Indonesia And Finland Discuss Digital Development Cooperation

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto. (Photo: Doc. Coordinating Ministry for the Economy)

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto representing the Indonesian government received a visit from the Finnish state represented by Finnish Economy Minister Wille Rydman to discuss cooperation on technology development.

Meanwhile, the meeting of the two Ministers discussed the bilateral economic cooperation between Indonesia-Finland, the development of Finland's business in Indonesia, the potential settlement of the Indonesia-EU CEPA negotiations, as well as a number of the latest economic issues that are developing in Europe.

During his visit to Indonesia, Minister Rydman led a business delegation consisting of representatives of the company Nokia and ICEYE.

Finnish Economy Minister Wille Rydman said Finland was committed to increasing cooperation in the economic sector with Indonesia.

"During this visit, we were accompanied by a number of business delegates who are very interested in partnering with Indonesian business people to build mutually beneficial economic cooperation," said Rydman.

Responding to this, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said that economic partnership relations with Finland had been built for a long time.

Airlangga said Finland is one of Indonesia's important partners in Europe, especially in the field of technology. Finnish technology companies, such as Nokia, have dominated the mobile phone market in Indonesia.

"The Neste biofuel producer is also an important partner of Indonesia in the processing of palm oil commodities and their derivatives," said Airlangga in his official statement Thursday, February 1, 2024.

During the meeting, the ICEYE company from Finland offered cooperation in the field of Synthetic-aperture Radar (SAR) satellite technology.

Meanwhile, the satellite, which operates with a low orbital height, has the potential to be used to monitor the vast area of Indonesia's forest.

Airlangga said the company also gave its commitment to transfer technology and ensure data security. Currently, ICEYE has established a relationship with BRIN in developing the satellite application in Indonesia.

In addition, the Nokia company also conveyed its business development in Indonesia which has been present since 1996 and continues to contribute to the development of Indonesian technology.

Currently, Nokia is expanding its business to various electronic and network devices, including base stations and radio equipment.

Nokia hopes for the support of the Indonesian government in carrying out its business operations in Indonesia.