Kadin says more parties interested in learning digitalisation from Estonia

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has highlighted the increasing number of stakeholders in Indonesia interested in learning about technology and digitalisation in Estonia.

“Over the past 10 years, there have been many delegations, both private and governmental, learning from Estonia,” said Adriana Sri Lestari, Chair of the Indonesian Kadin’s Baltic Committee and Honorary Consul of Estonia in Jakarta, in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Speaking after the Estonia-Indonesia Maritime Industry Business Mission forum, she said this trend coincides with growing awareness among Indonesian parties of Estonia’s advancements in information technology (IT) and digital sectors, which they can learn from.

According to Adriana, there are numerous conferences, meetings, or courses in IT, cybersecurity, and digitalisation of sectors from transportation to healthcare that are open to international audiences, including Indonesia.

The Honorary Consul of Estonia in Jakarta then cited Sumedang Smart City as an example of a programme that was successfully implemented after district officials made Estonia a benchmark for digitalisation development in government.

“Sumedang is now able to adopt IT systems in various aspects of its government, and this is the result of learning a lot from Estonia,” said Adriana.

Furthermore, the Kadin Indonesia official stated that Estonia is currently focusing its investments in Indonesia on the digital technology and maritime sectors.

In particular, Estonia is a digitally oriented country that has adopted various digital technologies in its maritime sector, such as smart port development, energy optimisation systems, and automated shipping traffic planning.

Thus, this Estonian business mission was brought to Indonesia to explore potential cooperation and investment in the digital and maritime fields, she said.

Adriana also revealed that in this effort, the Estonian delegation has met with partners from the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla), and then several state-owned enterprises (SOEs) namely Pertamina, Pelni, and Pelindo.

“With that foundation, Estonia is ready to collaborate with Indonesia and ready to help going forward. Whatever Indonesia may need, Estonia will be ready to assist,” said Adriana.