Jakarta (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, has urged the ambassadors of member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to accelerate Indonesia's accession process.
"Indonesia is proud to be the first country in ASEAN to access the OECD," he told several ambassadors of OECD countries at the Indonesian Embassy Residence in Paris, France, on Tuesday evening.
He emphasized that a full OECD membership would support the Golden Indonesia 2045 vision, especially in increasing national competitiveness, productivity, and investment for job creation and sustainable economic growth.
"The current priority of the Indonesian government is to increase competitiveness, productivity, and investment to create jobs and achieve the 8 percent growth target gradually," he said.
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By joining the OECD, he added, Indonesia is expected to expand market access, capital, skills, and technology.
Structural transformation in all fields is needed for Indonesia to achieve economic growth of 6 percent to 8 percent in the next 20 years to escape the middle-income trap. The Indonesian government is targeting to complete the OECD accession process within the next three to four years, Hartarto stated.
Furthermore, to maintain the momentum and synergy of the government's programs, Indonesia's accession to the OECD has been included in its National Long-Term Development Plan (RPJPN) 2025–2045 and the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) 2025–2029.
Indonesia will submit a draft initial memorandum before June 2025 to demonstrate its readiness to adopt the Accession Roadmap at the OECD Council Ministerial Meeting the same month.
"Indonesia will accelerate the alignment of all OECD instrument substances," he said.
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To support the accession stages, the OECD national team secretariat has identified the need for capacity support in several important areas, a comprehensive implementation process, and the potential for strengthening partnerships with various stakeholders.
During the meeting, Hartarto also outlined the collaboration and support that OECD countries could provide in Indonesia's accession process.
The support needed by Indonesia covers increasing awareness and capacity through seminars or workshops, technical assistance and provision of expert teams in ministries/institutions, and support in placing Indonesian representatives at the OECD Secretariat.
"Strengthening relations between Indonesia, OECD member countries, and the OECD Secretariat in Paris is very important in the strategy to accelerate Indonesia's accession," the minister added.
