Legal Reform to Overcome Legal Lags in the Development of Science and Technology

One of the obstacles is that laws often fail to adapt and respond quickly to rapid technological developments, partly due to the slow creation of new laws. Therefore, this paper discusses how to address technological advancements with the lag in law creation. This research uses a normative juridical approach. The research results show that technological advancements trigger legal reforms because changes lead to legal voids if new laws are not created. The law must synergize with public policy, considering that in its formation and enforcement, it cannot be separated. The law must be formed to align with the nation's identity and ideology and provide direction if there is foreign socio-cultural intervention or impact that could damage the national socio-cultural system. Therefore, the government, as a regulator, is required to continuously anticipate these technological developments and incorporate them into progressive regulations, i.e., regulations that can respond to and provide direction for technological developments. The government needs to have an integrated legislative body focused on preparing concepts and drafting laws as a partner to the parliament. The existence of an integrated body comprising various Ministry/Agency elements permanently, which meets the qualifications for the formation of quality laws, is important to realize.