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View all search resultsEU, Indonesia eye deeper tech cooperation ahead of IEU-CEPA
Cyprus, which currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, said enhancing the EU's relationship with Indonesia and ASEAN have been among its priorities.
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Work in progress: A National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) researcher is working in a laboratory on July 5, 2023, at Soekarno Science and Technology Zone in Cibinong, West Java. (Antara/Sugiharto Purnama)
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he European Union is seeking to deepen technology cooperation with Indonesia, highlighting opportunities spanning digital infrastructure, artificial intelligence and the country's vast natural resources to bolster competitiveness and expand economic ties.
Cyprus, which currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU, said enhancing the EU's relationship with Indonesia and ASEAN has been among its priorities, including preparations for the entry into force of the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA).
"Our hope and aim is that through the implementation of this agreement, the EU-Indonesia economic relationship in all its facets will gain significantly in breadth and depth," Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Panayiotou said in Jakarta on Thursday.
He added that technology and innovation were central to the EU's competitiveness agenda, citing the recently agreed AI Omnibus, which simplifies key aspects of the EU's AI Act, which provides greater legal certainty for businesses, innovators and investors.
EU Ambassador Denis Chaibi said the bloc sees four strategic reasons for expanding digital cooperation with Indonesia, namely to support the country's digital transformation, promote trusted digital infrastructure and governance, unlock economic opportunities under the IEU-CEPA and strengthen technological resilience through diversified partnerships.
“The diversity of the infrastructure we're proposing goes with standards but also rules,” he said during the same event.
“We have developed a fantastically sophisticated model of governance and rules for tech, which is open, human-centric and secure.”
