The largest industrial trade exhibition in the world, Hannover Messe, will be held again in 2024, precisely in hall 4 at the Hannover Exhibition Center, Lower Saxony, Germany on April 22-26, 2024. Indonesia is not left behind in participating even though the pavilion built is much smaller than the previous year. Understandably, at the Hannover Messe 2023 event, Indonesia became the Official Partner Country, so that at last year’s event there was a lot of effort in bringing in local partners to showcase their products and technology, even President Joko Widodo participated.
Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said that the investment target that will be pursued in Indonesia’s participation in Hannover 2024 is IDR 20 trillion. Meanwhile, with the pavilion area reaching 10 times the size in 2023, Indonesia’s investment target is ‘only’ IDR 30 trillion. So, it should be much more effective in comparison to the area of the pavilion and the targets set.
“Last year was special because we became the Official Partner Country, so last year’s target was IDR 30 trillion. However, this year, just opening the Indonesian pavilion, it is already approaching IDR 5 trillion because there was a signing of around US$ 350 million and in the future there will be business forums such as “matching business and introducing Indonesian needs and industrial products that we can display and sell at Hannover Messe,” explained Agus after opening the Indonesian pavilion in hall 4 of Hannover Messe 2024.
Also present at the event were Commission VII DPR RI Maman Abdurrahman and Dony Maryadi Oekon, Secretary General of the Ministry of Industry Eko S.A. Cahyanto, and Indonesian Ambassador to Germany Arief Havas Oegroseno.
“Most of the investment targets this year will focus on sustainability, both in the energy and industrial sectors, how technology will make industrial products more efficient. As long as the country is free from anywhere, the important thing is to bring funds to Indonesia, and we can also add value then opens up job opportunities,” continued Agus.
“Because if Indonesia is left behind in the industrial world, the impact will have other implications. So, Indonesia’s presence is not only investment, but also Indonesia’s involvement with the world of industrial technology. So, in the end, even though we agree in the end, namely investment. Our presence at Commission VII monitors “for these targets to be achieved. I think the key word is target (executed investment), not just how much cooperation MoUs are achieved,” he concluded.
April 23, 2024, detikInet
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