Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2014 The Indonesian government is targeting 15,000\nengineers to learn and master chip design technology through a\ncooperation agreement between Danantara and Arm Limited.<\/p>\n
The partnership, signed in London on Monday (23 February), is aimed\nat accelerating capacity building and national self-reliance in the\ndevelopment of strategic technologies, particularly in the semiconductor\nsector, which serves as a foundational element for a wide range of\ninnovations and the digital ecosystem.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough this cooperation, it is hoped that Indonesia can provide\ntraining for 15,000 of our engineers within the Arm ecosystem, so they\ncan master chip design technology. The cooperation plan will then be\nextended to the next generation of semiconductors or chips, enabling\nIndonesia to develop capabilities in semiconductors and design,\u201d\nCoordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto explained\nin a statement in Jakarta on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Arm is one of the companies dominating the global automotive\nsemiconductor market, particularly in chip design for data centres and\nartificial intelligence.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian government has allocated an initial fund of US$150\nmillion to build a national semiconductor ecosystem through the\npartnership.<\/p>\n
This strategic partnership also marks an important step for Indonesia\nin transforming from a mere technology consumer into a high-value-added\nproducer in the global supply chain.<\/p>\n
Technology is regarded as a turbocharger for national economic\ngrowth, bridging Indonesia\u2019s vast human resources and natural wealth\nwith the need for high productivity towards the Golden Indonesia 2045\nvision.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Coordinating Minister Airlangga explained that the\ncooperation is a direct follow-up to President Prabowo Subianto\u2019s\ndirective to strengthen national technological self-reliance, whilst\nalso complementing the broader agenda of building food security and\nenergy security.<\/p>\n
The initiative is also positioned as a strategic leapfrog in\nstrengthening Indonesia\u2019s digital ecosystem.<\/p>\n
The development of six national chip designs will focus on strategic\nintellectual property (IP) that will be owned by Indonesia.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese six constitute IP \u2014 intellectual property \u2014 from which we can\nchoose: one for automotive technology, a second for the internet of\nthings, a third related to data centres, and then possibly home\nappliances. For the remaining two, we can choose whether we want\nsomething futuristic, particularly autonomous vehicles and quantum\ncomputing, among others. So all of this will still be discussed with\nDanantara, and the IP will be held by Indonesia,\u201d said Coordinating\nMinister Airlangga.<\/p>\n
Airlangga also mentioned that the cooperation will be directed\ntowards building a national software capability development ecosystem\nthrough collaboration with several leading universities, including the\nBandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Gadjah Mada University (UGM), and\nthe University of Indonesia (UI), which over the past nearly two years\nhave been prepared to support this agenda.<\/p>\n
National talent will receive direct training from trainers within the\nArm Limited ecosystem.<\/p>\n
In the next phase, the development of a new generation of chips will\nopen up greater investment opportunities, including in the manufacturing\n(printing) aspect currently dominated by a number of global\ncompanies.<\/p>\n
Going forward, these global companies are also expected to invest in\nIndonesia as part of strengthening the national semiconductor\necosystem.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesia-targets-15-000-engineers-to-master-chip-design-technology-1771929028", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }