Bandung (ANTARA) - Deputy Minister of Industry Faisol Riza is urging\nthe national textile industry to strengthen its competitiveness through\ncorporate restructuring, increased investment and the use of technology\nso that it can compete in the global market.<\/p>\n
Faisol said strengthening the industry cannot rely solely on\nincreased production, but must also be supported by investment, research\nand development, and the adoption of modern technology.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere must be a step that we will perhaps initiate so that the\nindustry\u2019s unity becomes stronger and focuses on several production\nfactors that I believe we can pursue, starting with the flow of\ninvestment and technology. All of this must be driven by the unity of\nthe textile industry,\u201d Faisol said in Bandung on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
According to him, one of the main challenges facing the textile\nindustry today is increasing company capacity to become more competitive\nin the global market.<\/p>\n
He believes stronger collaboration among industry players is needed\nto accelerate the transformation of the national textile sector so it\ncan meet the demands of a continuously growing market.<\/p>\n
He added that the government is also encouraging the restructuring of\ntextile companies as part of efforts to strengthen the competitiveness\nof the national industry amid increasingly fierce global\ncompetition.<\/p>\n
Beyond restructuring, Faisol said the government has prepared various\nsupport programmes for labour-intensive industries, including the\ntextile sector, through financing schemes and a number of incentives\nthat are still being discussed with business players.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been done. There are programmes and credit facilities for\nlabour-intensive industries, as well as other incentives that must be\nprepared. We will discuss them first, including with the business\nplayers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Wulan Aprilianti Permatasari, Head of the Industrial\nVocational Education Development Centre at the Ministry of Industry,\nsaid the quality of human resources is a key factor in maintaining the\ninvestment climate while enhancing the competitiveness of the national\ntextile industry.<\/p>\n
According to her, the increasingly dynamic development of the\nindustry requires workers to have competencies that match industry\nneeds, particularly in mastering technology and innovation.<\/p>\n
\u201cHuman resources must be prepared as well as possible at the applied\nundergraduate education level. They must apply technology, especially in\nmeeting industry needs, so that they are able to master technology for\ninnovation in the textile field,\u201d Wulan said.<\/p>\n
She added that, in addition to technological mastery, national and\ninternational competency certification also needs to be strengthened so\nthat textile vocational graduates have higher competitiveness and can\nmeet the needs of industries both at home and abroad.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/deputy-minister-urges-textile-industry-restructuring-and-tech-adoption-to-boost-global-competitiveness-1785329804", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }