Jakarta, March 14 -- Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Nezar Patria underscored that innovation leaps in artificial intelligence (AI) technology can catalyze economic growth in Indonesia.

Patria noted in a press release on Friday that AI is not only regarded as a technology product but also as a transformation catalyst to realize an eight-percent economic growth target set by President Prabowo Subianto.

"AI must be an economic driver capable of integrating Indonesia into the global supply chain while bolstering the foundation of the current local industry," he stated in a dialogue session on AI as Innovation and Competition Driver of Indonesia's Digital Economy in Jakarta on Wednesday.

He noted that optimizing AI tec...