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March

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Jakarta (voinews): Indonesia's food and beverage industry is ready to showcase Industry 4.0 technology at the international trade fair Hannover Messe 2023 through PT Lautan Natural Krimerindo (LNK), according to an official.

"We hope that PT LNK will be able to display some Industry 4.0 technologies that have been applied in the production lines," said Putu Juli Ardika, Director General Agro Industry at the Ministry of Industry, in a statement released on Sunday.

He made these remarks during a media gathering themed "LNK Transformation in Support of 'Making Indonesia 4.0'" in Surabaya, East Java.

LNK is also expected to provide visitors with information that products from Indonesia's food and beverage industry are safe, competitive, and produced with high technology, he said.

Indonesia participates as an official country partner in the Hannover Messe 2023 which will be held on April 17-21, 2023.

Indonesia is the first ASEAN country to become a partner three times at the exhibition.

According to Ardika, the Hannover Messe 2023 exhibition is a big opportunity to help realize Indonesia's vision to become one of the top 10 countries with the largest economies by 2030.

He said that Indonesia's participation is not only important for the country's branding, but also for the improvement of manufacturing capabilities and the development of digital infrastructure. (Antaranews)

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March

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Jakarta (voinews): The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) is seeking to synchronize their agenda with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to ensure no more conflict between national agendas and regional or global agendas, PSSI Chairperson Erick Thohir said.

"We will synergize the agenda with the AFC as we understand that the global football agenda includes the FIFA Match Day as well as the AFC and AFF (ASEAN Football Federation) calendars. We also need to determine when the players will rest and when we must prepare the national football team," Thohir told reporters at the PSSI Provincial Football Association Gathering here on Sunday.

He noted that any results from the gathering with provincial associations would be reported and presented to the AFC.

Meanwhile, the PSSI chairperson also highlighted ongoing PSSI efforts to initiate cooperation with several Asian national football associations to benefit all sides, including Australia, which has been included in the Asian zone.

"With its high quality, we also seek to study sports science from them," Thohir said. "(PSSI deputy head) Mr. Zainudin (Amali) often reminds us that Australia is among the best in that field," he said.

He said that cooperation and deals sought with foreign football associations are intended to help Indonesia catch up with global football development.

Following PSSI lobbying, several national associations, such as those in Japan, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, and the United Kingdom, have agreed to scale up the cooperation to a higher level, the chairperson said.

"We will discuss this matter with the Exco (Executive Committee) as, for instance, Japan has signed a cooperation agreement with Indonesia. In what aspects? It could be in the management, the referee, the general system, or others," Thohir explained.

Despite not knowing the exact period when the agreement would be realized, he affirmed that Japan, Australia, and the AFC are among the first parties to finalize their cooperation deal with Indonesia. (Antaranews)

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March

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Jakarta (voinews): The Health Ministry instructed all doctors in private practice to register their data and perform their accreditation through the SatuSehat health platform to improve the data of doctors in Indonesia.

"I want them to self-register, self-report, without any need for an assessor, as the most important thing is to have them registered," Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated during a meeting with public members on the Health Bill, as observed from the ministry's YouTube channel on Sunday.

He said that the self-accreditation requirement could be the solution in efforts to synchronize the doctors' data, as the data received by his side is often different from the data from professional associations and regional authorities.

Doctors are asked to register their private practice through the SatuSehat platform and fill in all the required information about their identity, medical expertise, and diseases that they can handle.

"I promise it will not be more than one or two pages, and it will be only once a month. Doctors must input the data by themselves, and I will reprimand those who fail to do so," Sadikin stressed.

The minister assured that the accreditation process is free of charge while adding that an achievement certificate will be presented to the best-performing doctors in data registration.

"I think the data is also important for relevant parties," the minister said.

"I will open the data to Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) colleagues to allow them to check whether the doctor or their practice is bogus," he said.

Earlier, Deputy Health Minister Dante Saksono Harbuwono said that the SatuSehat platform would use a unique account number from the personal identity number, allowing the data to be examined at the national data center and making it more uniform.

He said that the discrepancy in doctor data in Indonesia is caused by staged data collection using various applications with varied accuracy.

Moreover, IDI Executive Board Chairperson Adib Khumaidi urged for the synchronization of professional doctor data in Indonesia, as IDI recorded the number of professional doctors in Indonesia at 204,492, while the Indonesian Medical Council (KKI) recorded 214,878 and the health ministry data recorded 145,913 doctors. (Antaranews)

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March

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Jakarta (voinews): The Indonesian and Norwegian authorities have agreed to enhance cooperation in various aspects of the economic sector, including through the Indonesia–European Free Trade Association Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (Indonesia–EFTA CEPA) agreed upon in 2018.

The commitment was conveyed during the recent meeting between the Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs' Expert Staff on Connectivity, Service Development, and Natural Resources, Dida Gardera, and the Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister Erling Rimestad.

"We agree to continue enhancing the implementation of the agreement, including by organizing dissemination activities for domestic stakeholders to increase trade and investment cooperation," Gardera said in a statement here on Sunday.

One of the aspects of cooperation specifically discussed during the meeting is the implementation of digital trade, which is consistent with Indonesia's efforts to promote digital transformation.

The two countries also discussed sustainable trade and development, which Indonesia committed to supporting as conveyed in various documents, such as the Enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution (ENDC) on climate change and the National Middle-Term Development Plan (RPJMN).

"The most important thing is that Indonesia's legal products are supportive of sustainable development issues, including through the inclusion of a carbon tax in Law No. 7 of 2021 on Tax Regulation Harmonization and Law No. 4 of 2021 on Financial Sector Development and Enhancement," Gardera stated.

Meanwhile, the two sides also discussed Indonesia's regulations on halal certification, which could affect Norwegian imports to Indonesia.

In response, Gardera said that Indonesia is currently undergoing policy reform, which includes changes to the halal certification mechanism.

"We also discuss the latest regulation on a thorough test on transparency and human rights aspects of a business process in Norway, as Indonesia is now developing a policy of business management and human rights," the ministry official said.

The meeting also discussed foreign trade agreements (FTA) between Indonesia and other parties, palm oil issues, and carbon trade, particularly in the agriculture sector, as well as the maritime sector, primarily in transportation and logistics.

Indonesia and Norway also discuss the negotiation progress of the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (Indonesia-EU CEPA), which entered its 13th round last February and is expected to be completed later this year, and the ongoing Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) negotiations in Bali.

At the conclusion of the meeting, both sides agreed to continue enhancing communication to address common issues. (Antaranews)