Wow! Facebook Will Open Office in Indonesia

Facebook is rumored to be opening its official office for Indonesia soon. This is one of the decisions made by Facebook after a meeting with the Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) on Wednesday (2/8/2017).

The meeting was attended by the Minister of Communication and Information (Menkominfo) Rudiantara, Director General of Information Applications (Dirjen Aptika) of the Ministry of Communications and Informatics Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan and other Kominfo staff. While the Facebook representatives were represented by four people, namely one person from Indonesia and three others from Facebook Asia Pacific. Among them are Facebook’s Southeast Asia Head of Public Policy, Alvin Tan, and Facebook’s Asia Pacific Trust & Safety Director, Jeff Wu. This meeting is a follow-up to the summons addressed by Kominfo to Over The Top (OTT) companies or internet service-based applications.

The news of the opening of the Facebook office in Indonesia was announced by the Director General of Informatics Applications (Dirjen Aptika) Kominfo Samuel Abrijani Pangerapan. According to Samuel, there were several important things to discuss, including the Permanent Business Entity (BUT) and taxes, considering that Facebook will open its official office in Indonesia, no longer a representative office.

It is known that Facebook has applied for a BUT establishment permit to the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), which if the process goes well, the Facebook office in Indonesia can be inaugurated before 17 August 2017. Facebook has also obtained a principle permit from the BKPM since March 2017. However, Samuel admitted that he did not know the type. Standard Classification of Indonesian Business Fields (KBLI) to be used by Facebook in Indonesia.

KBLI is used to determine the qualifications of the type of business activity in the Application for a Trading Business Permit (SIUP), Company Registration Certificate (TDP) and determine the qualifications for investment licensing. For info, Facebook itself is included in the classification of digital platforms that was published last May. In accordance with the Regulation of the Head of the Central Statistics Agency Number 19 of 2017 concerning KBLI, digital platform operators are the result of adjustments to the points contained in KBLI 47919, where e-retail remains the authority of the Ministry of Trade.

Meanwhile, the implementation of digital platforms in the form of platform-based marketplaces, daily deals, price grabbers, or online classified ads is under the authority of the Ministry of Communication and Informatics contained in KBLI 63122. Code 63122 is for websites and/or digital platforms with commercial or profit-oriented purposes.

With the opening of an office in Indonesia, the government also hopes that Facebook’s SLI (Service Level Index) will increase according to Indonesian regulations. In the 2016-2017 Service Level Index (IDD) report, it is known that the average Facebook percentage is still below 50%. It is hoped that with the Facebook office in Indonesia, the Facebook IDD number can penetrate 100%.

There is still no written information on where exactly the Facebook office will be opened in Indonesia. However, Facebook’s representative office in Indonesia is currently located at Pacific Place Mall, Sudirman Central Business District SCBD area, Jakarta. Many other OTT companies have offices in Jakarta, such as Google, Twitter and Line. With the presence of the Facebook office in Indonesia, it is hoped that services to the Indonesian market will be even better and there are many job opportunities on Facebook that the best Indonesian sons and daughters can fill.

Currently, Indonesia is the fourth country with the most users on Facebook. There are 65 million accounts from Indonesia and 90% of them are actively using Facebook. Indonesia is an important market for Facebook in the Asian region, especially in terms of advertising sales and service development. Keep up with the Game News to update your information about the latest games and gadget news, reviews and tips and tricks.

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