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Indonesia's private sector seeks to boost role in infrastructure project

Xinhua, April 6, 2016 Adjust font size:

Indonesian Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday called on the country's business authorities to give the private sector an opportunity to take a more active role in the country's huge infrastructure projects.

Erwin Aksa, deputy chairman of the chamber said that such participation could create multiplier effects for the economy.

"We hope the authorities to shift the big infrastructure projects to the private sector," he said at a discussion in Jakarta, adding that state-owned companies should collaborate more with the private sector, which is known as public-private partnership.

The deputy chairman noted that currently huge infrastructure projects are mostly handed to the state firms.

The Indonesian government has sought the participation of private sector as it only provides 20 percent of the funds required for the projects.

Responding on the request, Secretary General of the Public Work Ministry Taufik Widjoyono said that the government would keep collaborating with private sector on infrastructure construction. Endit