Indonesia Mandates AI-Connected CCTV in All Free Nutritious Meal Kitchens
The National Nutrition Agency requires all ~26,300 program kitchens to connect existing CCTVs to a central AI system, targeting 5,000–10,000 kitchens by end-2026.
Head of Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Sudaryono announced that every kitchen in the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program must connect its CCTV to a central BGN system where artificial intelligence monitors standard-operating compliance. Violations the system is designed to catch include food materials placed on the floor, staff working without gloves and improper waste handling. A pilot covering 70 kitchens has been reported to the President as successful, and expansion to around 300 kitchens is planned, with 5,000–10,000 of the roughly 26,300 program kitchens targeted for connection by the end of 2026.
The agency stressed the architecture uses cameras already installed in kitchens, with no major new hardware procurement. Kitchens run by institutions including the police, Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama are expected to connect first, and BGN is weighing limited video access for school principals, teachers and parents.