RI export of IT products up

RI export of IT products up

JAKARTA (JP): Exports of information technology (IT) products
rose in value 20 percent to US$1.4 billion in 1999, or about 30
percent of the country's total electronic exports, according to
Business Intelligence Report (BIRO).

"The good performance is attributable to the fine products
made by multinational IT companies who have their factories in
Indonesia, mostly located in Batam and West Java," BIRO said in a
statement on Wednesday.

Currently, there are at least 15 multinational IT
manufacturers who have direct investments in Indonesia, BIRO
added.

"Indonesia, to some multinational companies, is still a good
place for a production base, despite all the biased news about
the country," BIRO said.

IT products that Indonesia exports include telephone and
facsimile machines, personal computers, printers, printed circuit
boards, semiconductors and integrated circuits.

BIRO said the five major importers of Indonesian IT products
are Singapore, Japan, the United States, Malaysia and Germany.
(udi)