Five More Years Of Indonesia Stop Imports Of Mobile Phones

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JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com — Foxconn Technology Group investment plan to Indonesia is expected will bring economic growth for the country. Investment was expected to be hit the import mobile phones that are always increased every year.

Minister of industry, to MS Hidayat said Indonesia currently has to import as much as 45 million mobile phones per year. "But with the Foxconn plans to go to Indonesia, we can stop importing phone. At least in the next 5 years, we don't need to import mobile phones anymore, "said Hidayat as found after a meeting in the Office of the Ministry of Finance Provided the economy, Friday (17/8/2012).

Based on talks with Foxconn this week, giant manufacturing from Taiwan showed their earnestness to invest in the country. On December 25, 2012, Foxconn is rumored to have been ready to release 3 million mobile phones have been made in Indonesia.

According to Hidayat, making cell phone branded local it will cooperate with locally owned company that currently has made cell phones. One with PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Industrial (INTI), Persero, the company will focus on red plates create a local cell phone return succeed. "Later we will also employ other companies to be able to produce a local mobile phone with Foxconn," he said.

Foxconn Technology Group is a manufacturing company in Taiwan which currently serve the Assembly belongs to Apple products such as the iPad and iPhone,. So also with the vendor Motorola has acquired by internet giant Google.

In Taiwan, Foxconn has an area of land for the Assembly of 3,000 acres of phones. With an area of land that could be contributed by Foxconn, 7 per cent of the total exports of the country China at this time. "While in Indonesia, they will put on 400 acres. But this project should immediately so that we are also proud to have a mobile phone from our own country, "said Hidayat with energetically.

Just a note, the Ministry of industry (Kemenperin) will start production ensures the Foxconn for assembling (Assembly) in December 2012. In one to two months, with the realization of investments concentrates Foxconn assembly plant that will produce later this year.

In July next year, Foxconn asks the inauguration of the first stage of investment. The first stage of investment development requires an area of Foxconn factory 50 acres. Foxconn factories will be laid out around Jakarta and Banten. For the second and third stages each membutuhan area 200 acres.

Hidayat, the third location is added at each stage it can be different, but the province remained on the island of Java. Project origin has Foxconn Taiwan investment value reached 10 billion US dollars in a period of 5-10 years. The plan, the project will be carried out in three stages. This project will absorb 300,000 labor of all levels of expertise. Specifically for engineer, Foxconn needs 60,000 people.

Produk Dalam Negeri

AppId is over the quota
KOMPAS/SRI REJEKI Di hari pertama Lebaran, Minggu (19/8/2012) ini, mal-mal dan pusat perbelanjaan lain tetap diserbu pengunjung. Utamanya di gerai makanan dan permainan anak-anak.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Kalau sedang main ke mal-mal di kota-kota besar Indonesia, cobalah perhatikan dengan kritis toko, restoran, dan supermarket di sana! Berapakah  produk asli Indonesia? Berapa toko pakaian, sepatu, tas, parfum, serta arloji dan aksesori lain yang menjual produk dalam negeri? Berapa restoran yang menyajikan masakan asli atau khas Indonesia?

Jawabannya tidak lebih dari separuh. Restoran hanya beberapa yang benar-benar menyajikan masakan/makanan khas Indonesia, semisal sate padang, nasi padang, soto ambengan, soto kudus, sop konro, nasi liwet, soto betawi, bakso malang, aneka masakan ala Sunda dan sebagainya. Selebihnya adalah masakan/makanan dari mancanegara.

Tengok pula kafe! Berapa banyak kafe yang benar-benar berciri Indonesia? Tidak lebih dari separuh. Umumnya, kafe yang hadir adalah  waralaba dari Amerika Serikat, Perancis, Belanda, Hongkong, Singapura, dan Malaysia. Menyedihkan? Ya, memang menyedihkan.  Sebagian di antara masyarakat kita malah lebih akrab  dengan waralaba dari negara mungil seperti Singapura.

Bayangkan, sebagian di antara kita terpesona oleh waralaba yang menawarkan roti bakar  srikaya, teh tarik, dan telur setengah matang. Kita pun pasti bisa membikin yang serupa, tetapi agaknya publik lebih tertarik produk dari negeri jiran. Lalu roti bakar pakai selai, telur setengah matang, di warung-warung STMJ (susu, telur, madu, dan jahe), lewat begitu saja. Padahal tak kalah enak, hanya beda lokasi penyajian.

Ini baru sebagian masalah. Hal yang tidak kalah menariknya adalah kalahnya produsen dalam negeri dengan  produsen luar negeri. Namun, siapa yang bisa geram? Ini bagian dari mekanisme pasar, ini persoalan permintaan dan penawaran.
Sepatu dari Inggris, misalnya, harganya tidak berselisih jauh dengan sepatu dalam negeri. Namun, sepatu itu awet, bisa dipakai bertahun-tahun. Dan, repotnya, banyak yang merasa sepatu seperti itu makin tua makin empuk dan nyaman dikenakan. Tidak heran kalau ia laku keras di pasaran.

Tentu tidak semua sepatu luar negeri yang mahal bermutu baik. Banyak juga yang mutunya amburadul, tetapi itu tadi, banyak yang terpesona pada merek dan harga. Yang mahal bukan main dikategorikan berkualitas tinggi, padahal belum tentu. Sebaliknya, ada banyak merek dalam negeri yang mutunya keren, tetapi pemasarannya kalah telak dengan sepatu luar negeri. Akibatnya, ia tidak bisa berkompetisi ketat dengan sepatu-sepatu merek terkenal dari luar negeri.
Di arena lain, pakaian, arloji, tas, perhiasan, parfum, dan aneka aksesori juga masih didominasi  produk-produk luar negeri.

Ada juga produk dalam negeri yang mencoba masuk dalam ruang kompetisi bisnis. Ada yang sukses, tetapi ada juga yang belum beruntung. Kita ambil patokan sukses saja. Alangkah baiknya kalau  pengusaha  mengambil teladan dari pengusaha yang sukses tersebut.

Betapa asyiknya kalau  pengusaha nasional berani naik ke panggung persaingan bisnis dengan menawarkan produk berkelas yang diterima publik. Indah nian persaingan itu, dan kita memberi respek kepada  produsen dalam negeri yang berani bertarung dan  memenangi pertarungan bisnis itu.

Persaingan bisnis tidak hanya menekankan pada kualitas produk, penjualan, dan terobosan pemasaran, tetapi juga kecerdasan, percaya diri, dan nyali untuk bersaing di pentas bisnis yang penuh lika-liku.

Pasar, sebagaimana sifatnya, selalu mengapresiasi siapa pun yang bisa meluncurkan produk berkualitas dan dipasarkan dengan cerdas, tahu posisi dan peluang pasar.

Ines: Subsidized FUEL Quotas Should Be Abolished

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com -energy Observer, Ines argued, oil fuel quota systems (BBM) which is set in the budget subsidized income and Expenditures of the State (BUDGET) should be abolished. The reason, he said, was making the Community quota is limited in consume FUEL. "I would argue that you should include the needs of the popular FUEL should not be restricted," call Ines Kompas.com, when contacted Saturday (18/8/2012).

He explains, each year, the Government subsidized FUEL consumption through limiting the quota which is usually listed in the BUDGET. For example, in the 2012 BUDGET, subsidized FUEL quota set by 40 million kiloliter for 2012. However, Ines mentions, the quota was not realistic.

That is, the quota is smaller than the real needs of the community. As a result, subsidized FUEL quota was always exceeded. "As a result as if FUEL subsidies ballooned," he continued.

Therefore, Ines suggested that the quota was abolished. The reason, the Government should not limit FUEL consumption subsidized by encouraging economic growth and absorb more manpower. Then, said Ines, when quotas are eliminated then any raised fuel prices.

Ines mentioned, fuel prices raised the quantity has been touted before the Rp 1,500 to Rp 6,000 or per litre. "If there were quotas, automatic subsidies ballooned. In that context I would argue is better than raising the price of FUEL is limited (consumption), rather than the people forced to buy pertamax, "demolished Ines.

The previous Minister of energy and Mineral Resources and Jero Wacik, said the Government would immediately reduce FUEL subsidies starting next year. The effects, the Government may raise the price of FUEL. "That was like that. But, it's still a well thought out. This is not a decision, because it should be discussed with the HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES, "said after meeting Jero encountered Financial Memorandum the President on Capitol MPR, Jakarta, Thursday night (16/7/2012).

However, Jero is actually also proposed to raise fuel prices, FUEL subsidies for the budget if it populace was revealed. "It makes one option, but not one decision," he added.