JAKARTA - Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita is optimistic that industrial growth in 2022 will be able to reach 5-5.5 percent if there is no big wave of Covid-19 cases in the country. Therefore, various strategic programs and policies that support the pace of performance of the industrial sector continue to be rolled out in order to create a conducive business climate.
"For this year the target (industrial growth) is 4.5-5 percent, while next year it is 5-5.5 percent," said the Minister of Industry in Jakarta, Thursday (7/10). In the second quarter of 2021, the manufacturing industry sector managed to record positive growth of 6.91%, despite the pressure from the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Minister of Industry emphasized that his party remains focused on implementing superior programs and policies that can support the performance of the industrial sector. For example, the implementation of the 35 percent import substitution program in 2022. This strategic effort is to reduce dependence on imported products while at the same time encouraging the strengthening of the structure of the domestic manufacturing industry.
Agus said, based on the Making Indonesia 4.0 roadmap, initially there were five sectors that were development priorities in readiness to enter the industrial era 4.0. However, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Industry added two more sectors to support the national economy.
"The seven potential sectors are the food and beverage, textile and clothing, automotive, electronics, chemical, medical devices, and pharmaceutical industries," he said. His big aspiration is, from the performance of the seven sectors, Indonesia can become part of the 10 countries that have the strongest economy in the world by 2030. (LM)