Ericsson Indonesia and The Center for Digital Industry 4.0 (PIDI 4.0) have inaugurated their joint 5G Innovation Centre at PIDI 4.0 building located in Permata Hijau, Jakarta. PIDI 4.0 is a government agency within Industrial Human Resources Development Agency under the Ministry of Industry.
The 5G Innovation Centre aims to accelerate Indonesia’s change towards industry 4.0. By ‘Making Indonesia 4.0’, Indonesia has potential to occupy high place among 10 economies by 2030. In addition, according to a study from The Asian Development Bank titled “Innovate Indonesia Unlocking Growth Through Technological Transformation”, by adopting recent technologies, productivity can be improved and will drive accumulated GDP (gross domestic product) growth of 11% in 2020-2040 period.
“Ericsson has been at the forefront of providing connectivity and pioneering new generation mobile technologies in Indonesia. As a testament to our unwavering commitment to accelerating Indonesia’s digital transformation, we are delighted to announce our support for the PIDI 4.0 initiative by establishing the 5G Innovation Centre. This Innovation platform will foster collaboration among industry leaders to create a strong innovation ecosystem that will enable Indonesia to realise new opportunities in the era of Industry 4.0. ” says Jerry Soper, president of Ericsson Indonesia.
“PIDI 4.0 serves as a technology matchmaking hub for companies in Indonesia. Today, we are thrilled to welcome one of our esteemed partners, Ericsson Indonesia, into our digital ecosystem by showcasing their world-class technology and solutions. We believe this will be beneficial for enterprises in Indonesia to support their digitalisation journey. In addition, 5G provides unique benefits for industry 4.0 especially for the manufacturing sector. Expectedly, PT Ericsson and other PIDI 4.0 Partners could optimise the use case of 5G centre through PIDI 4.0 Ecosystem collaboration. Together, we can accelerate Indonesia’s Industry transformation 4.0.” says Arnes Lukman, Kepala Pusat Industri Digital 4.0 (PIDI 4.0).
“PIDI aims to accelerate digital transformation as it is crucial to boosting Indonesia’s economic growth. This can only be realised through strategic cooperation by multiple stakeholders that range from government institutions, associations, industry players, to academia. We appreciate this PIDI 4.0 initiative and Ericsson’s invaluable support in building a collaborative platform to drive our Making Indonesia 4.0 program. Furthermore, I appreciate Ericsson as PIDI 4.0 ecosystem member has also contributed in accelerating industry 4.0 adoption and implementation for manufacturing sector.” says Masrokhan, head of agency of Industrial Human Resource Development Ministry of Industry.
“We aim to accelerate digital transformation as it is crucial to boosting Indonesia’s economic growth. This can only be realised through strategic cooperation by multiple stakeholders that range from government institutions, associations, industry players, to academia. We appreciate this PIDI 4.0 initiative and Ericsson’s invaluable support in building a collaborative platform to drive our Making Indonesia 4.0 program. We hope this collaborative platform could support and promote local products and services, fostering growth of Indonesia’s local industry, enabling them to become smart players in the digital transformation and 5G ecosystem development.” says Mulyadi, director of standardisation, Ministry of Communication and Informatics.
The collaboration between Ericsson Indonesia and PIDI 4.0 will play a vital role in helping to fulfill government’s ambitions of Making Indonesia 4.0 and build digital talent. Ericsson, as an ICT (information and communications technology) provider, will continue to support Making Industry 4.0 initiative of Indonesian government by creating a digital infrastructure and boost creation of a strong 5G ecosystem in country. The 5G Innovation Centre being set up is an example of the same.
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