It seems the government’s protectionist policy regarding the sale of locally manufactured smartphones in the country is having its desired effect.
Four major smartphone companies are set to open up factories in Indonesia, creating job opportunities for locals.
“There will be a few [smartphone] vendors opening factories [in Indonesia] like ASUS, Huawei, Lenovo, and Xiaomi,” said Ignatius Warsito, director of the Electronics and Telematics Industry Directorate General at the Industry Ministry, as quoted by Tempo yesterday.
Samsung opened a new factory in Indonesia in February 2015, capable of producing 1.4 million smartphones in a month. Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo also recently set up shop in Indonesia, capable of producing 500,000 smartphones a month.
Starting in 2017, the government is introducing a policy that only allows smartphones with at least 40% of its components built in Indonesia to be sold in the country.
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