Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia \u2013 The Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment\nManagement Agency (Danantara) is stepping up efforts to strengthen\nIndonesia\u2019s technological foundations. The agency plans to undertake\nmore than 40 strategic projects across six priority industrial clusters,\nranging from artificial intelligence (AI) chip development to the\nconstruction of a large-scale data centre.<\/p>\n
Danantara chief technology officer Sigit Puji Santosa presented the\ntechnology roadmap at the Danantara Technology Innovation Investment\nForum 2026 in Jakarta on Monday (26 October 2026).<\/p>\n
\u201cDanantara has more than 40 projects across six industries,\u201d Sigit\nsaid.<\/p>\n
One of Danantara\u2019s main priorities is to transform Indonesia\u2019s data\ncentre industry and give it significantly greater added value. Sigit\nsaid data centres in the country have so far largely been limited to\nland-leasing businesses and the provision of basic infrastructure.<\/p>\n
\u201cGoing forward, through Danantara, we will not only have\ninfrastructure and equipment, but will also bring the manufacturing of\nthat equipment into the country,\u201d Sigit said.<\/p>\n
Developing six semiconductor sectors and partnering with chip\ngiant Arm<\/strong><\/p>\n To support an independent data centre and advanced technology\necosystem, Danantara is targeting the development of a domestic\nsemiconductor industry. Sigit said six semiconductor sectors are being\ndeveloped, including controllers and chips designed for data\ncentres.<\/p>\n The effort is being reinforced by a strategic partnership with global\nchip-design giant Arm, announced in May. The collaboration focuses on\ndeveloping AI chips and training 15,000 Indonesian digital professionals\nto design chips using the Arm ecosystem.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have six sectors in semiconductors that we will develop in\nIndonesia together with Danantara. One includes controllers and chips\nfor data centres,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Beyond chips and data centres, Danantara is also preparing future\nprojects under its Others cluster, including computing devices, electric\nheavy machinery, optical sensors and instruments, and industrial\nrobots.<\/p>\n Danantara\u2019s six priority industrial clusters<\/strong><\/p>\n Danantara\u2019s strategic projects are grouped into six main industrial\nclusters: Energy; Food, Health and Agriculture; Defence, Maritime and\nAerospace; Advanced Materials; Telecoms and Mobility; and Others.<\/p>\n In the Telecoms and Mobility cluster, major priority projects include\na 1 gigawatt (GW) data centre, national AI sovereignty, national\ne-commerce, sovereign cloud, national blockchain, the Garuda Command\nCentre, national car and motorcycle projects, and a traceability and\ntrust system.<\/p>\n The cluster is also expected to pursue future technologies, including\nnext-generation batteries, charging equipment, scanning systems,\nelectric motor traction systems and private industrial 5G networks.<\/p>",
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