Rosan stresses quality investment through technology transfer
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Investment and Downstreaming Minister and Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), who is also Danantara chief executive Rosan Roeslani, stressed the importance of quality investment that can build human-resource capabilities, promote technology transfer and create high-quality jobs.
Speaking in Jakarta on Thursday, Rosan said that, according to data from the Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming/BKPM, investment realisation from the fourth quarter of 2024 to the third quarter of 2026 reached Rp3,923.2 trillion, or 30.1 per cent of the Rp13,032.8 trillion target through 2029.
The total comprised Rp1,998.7 trillion in domestic investment (PMDN) and Rp1,924.5 trillion in foreign investment (PMA), using the state budget assumption of Rp16,500 to the US dollar. The investment had absorbed 5.48 million workers.
“But what we hope, of course, is that the investment coming in will be quality investment. We consider quality investment to be investment that can improve our human resources, bring knowledge and technology transfer, and, of course, create quality jobs,” Rosan said at the 2026 Kadin National Leadership Meeting.
Rosan cited nickel downstreaming as an example of efforts to increase commodity value by developing processing industries in Indonesia.
He said Indonesia holds about 46 per cent of the world’s nickel reserves. Before the downstreaming policy was introduced, Indonesia’s nickel exports were worth around US$3.3 billion.
However, following the development of processing industries, exports of nickel and its derivatives rose to US$30 billion in 2025.
“In 2025, exports of nickel and its derivatives had reached US$30 billion,” Rosan said.
He said the achievement demonstrated the potential for processing natural resources domestically to generate greater added value than simply exporting raw materials.
Rosan stressed that investment should also be assessed by its impact on workers’ skills and the acquisition of technology, enabling national industries to develop and become more competitive.
He also highlighted the role of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) in helping micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) move up the value chain through support and partnerships with larger companies.
He said he hoped the number of MSMEs in Indonesia would decline as more businesses developed into medium-sized or large enterprises.