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Jokowi set to visit two technology giants in Silicon Valley
State visit: President Joko âJokowiâ Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Iriana, arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, the US, at around 12:30 p
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State visit: President Joko âJokowiâ Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Iriana, arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, the US, at around 12:30 p.m. local time on Sunday. (Courtesy of the Presidential Secretariat via setkab.go.id) (Courtesy of the Presidential Secretariat via setkab.go.id)
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span class="inline inline-center">State visit: President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Iriana, arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, the US, at around 12:30 p.m. local time on Sunday. (Courtesy of the Presidential Secretariat via setkab.go.id)
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is scheduled to visit two digital giants, Apple and Google, in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, on the sidelines of his visit to the US from Oct. 25 to 30.
The Communications and Information Ministry's director of international communications, Selamatta Sembiring, said President Jokowi's meeting with
the Apple and Google CEOs was aimed at sounding out the possibility of gaining support in the development of information and technology in rural areas in Indonesia to boost both knowledge and interest in digital technologies among villagers.
He said cooperation agreements on telecommunications would be signed to start and expand the development of digital technology in the archipelago.
"Google will develop Internet access in remote areas, while Apple will develop research and development in Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta and Surakarta," said Selamatta at his office in Jakarta on Monday.
During his visit to the western parts of the US, he continued, Jokowi would also attend the launch of an Indonesia-supported venture capital firm, Palapa Venture Capital.
Earlier, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said Jokowi would discuss problems related to the development of digital technology and creative economy in Indonesia. He said the President wanted villagers across Indonesia to understand and use the Internet, adding that a huge amount of village funds could be used to expand access to it.
Jokowi was accompanied by a delegation of digital technology and creative economy developers, such as the founders of mobile-application-based motorcycle taxi company Go-Jek, local e-commerce giant Tokopedia and Indonesia's largest online forum, Kaskus. (ebf)
