Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Transportation businesspeople and planners from China, Britain, Malaysia and Japan will attend a conference in Jakarta from Wednesday to Friday to discuss how Indonesia can solve its land, air and sea transportation problems.
The three-day international conference and exhibition, which is slated to be opened by Vice President Jusuf Kalla at the Jakarta Convention Center, will discuss infrastructure issues on Wednesday, transportation problems on Thursday and logistics on Friday.
Kalla will deliver the keynote speech at the opening of the conference, titled "Indonesian Transportation & Logistics Excellence: Enhancing Industry Competitiveness".
"We have had a series of problems in the transportation sector recently. Beside, as a venue for extending business ties in the transportation sector, we hope our businesspeople and officials can draw lessons from these events," said HM Syukur Sakka, president director of PT Wahyu Promo Citra, which is organizing the conference.
A series of air, land and sea accidents in the country have claimed hundreds of lives, drawing heavy criticism of the country's transportation management system.
The European Union has banned Indonesian carriers from flying into its member states, and has advised citizens in the EU from using Indonesian carriers.
China Railway Engineering Group president Li Changli, British Port & Terminal Group director Ken Gibbons, En N Sankunny of AGM Logistics Northport Malaysia, Ryuichi Yoshimoto of Japan Institute for Logistics System and Tetsuo Shibata of Japan External Trade Organization are among the international experts and businesspeople scheduled to speak during the conference.
Indonesian officials, including Transportation Minister Djusman Syafii Djamal, director general for sea transportation Harijogi, director general for land transportation Iskandar Abu Bakar and director general for air transportation Budi Mulyawan Suyitno, will share their experiences in dealing with the country's transportation problems.
There will also be an exhibition of the latest technology in the transportation sector.
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