This year, Indonesia is the Partner Country at HANNOVER MESSE 2023, which is to be hosted from the 17th to the 21st of April, 2023 in Hannover. HANNOVER MESSE one of the world’s premier trade fairs will have its lead theme, “Industrial Transformation – Making the Difference” in 2023.
The President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo has confirmed his personal attendance at the world’s leading industrial trade fair where he will speak at the opening ceremony on the 16th of April, 2023. The fair unites the display sectors of Automation, Motion & Drives, Digital Ecosystems, Energy Solutions, Engineered Parts & Solutions, Future Hub, Compressed Air & Vacuum, and Global Business & Markets. The program is complemented by a series of conferences and forums, key topics include CO2-neutral production, energy management, Industry 4.0, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and hydrogen and fuel cells.
At the meeting in Bali, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and leaders of the International Partners Group (IPG) launched the ‘Just Energy Transition Partnership’ (JETP). In addition to Germany, the IPG includes the United States, Japan, Denmark, the European Union, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Canada and Norway. On the basis of this partnership, Indonesia intends to create an investment plan to achieve its ambitious climate protection goals. This makes Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country, a highly relevant buyer of energy and industrial technology as well as a potential customer for exhibiting companies at HANNOVER MESSE. And to further add, this time President Joko Widodo will make his warm presence at the trade fair, where together with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, he will also take part in the traditional Chancellor’s Tour the next day at the fair. The last time these two heads of government met was at the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, in November 2022.
With an economic growth rate of over five percent, Indonesia is on the road to recovery following the pandemic. The main reason for this is the high price of raw materials: Coal, palm oil, nickel and rubber from Indonesia are in some cases fetching record prices on world markets. However, Indonesia’s goal is to attract more labor-intensive manufacturing to the country. Following the liberalization of investment as well as labor law, international investors now have a greater scope of action.
Indonesia will take advantage of its presence at HANNOVER MESSE to attract more business from abroad. More than 150 Indonesian companies are already committed to exhibiting at the world’s leading industrial trade fair.
