Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria will meet a major Swedish business delegation in Jakarta on 8 September. She will also open the Sweden-Indonesia Sustainability Partnership Business Forum, ScandAsia has confirmed.
The event falls on the final day of her visit to Indonesia. She began the visit on 4 September as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The business delegation follows a separate programme from the UNDP visit. However, Crown Princess Victoria will join selected events with the delegation.
Business Sweden leads the delegation together with the Embassy of Sweden in Indonesia. More than 50 companies and Team Sweden organisations have joined the visit. In total, the delegation includes over 100 participants.
Business Sweden describes it as Sweden’s largest business delegation to Indonesia.
The delegation will visit Indonesia from 7–10 September. Its programme focuses on digitalisation, energy, mining, healthcare, forestry and transport.
New agreements expected
The business forum forms part of the Sweden-Indonesia Sustainability Partnership, also known as SISP.
Business Sweden and the Swedish Embassy created SISP to strengthen ties between Swedish and Indonesian organisations. The partnership promotes trade, investment and the exchange of knowledge.
During this year’s conference, the organisers plan to launch a new platform for responsible forestry. Swedish and Indonesian organisations also plan to sign new cooperation agreements.
Around 80 Swedish-linked companies currently operate in Indonesia, according to Business Sweden. They work in areas such as manufacturing, telecommunications, transport, energy, healthcare and mining.
Diana Janse also joined Crown Princess Victoria on the visit. Janse serves as State Secretary to Sweden’s Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade.
During the UNDP programme, Crown Princess Victoria met Indonesian government officials and visited several projects. These projects focus on health, nature protection, local jobs and recovery after natural disasters.
Her role at the business forum connects the two programmes for one event. However, the Swedish business delegation does not form part of her UNDP programme.
Sources: Business Sweden & United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
