On 8th April, the Ministry of Investment (BKPM) and ARISE+ Indonesia held a kick-off meeting for the development of an EU-focused Investment Attraction Plan for Future-oriented Projects. The plan, which will be developed jointly with the technical support from ARISE+ Indonesia's Technical Assistance Team, will outline a strategic approach to attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in a new wave of future-oriented industries where EU companies and clusters are operating at the cutting edge of design and innovation. The specific sectors, subsectors and value chain segments will be selected based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative analyses yet will be grouped around core themes such as renewables, advanced manufacturing, digitization, sustainability and the circular economy.
The EU-funded ARISE+ Indonesia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Trade through the Directorate-General of National Export Development (DGNED), Trade Attaché of the Indonesian Embassy in Madrid and the Indonesian Trade Promotion Center (ITPC) in Barcelona, and the Directorate-General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, supported the showcase of selected Indonesian Geographical Indication (GI) products in the Indonesian Pavilion at the Alimentaria Exhibition, Barcelona, Spain, 4-7 April 2022.
Fifteen Indonesian Geographical Indication (GI)-certified speciality spices, artisanal salts, tea, coffee, and sugar were promoted in Expo 2020 Dubai with support from the EU-funded ARISE+ Indonesia, in collaboration with the Directorate-General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights and the Directorate-General of National Export Development (DGNED) of the Ministry of Trade.
The Government considers Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) as an essential source of economic growth to achieve the vision of Indonesia Maju (Advanced Indonesia). Consequently, strengthening MSMEs is considered an important priority agenda.
Globally, the food industry, including retailers, supermarkets, and processors, especially in the European Union (EU), increasingly demands quality-certified products with criteria that ensure food safety, sustainability, traceability, and social responsibility. Addressing this growing demand, the National Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN), with support from ARISE+ Indonesia, held a focus group discussion on Wednesday (16/03) to review the potential and the need to implement GLOBALG.A.P certification in Indonesia. GLOBALG.A.P is the most widely accepted good agricultural practices certification worldwide.
Officials from the Quality and Safety Control Directorate Quality Control Centre - Fish Quarantine and Inspection Agency (FQIA BKIPM) and the Fish Quarantine and Inspection Standard Examination Laboratory (FQISE BUSKIPM) under the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MoMAF), facilitated by the ARISE+ Indonesia Technical Assistance (TA) II senior experts Arief Safari and Alain Peyre, visited the SUCOFINDO Laboratory in Cibitung, Jakarta on Thursday, 10 March 2022.
ARISE+ Indonesia, under the aegis of the Directorate of Trade Defense (DPP), the Ministry of Trade, has just finalised a gap analysis on the case management systems used by the Indonesia Anti-Dumping Committee (KADI) and Indonesia Trade Safeguard Committee (KPPI) in trade remedy (anti-dumping, countervailing or anti-subsidy, and safeguard) investigations. The review was the first step towards developing a world-class electronic case management system to allow direct interaction between the investigating authorities and interested parties.
For those wondering about the unique environmental conditions and local traditions where the Geographical Indication (GI) agri-food products are grown and yielded, these videos provide fantastic illustrations for us. In cooperation with the Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, and the Directorate General of National Export Development (DGNED) of the Ministry of Trade, ARISE+ Indonesia worked with ten GI Protection Communities (Masyarakat Perlindungan Indikasi Geografis/MPIG) to produce promotional material.
A Second Technical Assistance (TA) programme under ARISE+ Indonesia was launched in August 2021 to complement the First Technical Assistance that was launched in 2019. It will have an initial budget of EUR 5 million with a duration of 30 months until February 2024.
ARISE+ Indonesia just marked its third year since its inception in 2019. While the programme has been operating under the exceptional circumstances prescribed COVID-19 during most of its existence, the latest project data analysis indicate a fairly good pace of implementation.
