TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Ministry of Industry is attempting to further advance the technological applications of the industrial sector, one of it is by making the industry of electronics and telematics as the country’s flagship sector.
The reason behind it is the fact that Indonesia is currently placed in the 31st position based on the level of innovation at the Global Competitiveness Report 2017-2018 that was released by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
The country’s technological preparedness also disappointingly ranks at 80th spot from 137 countries that were scored.
“Throughout 2015 - 2019, the industrial sector will be greatly developed, one of it is related to smart mobile phones and telecommunication transmissions,” said Ngakan Timur Antara, Head of Industrial Research and Development Agency at the Ministry of Industry on Wednesday, October 4.
Ngakan asserted that one of many factors that influence the level of technological preparedness is the availability of the latest technologies, a company’s technological absorption, and transfer of technology directly from foreign direct investments.
Another alternative suggested by Ngakan is to implement the turnkey project in technology procurement. This means that tech providers are required to conduct a transfer of technology with domestic companies in order for Indonesian companies to better adapt and implement the latest technology in the industrial scale as it is regulated by Law No 3/2014 on Industrialization.
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