Jakarta (Antara Bali) - Indonesia, which is a major player in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), must accelerate its preparations to face the region's market integration in 2015.
Described as having 40 percent of the region's economic resources or the Greater ASEAN, Indonesia must improve the competitive edge of its products and services, improve its human resources and prepare regulations.
When the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is implemented in 2015, not only commodities and services will move freely within the region but also other products, including manpower.
In this case, Indonesia must prepare itself to improve the quality not only of its goods and services but also of its human skills, so that it would not serve as a mere market for other countries in the region. It should also become a big exporter of skilled workers. After all, Indonesia has a population of about 240 million.
"To face the AEC's formation in 2015, Indonesia needs to increase its competitive power," ASEAN Competitiveness Institute Chairman Soy Pardede said during a seminar on Indonesia Banking Expo (IBEX 2013) at the Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta on Friday.
According to him, Indonesia has a big population and competitive power with abundant human resources to become a major player in the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015. (*/DWA)
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