SELATAN NEWS, JAKARTA, INDONESIA – The Indonesia Dispute Board (DSI), also known as the Indonesia Dispute Board (IDB), is advocating for the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia to mandate mediation at the appeal and cassation levels for civil cases. This proposal aims to provide greater opportunities for disputing parties to reach amicable settlements.
Prof. Sabela Gayo, S.H.,M.H.,Ph.D.,CPL.,CPCLE.,ACIArb.,CPM.,CPrM.,CPT.,CCCLE.,CML.,CPM.,CPC.,CPA.,CPArb.,CPLi, President of the DSI, conveyed the organization’s formal request to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Head of the Supervisory Chamber of the Supreme Court, who also chairs the Supreme Court’s Mediation Working Group.
The DSI is an alternative dispute resolution institution established by certified mediators, adjudicators, conciliators, and arbitrators. It offers alternative dispute resolution services through institutional mediation, adjudication, conciliation, arbitration, and dispute boards. In practice, it utilizes these procedures to resolve business disputes.
Since its inauguration in July 2021, the DSI has launched 47 Dispute Service Chambers, reflecting its commitment to serving as a unified platform for all arbitrators in Indonesia. These chambers cover a wide range of sectors, including:
- Procurement of Goods/Services
- Construction/Infrastructure
- Property
- Banking
- Mining, Oil and Gas
- Investment and Industry
- Village Procurement and Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDES)
- Customary Law
- Maritime Affairs
- Aerospace
- Sports
- Sharia Economics and Banking
- Agrarian Affairs
- Labor
- Medical/Health
- Forestry and Plantation
- Government-Business Cooperation (KPBU)
- Information Technology/Cyber & Personal Data Protection
- Transportation
- Consumer Affairs
- Business Competition
- Capital Market
- Bankruptcy and Suspension of Debt Payment Obligations (PKPU)
- Intellectual Property Rights
- Tax
- Customs
- Agriculture & Biodiversity
- Insurance
- International Business
- Press
- Legislation
- Public Service
- State Treasury & Finance
- Cooperatives & Small and Medium Enterprises
- Industry and Investment
- Public Service Agency (BLU)/Regional Public Service Agency (BLUD)
- Public Information
- Women and Children
- Social Conflict and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Humanitarian and Social Conflict
- General Elections, Regional Head Elections and Village Head Elections
- Liquidation
- Immigration
- Excise
- Migrant Workers
- Anti-Money Laundering
- Tourism and Creative Economy
The DSI is committed to enhancing public trust among all stakeholders in alternative dispute resolution, both domestically and internationally, by providing independent, professional, and high-integrity dispute resolution services. It consistently conducts training programs in mediation, conciliation, adjudication, and arbitration, with certification schemes developed internally and in collaboration with international dispute resolution institutions.
The DSI has established international collaborations with organizations such as the Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Beijing International Arbitration Centre (BIAC), Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Arbitration Centre, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB) International, Australian Dispute Resolution Association (ADRA), the Arbitration Foundation for South Africa (AFSA), and the Tanzania Institute of Arbitrators (TIArb).
Recently, the DSI visited several Western European countries, including the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. In Brussels and Luxembourg, the DSI signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Forum for International Conciliation and Arbitration (FICA) and the Centre for Mediation for Civil and Commercial (CMCC) Luxembourg. The signings were conducted by Prof. Herman Verbist, President of FICA, and Prof. Sabela Gayo, President of DSI, on September 16, 2025, in Brussels, and by Jan Kayser (CMC) and Prof. Sabela Gayo (DSI) on September 17, 2025, in Luxembourg.
These international collaborations enable the DSI to resolve international business disputes by forming joint international arbitrator and mediator panels, as well as facilitating international co-mediation and co-arbitration.
Prof. Sabela Gayo emphasized the importance of providing opportunities for parties in disputes to reach peaceful resolutions, even at the appeal and cassation levels, stating that judges should emulate the principle of forgiveness. He also hopes that DSI can expand access to justice through alternative dispute resolution clauses in business contracts.
The collaborations with FICA and CMCC Luxembourg will focus on enhancing the capacity of mediators and arbitrators through joint training programs, the creation of joint rosters of international mediators and arbitrators, and exchange programs. The organizations also plan to conduct joint research, publications, and international events in the field of international mediation, conciliation, and arbitration.
