INKINDO to assist Papua consultancies

INKINDO to assist Papua consultancies

JAYAPURA, Papua: Some 3,000 consulting firms might flood the
resource-rich provinces in Papua to capitalize on their economic
potential, said the Association of Indonesian Consultants
(INKINDO) on Friday.

"Papua will become an easy target in view of the province's
underdeveloped business, and given its huge potential," said the
chairman of INKINDO, Fredy Harman.

However, he said that local consultant firms might be
threatened by the influx of new consulting firms.

He said that Papua had about 100 local consulting firms, most
of which were small, limited in their capacity to expand, and
could only handle small projects.

INKINDO plans to join small- and medium-scale consulting
firms to help them win larger projects, which otherwise would
likely fall into the hands of foreign consulting firms. -- JP