A national team will be formed to deal with violations of intellectual property (IPR) rights.The enforcement of IPR is important for the investment climate and also for producers in Indonesia.

The president has signed a decree allowing for the creation of a team of experts to formulate a national policy on the issue, decide on steps needed to settle problems related to IP rights and educate people.

Indonesia is on a US priority watch list of countries with high levels of violation of intellectual property rights. Software piracy alone costs the Indonesian economy billions of dollars each year and is undercutting the creation of a local information technology industry.

Source: http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2006/03/29/afx2632456.html