The Government of Indonesia is targeting national economic growth of 8% in 2025–2029. The target is part of efforts to bring Indonesia out of the middle-income trap, a major challenge for many developing countries. As one of the engines of the national economy, the industrial sector needs to be continually strengthened through a solid foundation of data collection, processing and analysis.
Developing the industrial sector requires accurate, high-quality data that reflect actual conditions. To support national industrial data needs, the Ministry of Industry built the National Industrial Information System (SIINas), which has been running for five years.
SIINas is expected to meet the need for more accurate and up-to-date data, and to provide a picture of each industrial sector's performance in real time. “To improve the accuracy and quality of the data, adjustments are needed to the reporting of industrial and industrial estate data submitted through SIINas,” the Secretary General of the Ministry of Industry, Eko S.A. Cahyanto, said in Jakarta on Thursday (30/1).
The Secretary General explained that there were differences in industrial data mechanisms and schemes. Data acquired by Kemenperin through SIINas were previously collected every semester, while GDP is calculated quarterly. “That may be why things were missed until now,” Eko said.
Kemenperin and Statistics Indonesia (BPS) are therefore working together to improve the accuracy of industrial data. Under this agreement, Kemenperin has changed the SIINas industrial data reporting scheme.
The Secretary General said reporting, previously done every semester (twice a year), will be changed to quarterly reporting (four times a year). The change begins with reporting for the second semester of 2024, divided into reports for the third and fourth quarters of 2024, to be submitted no later than 15 February 2025. “This change is also very relevant for calculating industrial sector Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which requires detailed quarterly data,” he said.
According to Eko, this data synchronization will produce more accurate and higher-quality data, better supporting government planning and policymaking. It can also be used to analyze industrial performance. “This change is a very important step forward in creating an industrial ecosystem that is more conducive, integrated, efficient and based on accurate data,” he said.
The Ministry of Industry recently held a dissemination session on Minister of Industry Circular Letter No. 1 of 2025. The change in the SIINas reporting system is also in line with the need to calculate GDP quarterly, to accompany BPS's quarterly GDP releases. “The SIINas reporting system is now ready. Businesses have been able to submit reports since Friday (24/1). We have also tested the system and report submission with several businesses,” the Head of the Data and Information Center (Kapusdatin) at Kemenperin, M. Ari Kurnia Taufik, said.
Next, Pusdatin will complete the revision of Minister of Industry Regulation Number 2 of 2019 on Procedures for Submitting Industrial Data, Industrial Estate Data, Other Data, Industrial Information and Other Information through the National Industrial Information System, to accommodate quarterly reporting and comprehensive validation procedures to ensure that SIINas data are complete and accurate as input for calculating the GDP of sectors under the Ministry of Industry.
To make reporting easier, Pusdatin will regularly provide assistance to industrial companies and industrial estate companies during the implementation of this Circular Letter, through both assistance sessions and follow-up meetings.
On this occasion, the Head of Pusdatin expressed appreciation for the full support of unit leaders within Kemenperin and the Heads of Regional Government Organizations (OPD) for industry at provincial and regency/city level, who have worked together to guide and assist businesses in reporting through SIINas.
“We hope this cooperation will continue and grow stronger, to achieve the goal of SIINas as the baseline data or data reference for the industrial sector that serves as the basis for industrial policymaking in order to build and develop a resilient, self-reliant and competitive industry,” Ari concluded.
Source: Press Release of the Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Indonesia