Jakarta, March 31 -- National Development Planning Minister Rachmat Pambudy has highlighted that Indonesia seeks to build strong and competitive female entrepreneurs.

"We want to build a new generation of women as the pillars of the nation-strong, competitive female entrepreneurs grounded in the spirit of sustainable development," he said in an official statement in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Following the signing of a partnership between the Ministry of National Development Planning, Padjadjaran University (Unpad), and the Nuraa Women's Institute to establish a women's SMEs center, the minister expressed hope that the collaboration would serve as a strategic step in strengthening women's economic empowerment.

This is to be achieved through t...