InfoSAWIT, BANDUNG – Siemens Indonesia officially signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with PT Sinar Mas Agro Resources and Technology Tbk. (PT SMART Tbk.), the agribusiness company in Indonesia that was established in 1962 and known through “seed-to-shelf” approach. The strategic cooperation would be about to support digital transformation in PT SMART Tbk., to increase product efficiency, quality, competitiveness, and support the government’s targets in food and energy self-sufficiency in the next four to five years.

The event was in Hotel Sheraton Bandung, and attended by Surya Fitri, President Director and CEO PT Siemens Indonesia; and Herriadie Mochtar, Head of Engineering and Project Management PT SMART Tbk. The two signed MoU as the same commitment to encourage technology implementation and skill development in PT SMART Tbk.

In the speech, Surya Fitri said that Siemens would be committed to help PT SMART Tbk., to accelerate its preparation in digital system to face the challenge in 4.0. industry. “As the partner in technology, we do believe that digital transformation would deliver more professional experiences for the consumers and would adjust the market preference,” she said, as in the official statement to InfoSAWIT, Monday (28/10/2024).

Siemens would provide strategic guidelines, roadmap formulation digitally that would cover business analysis, data and consultation solution to support the transformation goals in PT SMART Tbk.

The MoU itself managed some major sectors to get the strategic collaboration, such as, data and business insight exchange to help PT SMART Tbk., to digitally transform, providing consultation and roadmap comprehensively that would cover the development test and project in phase, the chances to increase the (workers’) skills through SITRAIN from Siemens which the goal would be about to train the engineers and technician in PT SMART Tbk., to know the digital development in the company.

Herriadie Mochtar thought the roadmap would be the guidelines to expand and reinforce the competition of the company sustainably. “With the supports from Siemens, we are optimist that the digital transformation would support our trade and competition, and would contribute to food security and sustainability in Indonesia,” he said. The cooperation should inspire to escalate sustainable and responsible businesses in agribusiness sectors.

By the initiative, PT SMART Tbk., hoped to accelerate the goals of the company to promote innovative technology and would positively deliver impacts for the people and environment. (T2)