Prabowo Serap Input Entrepreneurs, Solid Industry Work Asked to Be More Competitive

Mensesneg Prasetyo Hadi (Photo: setkab)

JAKARTA - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto received the Indonesian Business Association (Apindo) at the Garudayaksa Training Center, Hambalang, Bogor, Monday night, February 9.

Regarding this, the Minister of State Secretary (Mensesneg) Prasetyo Hadi said Prabowo opened a space for communication with all parties and last night discussed with business actors to absorb economic input.

"He got a lot of input, then also got input from entrepreneurs, the essence of which is how the role of the private sector, entrepreneurs and the government must go hand in hand. Indonesia incorporated," said Prasetyo at Gambir Station, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, February 10.

However, Prasetyo did not detail the list of proposals. When asked if there were specific proposals, he only answered, "There are many."

Prasetyo said the focus of discussion was on labor-intensive sectors. He alluded to the need to strengthen the competitiveness of industries that have long been the backbone of labor absorption, such as textiles, garments, and shoes.

"How to develop labor-intensive sectors. How do we become more competitive ... the textile industry, the garment industry, the shoe industry," he said.

He also emphasized the message that the domestic market is not enough to rely on. According to Prasetyo, the government and entrepreneurs are asked to unite perceptions so that Indonesia dares to fight at the global level.

"We must also think about competing at the global level. Because our business competition cannot only rely on the domestic market," he said. Prasetyo added that a number of other countries have been said to have taken "shares" that should be Indonesia's competitive advantage.