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With abundant mineral reserves, Indonesia can not only become part of the vehicle battery supply chain, but also has the potential to become a leader in electric vehicle technology. As one of the steps to develop the potential, on Thursday (6/5), a Letter of Intent (LoI) was signed between the Road Transportation Safety Polytechnic (PKTJ) belonging to the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation and the University of Nottingham. Both institutions will carry out collaborative researches and academic exchanges.

The signing of the Letter of Intent was done virtually by the Polytechnic Director, Dr. Siti Maimunah, and the University of Nottingham's Pro-Vice-Chancellor Global Engagement, Prof. Robert Mokaya. Indonesian Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumadi, and Indonesian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Desra Percaya witnessed the signing.

Ambassador Desra Percaya in his opening remarks stated that through the cooperation in strengthening human resource capacity, Indonesia's competitiveness is expected to keep increasing, especially in achieving the commitment to sustainable development and low-carbon transportation through the development of electric vehicles.  He hopes that the signing of the Letter of Intent can encourage practical solutions in the government's efforts to develop electric vehicles based on the Indonesian-British research collaboration.

To provide the next policy recommendations and identify future collaborations, the Letter of Intent signing event was continued with the implementation of a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with the theme "Sustainable Transportation for Low-Carbon and Resilient Future".