Danantara’s Three Strategic Priority Sectors for 2027

The Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency (Danantara Indonesia) will prioritise investment in three strategic sectors in 2027: critical minerals, downstream processing, and digital infrastructure, including data centres and artificial intelligence (AI).

Danantara Managing Director for Global Relations and Communications Pahala Mansury said the agency was reviewing a pipeline of projects to determine next year’s strategic sectors. The process involves PT Danantara Investment Management (DIM), state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and private-sector parties.

“The largest number [of projects], particularly from our SOEs, is in critical minerals and downstream processing. There are quite a lot of them,” Pahala said at a Morning Coffee Session at Wisma Danantara in Jakarta on Thursday.

Danantara also sees considerable investment potential in data centres and AI, he said. Data centre projects could be finalised at the New Asia Forum (NAF), scheduled for 3–4 December 2026 in Bali, which is targeting investment commitments of up to US$30 billion.

Pahala said Danantara would remain open to investment opportunities in other sectors next year. These include food security, low-carbon and carbon-free energy, education, and human-resource development.

In education, Danantara has held discussions with universities from several countries. Pahala said the NAF could provide a forum to discuss opportunities to develop world-class educational institutions in Indonesia.

He said the effort would involve not only meeting funding needs, but also developing knowledge, talent and other supporting elements.

Meanwhile, Danantara Chief Investment Officer Pandu Patria Sjahrir said the agency had started buying shares on the Indonesian capital market over the past two days, particularly shares in state-owned enterprises, whose valuations he considers attractive and growth prospects strong.

He said the purchases were based on companies’ fundamentals and on the assessment that their potential returns were attractive relative to investment risks.

“As of yesterday and today, we have started buying shares that we consider effective, and we will continue as long as the prices are attractive and the prospects are good,” Pandu said.