Apple CEO Tim Cook Brings Rp1.6 Trillion Investment When Meeting President Jokowi, Will Build a Factory?

CEO Apple Tim Cook Bawa Investasi Rp1,6 Triliun Saat Bertemu Presiden Jokowi, Bakal Bangun Pabrik?

"Apple CEO Tim Cook Brings Rp1.6 Trillion Investment When Meeting President Jokowi, Will Build a Factory?"

Dream - Minister of Communication and Informatics Budi Arie Setiadi revealed the results of the meeting between Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Apple Tim Cook and President Joko Widodo at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 morning.

According to Budi Arie, one of the topics discussed is the investment plan that will be carried out by the technology company from the United States. Apple, Budi Arie continued, wants to become a company that will involve Indonesia as part of the global supply chain.

"Apple is part of how our country attracts investment and attention to the ecosystem of future technological progress,""

The text translates to: "words from Budi Arie at the Presidential Palace quoted from Liputan6.com, Wednesday, April 17, 2024."

Meanwhile, Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang stated that the production of mobile phones (handphones) in Indonesia in 2023 will reach 49 million units. This amount is larger compared to the import of mobile phones, which only reached 2.79 million units.

From the 2.79 million imported mobile units, 85 percent of them are from Apple products.

According to Agus, Apple is a unique approach for the government to create Domestic Component Level (TKDN) in order to create added value for the country. In another part, Agus revealed that Apple is currently planning to build several Apple Developer Academies. For this program, Apple plans to invest IDR 1.6 trillion by building Apple Developer Academies in four cities in Indonesia.

The fourth cities referred to are Batam, Surabaya, South Tangerang, and Bali. Agus also encourages Apple to build a similar academy in Makassar and the National Capital (IKN) of Nusantara. "Well, those are ways to calculate TKDN that we may not be rigid but investment is coming in," Agus continued.

Persuaded to Build a Factory

Mentioning the possibility of Apple building a factory in Indonesia, the Minister of Industry said that the current program is one of the efforts towards that. "Oh, as for the factory, that too," said Budi. According to Agus, his ministry is trying to encourage Apple to build a factory in Indonesia because the components to assemble a phone can already be produced domestically.

"The components of the HP are already ready in Indonesia, the batteries, the cables, and so on. We will try to do business matching with Apple, whether they can use domestically-produced products that we have actually prepared," said Agus.

"ujar Agus Gumiwang dikutip dari Merdeka.com" translates to "said Agus Gumiwang as quoted from Merdeka.com"

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