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elaboration of the various segments that the whole concept converges into clarity.
With defined principles and pre-
requisites as drivers, Indonesia’s
Masterplan specifies six regional eco-
nomic corridors for development, with
each of the corridors serving as focus
for different industry sectors. Investors
and businesses with interests in natu-
ral resources can readily converge on
the Sumatra Economic Corridor as
the designated Centre for Production
and Processing of natural Resources
and Energy Reserves. Consisting of
11 economic centres namely Banda
Aceh, Medan, Pekanbaru, Jambi,
Palembang, Tanjungpinang, Pangkai
Pinang, Padang, Bandar Lampung,
Bengkulu and Serang its main eco-
nomic development thrust focuses on
palm oil, rubber, coal, shipping, steel and the Sunda Straits na- tional Strategic Area.
The Java Economic Corridor is at the forefront in efforts for Industry and Services provision with its five economic centres of Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Yogyakarta and Surabaya. Its main economic activities are food and beverages, textile, transportation equipment, shipping, ICT, defence equipment and Greater Jakarta Area. Finally, the Papua – Kepulauan Maluku Economic Corridor is the pivot for economic activities pertaining to the development of Food, Fisheries, Energy and national Mining. It has seven eco- nomic centres namely Sofifi, Am-
MP3EI
Figure 2: Theme of The Six Economic Corridors in Indonesia
prove to be direct consequences. It is their combination within the supervision of the MP3EI implementation that will harmonise their developments to engender the realisation of a seamless interplay among the three elements of physical connectivity, institutional connectivity and people-to-people connectivity. All aspects of in- frastructural development pertaining to intra-economic corridor connectivity, inter-economic corridor connectivity and international trade and communications logistics will fall under the aegis of the national connectivity development. Its scope is broad and wide- ranging to include building and improvement of roads (new as
bon, Sorong, Manokwari, Timika, Jayapura and Merauke with eco- nomic activities concentrating on food agriculture, copper, nickel, oil and gas, and fishery.
Indonesia’s economic Master Plan is concise and specific in outlining its implementation criteria.
well as existing), rail transport in- frastructures and radio frequency spectrum allocation. Even the utilisation of green technologies to support electricity provision in non-commercial areas, acquisi- tion of robust telecommunications
The development of these eco-
nomic corridors is to be achieved through the agencies of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) and Industrial Clusters, as complementa- ry developmental vehicles that support regional economic growth.
To develop these economic growth centres into sectors that ably contribute to Indonesia’s projected $4 – 4.5 trillion USD GDP by 2025, requires a supporting infrastructural framework to ca- ter transportation, logistics and communications needs that will necessarily arise. That is what the national Connectivity Policies, under the MP3EI, are drawn to accommodate. Segmented into four elements, the national connectivity strengthening regimes are designated as national Logistic System, national Transportation System, Regional development System, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Each of these will be devel- oped to meet the national connectivity strengthening objectives of connecting the centres of economic growth. The foregoing is to be achieved based on inter-modal supply chain systems, improving accessibility to Indonesia’s hinterland, and provision quality con- nectivity to underdeveloped and isolated areas; equitable eco- nomic development and quickened rate of development should
backbone, and the opening of new international gateways to for- eign nations are all included. Its summation into a theme of ‘Lo- cally Connected, Globally Integrated’ acutely defines its aims to all aspiring stakeholders.
The third essential requirement for Indonesia’s advancement and expansion in economic development is the impact of hu- man resource input through knowledge and technological values. Quality education is singled as the main route to developing the optimal human capital that is necessary for the actualisation of the MP3EI ideals. The competitive edge and innovative advantages to be ingrained in Indonesia’s goods and services will be cultured through educational programs tailored to maximise the productiv- ity input of the workforce. Thus, for instance, vocational learning programs are structured to teach specific skill sets at high stand- ards that also accommodate flexibility in application in order to fully serve the economic corridors. The traditional academic system is devised to focus fields of specialisation on direct economic devel- opment potentials of the economic corridors. University research centres are to serve as founts of innovations and function on the
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