Strengthening Indonesia-Taiwan Relations under New Southbound Policies Through Technology Transfer Tirta N Mursitama (a), Yi Ying (b*), Shidarta (c)
a) Faculty of Humanities, International Relations Department, Indonesia
b) Faculty of Humanities, Chinese Department, Universitas, Kemanggisan Ilir III No. 45, Jakarta Barat 11480, Indonesia
yi_ying[at]binus.edu
c) Faculty of Humanities, Business Law Department, Indonesia
Abstract
The New Southbound Policy (NSP) is a strategy taken by the Taiwanese government to improve the Taiwanese economy. The focus of the NSP policy is on the Southeast Asian region covering the fields of economy and trade, science and technology, and culture- various resources, talents, and markets. The application of the NSP principles provides opportunities for cooperation in the fields of agriculture, information, communication and technology (ICT), trade, tourism and education.
This article will discuss how to strengthen relations between Indonesia and Taiwan within the framework of the NSP. The main focus of this paper is on the opportunities and challenges faced in this relationship. By understanding the opportunities and challenges, it is hoped that the cooperation between Indonesia and Taiwan will be tighter. And Taiwan can help Indonesia^s economic growth through technology transfer because Taiwan since 1980 has had a Science Park and there are three science parks spread throughout Taiwan. Taiwan^s progress in technology can be a benchmark for technological developments in Indonesia. This paper is divided into three parts: first, soft power link- second, regional markets- and third, transfer technology
Keywords: NSP, Taiwan, Indonesia, soft power, technology transfer
