Jakarta-The arrival of Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt to Indonesia to discuss the expansion of the Internet giant’s business in the country. In addition to meeting with Vice President Boediono, Eric had a discussion with the Minister of Communications and Information Tifatul Sembiring and discuss plans to open an office in Indonesia.
“Google sees a great economic development and internet users in Indonesia. We also see that Google users are also large in Indonesia,” said Tifatul, when met reporters at thePresidential Palace on Friday (07/22/2011).
He mentioned, the current Internet users in Indonesia is very large. Facebook users, for example, reaches 36 million people, is the second largest in the world. That is why, Google also provides search engine in Indonesian version.
“They plan to open an office and increase their investment in Indonesia. Now that Google has invested U.S. $ 57.5 billion. Well, they will add to it,” said Tifatul.
But he has not ensure that the establishment of the Google offices in Indonesia this year.
Surely Google and the government of Indonesia has agreed to create a one of the contents of the MoU is to help Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
“Well, they will soon, we are working together, there will be a creative content in the field of software, this SME market to the outside world is also cooperation in the field of computersecurity,” he explained.
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