Event Reports

On 9 February 2022, EuroCham was invited to the T20 Indonesia Inception Conference entitled, “Realizing Inclusive Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic”, which serves as the opening meeting for the group of think tanks and research institutes. The event was conducted virtually from 9 - 10 February 2022. The Inception Conference aims to guide policy innovations during Indonesia's G20 presidency that addresses priority areas ranging from climate change to digital transition, from social cohesion to growth and financial stability. This meeting was joined by the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Retno Marsudi), the Minister of Health (Budi Gunadi Sadikin), the Managing Director of the World Bank (Mari E. Pangestu), Profesor Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University, and Profesor Bambang Brodjonegoro in his capacity as the Co-Chair for the T20.

On 8 February 2022, a Task Force within the EuroCham Pharmaceutical and Medical Technology Working Group held a meeting to discuss the drafting of the Position Paper 2022. As in previous years, the Group once again decided to focus on the topic of Encouraging Economic Recovery through Independent Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industries in Indonesia. Key issues in the previous year’s position paper that will be carried over include topics pertaining to Universal Health Coverage, Halal, Patent, Local Content, and Public Goods Procurement.