Event Reports

The Automotive Working Group held its regular meeting on 5 September at the EuroCham Office.

The meeting was led by the Head of the Working Group, Daniel Purba (Head of External Affairs at Mercedezs-Benz Indonesia). The group also had the honor to invite Wiwit Kartika Sari and Edi Wibowo, representatives from the Directorate of Road Transportation Facilities, Directorate General of Land Transportation, Ministry of Transportation Republic Indonesia, to discuss the development of the ratification and implementation of the ASEAN MRA on Type Approval for Automotive Products, as well as the development of Type Test Roadworthiness Threshold Requirements in Indonesia.

The meeting was followed by discussions on current ministerial policies to reduce emissions, the development of EV Charging Infrastructure, conversion from combustion engines to electric-based motorcycles, as well as updates on business standards.

We would like to thank the Directorate of Road Transportation Facilities and the members of the Automotive Working Group for joining this meeting. See you at our future meetings!

The EuroCham Human Resources (HR) Working Group held its regular meeting on August 31, hosted by and taking place at SSEK Law Firm.

The meeting was led by the Deputy Heads of the Working Group, Rakhman Sapta Ferdinansyah, CHRP (Associate Director - HR and Payroll Services at TMF Group Indonesia) and Sylviawati Tanuwikarta (Human Resources Manager at Siemens Indonesia). The group also had the honor to invite Ade Widhia Sathria (Immigration Analyst of the Directorate of Immigration Stay Permit) as the guest speaker, moderated by Stephen Igor Warokka (Partner at SSEK Law Firm), to discuss on the Government Regulation No. 40 of 2023 on Immigration.