Golden Indonesia 2045

Tuesday, December 30, 2025
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As Indonesia approaches the centenary of its independence in 2045, the nation finds itself at a pivotal crossroads. The Golden Indonesia 2045 Vision (Visi Indonesia Emas 2045), launched by President Joko Widodo in 2019, charts an ambitious course to transform the country into one of the world’s top five economies—sovereign, technologically advanced, equitable and sustainable.

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The EU Chips Act

Sunday, December 28, 2025
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Semiconductors have become the fault line of modern geopolitics. The United States and China are investing aggressively in domestic chip production, treating semiconductors not as consumer goods but as strategic infrastructure. Europe, by contrast, spent decades optimising research while outsourcing large-scale manufacturing — until recent crises exposed how fragile that model had become.

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