JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital, Nezar Patria, believes that Indonesia has a great opportunity to take a strategic role in the global supply chain of artificial intelligence (AI).
Nezar stated that global changes in the semiconductor and AI industries open up space for Indonesia to determine a stronger position in the ecosystem.
"This semiconductor is no longer an electronic component, but it has become a kind of sovereignty infrastructure today. And it is the fuel for every AI model that is trained, every data center that is built, and every defense system that is operated," Nezar said in an official statement.
Thus, Nezar assessed, Indonesia has the required strength, ranging from mineral resources, energy, and existing demographic bonuses.
"We are the largest producer of tin in the world. And tin is a key material in the process of making chips," he said.
In addition, Indonesia also has large reserves of silica sand which is the basic material for silicon, the main component in the semiconductor industry.
Meanwhile, in terms of energy, he added that Indonesia has an excess of renewable energy. "Our electricity production is quite a lot, even a year ago it was abundant, an energy surplus," he said.
In addition to natural resources and energy, Indonesia also has strength in the large number of productive age population. Indonesia is said to have 285 million people with an average age of 30 years, the largest in Southeast Asia.
With the right combination of resources, talent, and strategies, Indonesia is considered to have the opportunity to transform from a market to a player in the global AI supply chain.
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