Jakarta. Investment and Downstreaming Minister Rosan Roeslani is pushing for innovative financing schemes, including blended finance, to meet the massive capital needs of Indonesia’s high-tech sector.

Rosan, who also serves as CEO Danantara, said the rapid global expansion of artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure means Indonesia must keep innovating to avoid falling behind.

In a statement received in Jakarta on Friday, he said the surge in computing demand driven by AI development should be seen as both a strategic opportunity for national economic growth and a challenge that requires sound financing governance and policy design.

“In Indonesia, AI is not only part of infrastructure, but also a driver of future economic growth,” Rosan said while attending the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Citing various global projections, Rosan noted that investment needs for AI infrastructure, including data centers, are set to rise sharply, opening significant opportunities for developing economies.

Against this backdrop, Indonesia is promoting blended finance as a way to bridge public and private funding, while aligning digital economic growth with climate commitments and local capacity development. According to Rosan, a number of international financial institutions and global investors see public–private financing combinations as key to accelerating the development of scalable and sustainable digital infrastructure.

The government, he added, is reinforcing policy support through licensing reforms, integration of the Online Single Submission (OSS) system, and incentives such as tax allowances and tax holidays for technology and other strategic innovation sectors.

Rosan said the administration is consistently improving the investment climate to attract long-term funding, particularly for advanced technology industries that require large and sustained capital outlays.

“As part of our investment strategy, we continue to improve the investment climate by simplifying policies, rules, and regulations. We are committed to long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships, because healthy partnerships will generate good performance and value,” he said.

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