanisms, case-monitoring systems, and institutional policies.

From this perspective, WCR Indonesia’s program moves from individual capacity-building toward broader system strengthening:

• Perception Alignment Workshop builds a shared understanding.
• Consolidation Meeting identifies needs and aligns strategies.
• Training on Responding to Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) for POLRI Investigators strengthens law enforcement capacity to respond to cases.
• Multi-Stakeholder Meeting brings together the lessons learned and identified needs to promote stronger collaboration and system-level change.

Putting Survivors at the Center

Ultimately, all of these efforts must return to one primary objective: ensuring that survivors receive appropriate protection and support.

In responding to TFGBV, survivors may experience repeated harm when content or information about them continues to be circulated. Therefore, timely response, safety, confidentiality, support, and coordination are essential components of an effective response.

A survivor-centered approach means ensuring that survivors are not required to repeatedly recount their experiences of violence to different parties without adequate coordination.

A more integrated system can help ensure that each stakeholder understands the status of a case, the survivor’s needs, and the follow-up actions required within their respective mandates.

In this context, the idea of a shared dashboard carries strategic significance. It is not merely a technological tool, but an instrument to strengthen coordination and help ensure that case-handling processes continue to move forward.

Commitment to Advancing the Change Agenda

For WCR Indonesia, the Multi-Stakeholder Meeting is part of a broader process of building sustainable change.

The forum was not intended to end with an exchange of perspectives, but to serve as a space for identifying actionable areas for change that can be pursued by each stakeholder.

Strengthening coordination, case-monitoring mechanisms, referral systems, survivor protection, law enforcement capacity, and the potential development of a shared dashboard are among the areas that need to be continuously advanced through dialogue and collaborative action.

WCR Indonesia recognizes that addressing TFGBV requires a strong protection ecosystem in which each institution fulfills its mandate while remaining connected to other relevant institutions.

Technology has enabled violence to occur without the limitations of physical space and time. Therefore, protection responses must also be able to operate in a connected and sustainable manner.

Through this series of activities, WCR Indonesia and its partners remain committed to strengthening capacity, collaboration, policies, and systems for responding to TFGBV.

From building shared understanding and strengthening investigators’ capacities to developing collaborative mechanisms and case-monitoring systems, all efforts are directed toward one common goal: ensuring that survivors do not face the process alone and have better access to protection, support, and justice.

WCR Indonesia: Building Resilience, Protection, and Justice for Women and Children in the Digital Era.

Director General of Digital Space Supervision at the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, Irjen Pol Dr. Alexander Sabar, S.I.K., M.H., shared his insights during the session on strengthening efforts to address technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV).

Siprianus Bate Soro, Head of the Human Development and Responsive Governance (HDRG) Unit at UNDP, delivers remarks virtually during the Multi-Stakeholder Meeting.

Sri Nur Herwati, S.H., Vice Chairperson of LPSK, shares perspectives on strengthening survivor protection and recovery in response to TFGBV.

Veronica Tan, Deputy Minister of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection, shares perspectives on strengthening survivor protection systems in response to TFGBV

Dr. Margaretha Hanita, S.H., M.Si., Director of WCR Indonesia, moderates the panel session during the Multi-Stakeholder Meeting.