"We certainly expect a larger investment from Apple, as there have been large investments from other companies as well. Meanwhile, we know that Apple is also a giant company," she said here on Thursday.
As an example, she cited Microsoft's investment commitment of USD1.7 billion.
Regarding Apple's commitment to build an AirTag vendor factory in Batam, she underlined the need to oversee the construction along with increasing the competence of supporting human resources
"The investment to build the factory must go hand in hand with the improvements of our human resources," she emphasized.
On Tuesday, Minister of Investment and Downstreaming Rosan Roeslani announced Apple's plan to establish an AirTag vendor factory in Batam, Riau Islands, with an investment of USD1 billion.
The announcement was made following a meeting with Apple's vice president of global policy, Nick Amman, in Jakarta.
Apple's investment commitment is expected to create up to two thousand jobs.
Amman is currently in Jakarta for investment negotiations with the Indonesian government. The negotiations aim to extend the domestic component level (TKDN) certification for Apple products so that the company can officially sell its latest offering, the iPhone 16, in the Indonesian market.
However, according to Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, Apple's investment commitment to establish an AirTag production facility in Indonesia will not open up entry for the iPhone 16 in the domestic market.
The investment plan, according to the minister, is not directly related to the manufacturing of mobile phones, handheld computers, and tablets, which is a requirement for obtaining the TKDN certification from the Indonesian government.
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