REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, Jakarta -- Indonesia's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) want to optimize momentum of investment. Their strategy is to maximize local investment, boost exports and create new entrepreneurs.
Kadin's Vice Chairman of Investment, Peter. F. Gontha said the investment could be encouraged in various ways. Kadin and government must do several things including providing additional subsidies for infrastructure development, supporting research and developing investment eagerness.
"It requires qualified manpower," he said when opening Kadin's National Coordination Meeting (Rakornas) of Investment, Trade and International Relations division, Friday (25/10).
Peter saw competencies of national Human Resources needs to be improved. When compared to China and India, Indonesia has a shortage of experts in various fields. HR upgrade needed to welcome the ASEAN Economic Community 2015 where Indonesia should not just be a market.
Currently, Kadin reported an investment gain of 33 percent. From the figure, only 18 percent contributed by foreign investment.
Ed: Dewi Mardiani
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