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Discourse: UK seeks mutual interests with RI in supply chain security
On a visit to Jakarta, UK Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden said he wanted to demonstrate that his country was open for business and trade.
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UK Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden (left) poses for a photo with Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan after bilateral discussions in Jakarta on June 26, 2023. (UK Embassy to Indonesia/-)
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n a visit to Jakarta this week, United Kingdom Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden met with Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan and ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General Michael Tene. During the trip, he had discussions on economic security, critical minerals and UK-Indonesian investment cooperation.
The Jakarta Post's Mark Lempp and Aditya Hadi sat down with the deputy prime minister to talk about the UK’s Southeast Asia policy amid global trade tensions as well as its relationship with Indonesia and cooperation in the areas of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI).
Question: What is the purpose of your visit to Indonesia?
Answer: First of all, Indonesia is a very important trading partner, and there is more that we can do to grow that trade, particularly in new areas where we can have more investment.
For example, I had a roundtable discussion with leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies from Indonesia. We also signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cybersecurity with the National Cyber and Encryption Agency (BSSN).
In relation to the security of supply chains, Indonesia clearly is a major producer, particularly for nickel. I discussed that with Minister Luhut, and we had a very constructive conversation about that as well.
