YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS TO FOCUS ON MARITIME SECTOR

By Andi Abdussalam

Jakarta, March 26 (Antara) - The Indonesian waters which account for 70 percent of the country's total area offer greatest potential and economic benefit for the development and improvement of the people's welfare.          Young Indonesian entrepreneurs will therefore focus their attention on tapping the economic potential of the country's maritime sector. "We will play our roles in the development of the country's maritime industries," Raditya Priamanaya Djan of the Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (HIPMI) said.          Priamanaya, who attended a regional working meeting of the HIPMI in Riau Islands Province (Kepri) Friday, cited as an example the potential of the Kepri waters which covered 90 percent of the province's area.          This province had a big potential to develop the maritime sector, particularly the fishery sector, he said.          Moreover, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has placed the fishery sector as one of his maritime development priorities, he said. "Kepri has the potential to develop the fishery industry in the era of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)," he added.