Batam, Aug. 27 -- Acting Secretary-General of the National Council for Special Economic Zones (SEZ), Rizal Edwin Manansang, has affirmed that Batam, in the Riau Islands province, is now considered a national model for the development of Special Economic Zones in Indonesia.

Of the 25 SEZs designated by the government to date, five are located in the Riau Islands - four of which are in Batam.

"Batam has become a benchmark for SEZ development at the national level. No other province has this many SEZs," Rizal said during a visit to Batam on Wednesday.

He added that one of the SEZs in the city, Nongsa Digital Park (NDP), is currently seeking expansion as its existing land capacity has reached its limit.

"They plan to build four new data c...