Comparative Study on the Perception and Response of Singapore and Indonesia
According to the papers by Hadi Soesastro and Raymond Atje (p. 72-77.) and Widdi Mugijayani and Pratiwi Kartika (p. 210-212.), Indonesia's major perception of and response to the formation of the AEC can be summarized as below.
To its credit the Indonesian Government has taken the necessary steps to incorporate its commitments to the AEC into the country's national economic development programs. With regard to its commitments to the AEC, there is, unfortunately, no simple way to verify the degree of the Indonesian Government's compliance.
Advent of the Era of the AEC and Its Impacts on Singapore and Indonesia
In addition, in general, information concerning the AEC fails to reach most members of the business community largely due to the fact that both government and the ASEAN secretariat do not have a systematic mechanism to disseminate information.
Results of SWOT analysis on the Indonesia's perception of and response to the formation of the AEC can be diagramed as below.
