CEO
of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg published his visits for sunrise time at
Borobudur temple, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, October 14, 2014.
(Facebook)
Facebook CEO Mark Elliot Zuckerberg has offered Indonesia a solution to
increase Internet network in remote areas using unmanned aircraft
(drone) designed by Facebook to boost the growth of small and medium
industries (SMI).
The offer was made by Zuckerberg to Indonesian Industry Minister
Airlangga Hartanto after attending APEC Business Advisory Council in
Lima, Peru.
"Indonesia must adapt to the rapid development of technology to keep
up by creating sustainable innovation and creativity," Airlangga said
in a written statement received here.
Earlier, Airlangga said, Vice President M Jusuf Kalla had a dialogue
with Zuckerberg after attending the APEC Business Advisory Council in
Lima, Peru, on Saturday (Nov 19) and discussed the Internet connectivity
in Indonesia.
Airlangga said the connectivity program developed by Facebook can
combine economic development in general. The program fits the APECs
theme which emphasizes the equality of economic growth.
On several occasions, Airlangga said that the current worldwide
industrial world is being transformed to welcome the fourth industrial
revolution or known as Industry 4.0.
"This industry era emphasizes a collaborative manufacturing process
with digital world, especially with the Internet of Things platform," he
noted.
Airlangga believes, the Industry 4.0 aims to find measures that are
more efficient and optimize production processes in order to achieve
maximum outputs.
"Therefore, the Ministry of Industry is reviewing some of industries
that can be developed as an industry pioneer for the development of
Industry 4.0 in Indonesia," he said.
Airlangga added that currently, there are many types of
internet-based products that can be encountered daily, such as social
media, banking, buying and selling and many more applications.
The tremendous opportunities of Internet market in Indonesia are
expected to increasingly popping up new digital industrial products and
local innovative start-ups
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