Microsoft Investment Is Estimated To Be More Than IDR 14 Trillion, Minister Budi Arie: Don't Talk About It

Minister of Communication and Information Budi Arie Setiadi (Photo: Dinda Buana Putri/VOI)

JAKARTA - Following the visit of Apple CEO Tim Cook to Indonesia on April 17, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will also visit Indonesia on April 30.

Minister of Communication and Information Budi Arie Setiadi emphasized that the presence of Microsoft will discuss many issues, including investments that will be given in the country.

Although it was not disclosed openly, Minister of Communication and Information Budi said that Microsoft's investment would be greater than Apple, which was more than IDR 14 trillion.

"There is, it's big. Later, don't talk to me. There is (investing), they are big. They have spoken to me, but I said not to say, I am the Minister of Communication and Information of the Republic of Indonesia, not Microsoft's public relations," Budi said on Friday, April 19.

"More, big (Rp. 14 trillion). But don't let me talk. He's the only one who talks," added Budi.

Later, investments that are claimed to have a total of more than Rp. 14 trillion will be focused on many fields. One of the main things is human resources.

They will explain the various (investment destinations) later. One of them is how human resources, human resources," he said.

Previously, it was known that Apple had invested IDR 1.4 trillion in Indonesia in the form of the Apple Developer Academy in three provinces, namely Batam, BSD, and Surabaya.

However, with the developer of the Apple Developer Academy which will also be built in Bali, the value of Apple's investment in the country is estimated at IDR 1.6 trillion.

Apple's investment in Indonesia is indeed relatively smaller when compared to its investment with Vietnam, which the technology giant disbursed an investment value of US$15.84 billion or equivalent to Rp257 trillion.