JAKARTA - Penetration market personal computer (PC) in Indonesia still lower than any other country in Asia region, said Tonny Chen, President Director PT. Microsoft Indonesia, talk to the press at the 1st superstore computer launching, last week.
"Total user PC in Indonesia until Januari 2007 is 8 million user, and many of PC user is big company,said Tonny. Position Indonesia pc user still under Thailand, Singapura and Malaysia.
"Compare to Malaysia, they have +/- 1.600.000 pc user unit per year. Between Filipina, Indonesia user is higher than Filipina. Indonesia user almost 1.500.000 user, Filipina pc user range between 900.000 unit per year. Today, Indonesia PC market selling growth only 5 percent per year, still lower than Global Market PC selling in the world.
Need a couple of year to reach 20 percent digit per year to upraise PC selling in Indonesia. If we do not have any progres to raise user PC in Indonesia, Tony said, Indonesia can not compete and can not sell any technology information product in global market.
Privately Tony Chen enthusiasm with 1st superstore computer launching. With this store, He hope, every information about technology information can explained to many people in here. "You can go to this store and ask everything you need about computer or any other. For example, every parents doesn't know what kind of computer they can give to their children. Is it right to give my children pentium 4 ? or, is it good if we give their computer all off the program ?. So..... I hope in this store, every kind of question about computer or any other, people can have the answer. Like can I have a Microsoft Vista in here ?, said Tonny with Smile
Usually if the customer satisfaction with services in one store they come back again and again. Beside selling product, Tony hope every local vendor must care about Information Technology. We must awareness about ICT, (International Communication Technology ). Cause from that we can growth up our income capita, and we can sell our product in global market.
Tonny took the question from President Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudoyono, when meet Bill gates at United States, last 2005. SBY asked BIll, what will country do to reach knowledge society.?
Bill Gates said, "Knowledge society could be reached if the information communication technology support the education. From time to time, and also the major education always renew. Goverment must be clean and build good infrastructure in education. And don't forget to make a good law. Because good protection from laws can make every creativity dan copy right which made from Indonesia scientiest still develop. And protection from the good law automatically protect any foreign investment in Indonesia.