Official says other countries are weaponizing technology chokepoints as competition shifts to hardware manufacturing and compute infrastructure.
A miniature robot hand and a toy hand point toward words reading “Artificial intelligence AI“ in this illustration created on Dec. 14, 2023. (Reuters/Dado Ruvic)
Indonesia risks being left out of the global artificial intelligence race unless it captures more value in supply chains, Deputy Communications and Digital Minister Nezar Patria has warned.Speaking at an AI workshop hosted by the Indonesia Fintech Society (IFSoc), Nezar said Indonesia still contributed little beyond hosting factories, despite sitting on vast reserves of critical minerals needed for semiconductors and AI hardware.
"We are nowhere in the global supply chain […] We have the manufacturing plants, but the higher-value components and materials are still imported,” Nezar said on Tuesday, recalling a visit to PT Infineon Technologies Batam, the local subsidiary of German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies.
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