Jakarta, March 6 -- Indonesia is in need of an additional 150,000 engineers over the next six years to support the development of the digital industry.

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said this need is increasing specifically for several strategic sectors, for example, the semiconductor industry that needs around 15,000 engineers.

"We need an additional 45 percent of the current number of engineers. Specifically, we need around 15,000 engineers for the semiconductor industry. For the digital industry, we may need an additional 150,000 engineers within the next year to six years," he conveyed in a statement on Thursday (March 5).

In line with this need, the Ministry of Manpower is promoting vocational train...