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President Jokowi Invites Facebook to Support Digital Economy

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Feb

President Jokowi Invites Facebook to Support Digital Economy

The statement was delivered by President Jokowi while meeting with Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, who was accompanied by Facebook [...]

President Jokowi Invites Facebook to Support Digital Economy. The statement was delivered by President Jokowi while meeting with Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, who was accompanied by Facebook executives in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Wednesday afternoon local time or Monday morning Jakarta time.The president said that the Indonesian Government welcomes Facebooks contributions to the development of Indonesias digital economy and culture.`I hope that Facebook can cooperate in Indonesias efforts to achieve the vision of becoming the largest digital economy in Southeast Asia, namely by reaching 130 billion US dollars by 2020,` the president said.The president added that the digital economy in Indonesia is driven by the development of UMKM (small and medium enterprises).To that end, Indonesia has prepared an action plan for the digital economy in the medium and long term with a focus on accelerating access to digital technology for UMKM.The Indonesian government has adopted several policies to encourage the rise of techopreneurs, attract investment, including in the IT field, and provide funding access for UMKM.The president went on to say that the Indonesian government also continues to set policies that encourage innovation.These include an action plan to create 1000 technopreneurs and protection for start-up business owners.Regarding the creation of 1000 technopreneurs, Indonesia is encouraging Facebook to support the education of new IT developers in Indonesia.`I also hope that Facebook can support Indonesias efforts to empower the digital economy for UMKM,` said the president.On this occasion, the president also conveyed that he had appealed to the leaders of ASEAN and the US at the KTT in Sunnylands on 15-16 February 2016 to empower leaders of peace.To that end, the president especially hoped that Facebook could help convey this message of peace.`I invite Facebook to strengthen the spread of the message of tolerance, moderation, and peace,` said the president.At the Facebook headquarters, the president and the First Lady toured the Facebook employees workspace, chatted with Indonesian Facebook employees at the Roof Top Garden, and visited the Oculus Virtual Reality demonstration location.As he was leaving Facebook, the president wrote a short message, `Together in Peace and Harmony,` and signed the Facebook Signature Wall.
Editor: B Kunto Wibisono
http://www.antaranews.com/berita/545749/presiden-jokowi-ajak-facebook-dukung-ekonomi-digital

17

Feb

ICE Cocoa Drops on Stronger Dollar

At the close of early morning currency trading, the dollar index was in a positive position, up 0.25% at 96.93. The strengthening of the US dollar [...]

ICE Cocoa Drops on Stronger Dollar. At the close of early morning currency trading, the dollar index was in a positive position, up 0.25% at 96.93. The strengthening of the US dollar has made commodities like cocoa, which are sold in US dollars, more expensive, so demand has declined. At the end of Wednesday's early morning trading, the May 2016 cocoa futures contract, which is the most active contract, closed lower. The commodity price closed - 40 dollars or -1.39 percent lower at $ 2,834 per ton. Bullish cocoa sentiment still looms, with hot and dry weather in most major cocoa regions, the Ivory Coast, having damaged trees and could reduce seed quality and mid-crop size, farmers said Monday. Vibiz Research Center analyst predicts that cocoa futures prices for the next trade will strengthen in the short term, with production constraints in cocoa producing countries. For the next trading, cocoa futures prices on ICE Futures New York have the potential to test the resistance level at $ 2,880. If the resistance level is successfully penetrated, the next level is $ 2,930. Support levels to be tested in the event of a weakening are at $ 2,780 and $ 2,730. Freddy / VMN / VBN / Analyst-Vibiz Research CenterEditor: Asido Situmoranghttp://vibiznews.com/2016/02/17/harga-kakao-ice-turun-tertekan-penguatan-dollar-as/

ICE Sugar Futures Rise on Reduced Supplies

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Feb

ICE Sugar Futures Rise on Reduced Supplies

ICE Futures said on Monday that 313,050 tonnes of white sugar had been tendered against the March contract, with supplies due to be loaded in the [...]

ICE Sugar Futures Rise on Reduced Supplies. ICE Futures said on Monday that 313,050 tonnes of white sugar had been tendered against the March contract, with supplies due to be loaded in the United Arab Emirates, confirming earlier trade reports. In the sugar market, dealers said the presence of more than 200,000 tonnes in the UAE against last Friday's expiry of the March contract suggested that Dubai's Al Khaleej refinery is restocking raw sugar. At Wednesday's close, the most active March raw sugar contract on ICE Futures settled up 0.07 cent, or 0.53 percent, at 13.22 cents per lb. New York raw sugar futures are likely to remain supported by concerns about production setbacks, while the performance of Brazil's real against the U.S. dollar is also a factor to watch, a commodities analyst said on Thursday. The resistance levels on the ICE Futures U.S. raw sugar futures chart are at 13.70 cents and 14.20 cents per lb, while supports are at 12.70 cents and 12.20 cents per lb. Freddy/VMN/VBN/Analyst-Vibiz Research CenterEditor: Asido Situmorang http://vibiznews.com/2016/02/17/harga-gula-ice-menguat-dengan-penurunan-pasokan/

ITB to have campus in Cirebon, IPB in Sukabumi

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Feb

ITB to have campus in Cirebon, IPB in Sukabumi

"First, to improve the equity participation of university, we will build, support, and encourage new State Universities (PTN)," said Ahmad Heryawan [...]

ITB to have campus in Cirebon, IPB in Sukabumi. `First, to improve the equity participation of university, we will build, support, and encourage new State Universities (PTN),` said Ahmad Heryawan after holding a Leadership Meeting with a number of Region Apparatus Organizations (OPD) at Gedung Sate Bandung, Tuesday.He said that ITB Cirebon Campus plan will open two study programs and ITB Bekasi Campus will open three study programs. `Regarding the details of the study programs, that is better known by the rectorate, but the opening of the two study programs is aligned with the needs of the local community,` he said.According to him, the local government has prepared 18 hectares of land for ITB Cirebon Campus and 40 hectares for ITB Bekasi Campus. `So the ITB in Cirebon, the land is from the West Java Provincial Government (Pemprov Jabar) and the one in Bekasi is from the Bekasi Regency Government,` said Aher, Ahmad Heryawan's nickname.Meanwhile, Aher continued, for IPB Campus in the Sukabumi Regency, it is still in the discussion stage between the Provincial Government and the local Regency Government, and it is aimed to be able to open study programs this year. `The land for IPB Sukabumi is available, the land is 11 hectares. The building will be built later, the important thing first is the land,` he said.He further said that the West Java Provincial Government is also trying to establish a Padjadjaran University Campus in the Bandung Regency.His party hopes that the three new campuses can be launched in mid-2016, between May or June 2016. `What is clear is that the purpose of establishing this new PTN is to equalize education and improve the quality of education in West Java,` he said.
Editor: Unggul Tri Ratomo
http://www.antaranews.com/berita/545360/itb-akan-miliki-kampus-di-cirebon-ipb-di-sukabumi

16

Feb

Obama sees huge potential in Asean

"Areas like Southeast Asia provide extraordinary opportunity," Obama said as he delivered opening remarks of the U.S.-ASEAN Summit at Sunnylands in [...]

Obama sees huge potential in Asean. `Areas like Southeast Asia provide extraordinary opportunity,` Obama said as he delivered opening remarks of the U.S.-ASEAN Summit at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California, Monday afternoon local time, Tuesday morning Jakarta time.As president, he said, despite the fact that the United States faces threats around the world, its foreign policy must make room for new frontiers.As president, Obama decided the United States would rebalance its foreign policy to become a Pacific nation.`And to play a larger and more active role in the Asia Pacific,` he said.That, he said, includes U.S. engagement with ASEAN, which is `key to the prosperity and peace,``And to our shared goal of building a region,` he said.He is hosting the event for the first time. Sunnylands was chosen because it is away from the cold and snow of Washington, D.C.The U.S.-ASEAN Summit is the seventh such meeting between the U.S. and ASEAN and is expected to serve as a forum for cooperation and a counterbalance to power in the Asia-Pacific region.
Editor: Fitri Supratiwi
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Obama says he has known Southeast Asia since childhood
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 08:37 WIB| 2,766 Views
Journalist: Hanni Sofia Soepardi

US President Barack Obama (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)As you know, I first came to know the people and beauty of Southeast Asia as a young boy, when I lived in Indonesia for several years with my mother.

Sunnylands, California (ANTARA News) - The President of the United States (US) admitted that he first came to know the people and beauty of Southeast Asia as a young boy when he lived in Indonesia for several years. `As you know, I first came to know the people and beauty of Southeast Asia as a young boy, when I lived in Indonesia for several years with my mother,` President Obama said as he delivered opening remarks of the U.S.-ASEAN Summit at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California, Monday afternoon local time, Tuesday morning Jakarta time, when California time was 15 hours slower than Jakarta time. As the US president, Obama admitted that he had had the opportunity to visit almost all of the ASEAN countries. According to him, all delegates of the US-ASEAN Summit present and the ASEAN people have always shown great hospitality. `And I hope that I can repay the hospitality in the next few days,` he said. In his speech, President Barack Obama said he was very happy to welcome the ASEAN Heads of State / Government at the historic meeting. `This is the first time that the United States has hosted the US-ASEAN Meeting. This reflects my personal commitment, the United States' commitment to each country and to the people of ASEAN,` he said. He also expressed his gratitude to Laos, the Chair of ASEAN, and ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh. `I express my gratitude to the (ASEAN) Chair with me from Laos, Secretary General Minh, and the ten ASEAN countries present today,` he said. The theme adopted at the first retreat of the US-ASEAN Summit was Promoting an Innovative, Entrepreneurial ASEAN Economic Community. The meeting took place at the Sunnylands Center & Gardens Interactive Gallery.
Editor: Fitri Supratiwi

Jokowi carries digital economy at US-ASEAN Summit

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Feb

Jokowi carries digital economy at US-ASEAN Summit

"This Special ASEAN-US Summit is a good opportunity to strengthen relations between ASEAN and the United States (US), especially in the economic [...]

Jokowi carries digital economy at US-ASEAN Summit. `This Special ASEAN-US Summit is a good opportunity to strengthen relations between ASEAN and the United States (US), especially in the economic sector,` President Jokowi said at the ASEAN-US High Level Summit or ASEAN-US Summit Retreat I, which was held at the Interactive Gallery, Sunnylands Center & Gardens, California, US, Monday afternoon local time or Tuesday, Jakarta time. At the session themed on Promoting an Innovative, Entrepreneurial ASEAN Economic Community, the President highlighted two priorities that need attention from ASEAN and the US, namely MSME cooperation, as well as technology and digital economy. According to President Jokowi, MSME cooperation needs to be mainstreamed because MSMEs form the backbone of Indonesia and ASEAN economies.  `Around 88.8 percent to 99.9 percent of the type of businesses in ASEAN are MSMEs, and they absorb 51.7 percent to 97.2 percent of the workforce in ASEAN,` he said. In Indonesia itself, the President said, MSMEs that have a strong resilience capacity support the national economy, even in the midst of a global crisis. However, the President continued, MSMEs often face challenges, particularly related to increasing capacity, accessing capital and alternative financing, access to technology, access to the global market, and integration with regional and global supply chains. To that end, President Jokowi thought that ASEAN-US cooperation is needed to ensure there is complete support for the development and resilience of MSMEs, particularly in the context of market access and knowledge transfer from large-scale companies to MSMEs. On the same occasion, President Jokowi also stated that technology and digital economy are inevitable in the digitalization era. `Every government must ensure that this era can provide benefits for the people, particularly MSMEs. MSMEs must gain access to technology and digital economy,` the President said. According to the President, Indonesia has a vision to make Indonesia the biggest digital economy in 2020.  Therefore, Indonesia strongly supports ASEAN-US cooperation in the field of information technology, particularly the use of digital economy for the public. `I believe this cooperation can narrow the development gap among ASEAN countries,` the President said while closing his speech at the Session I Retreat.
Editor: Fitri Supratiwi
http://www.antaranews.com/berita/545332/jokowi-usung-ekonomi-digital-pada-ktt-as-asean

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