President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo accompanied by Vice President Jusuf Kalla, led a limited meeting on the continuation of discussion on the Increase of Local Industrial Content (TKDN) at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, on Tuesday (23/2) afternoon. In his introductory remarks, President Jokowi asserted that he has already conveyed the Government’s intentions to use domestic products, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) Speaker have agreed to postpone the discussion on the revision of the Law Number 30 of 2002 on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). The agreement was reached in a consultation meeting between President Jokowi and the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) officials […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that 2015-2030 is a critical period. The President admitted that he never knows what will happen if we do not win this fight. On the contrary, if we win this fight we will be ready to take off. “There is a key and it lies in all of you, not […]

In his visit to Indonesia, Prof. Dr. Ahmed Muhammad Ahmed el-Tayeb, the current Grand Imam of al-Azhar was welcomed by President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Monday (22/2) at the Merdeka Palace. Commenting on the visit, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdurrahman Mohammad Fachir said that the visit of the Grand Imam is the first time […]

President Joko Widodo arrived at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport on Friday (19/2) morning after attending US-ASEAN Summit in the United States. The President and his entourage arrived at 9.35 a.m. Western Indonesia Time and were welcomed by Vice President Jusuf Kalla as well as several ministers. In his press statement, the President conveyed the results of […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo in his visit to Silicon Valley on Wednesday (17/2) also had a meeting with Saeed Amidi, CEO Plug and Play, a global innovation platform that connect startups to corporations in the fields of information technology and communication. “I hope Plug and Play can work with Indonesia in our efforts to become […]

After visiting the offices of Facebook, Google, and several start-up companies, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana visited the headquarters of Twitter, in San Fransisco, the United States, on Wednesday (17/2) at 4:25 p.m. local time. Upon his arrival, the President and his entourage were directly welcomed by the CEO of […]

To end Retreat I on Monday evening (15/2), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo attended a working dinner at the Sunnylands Historic Home. President of the United States, Barrack Obama became the host of the working dinner having the theme of ‘On Regional Strategic Outlook’. President Jokowi, just like other heads of ASEAN member countries, delivered his […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that to manage a big country like Indonesia with the population of 252 million people spreading over 17,000 islands, digitalization is a necessity. Therefore, President Jokowi instructed his ministries to maintain good relations with all people in Silicon Valley, the hub of creative industry in the United States.

President Joko Widodo had a meeting with founder as well as CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, and the excecutives of the company, on the sidelines of his meeting in Silicon Valley, the United States, on Wednesday (17/2) afternoon. In his remarks, the President appreciated the contribution of Facebook to the development of Indonesia’s economy and […]