Central Jakarta Industry and Energy Sub-dept. is cooperating with universities to provide management training to small and medium manufacturers (IKM). Assistance will be done to make them more advanced.

"For initial guidance and training, it will be conducted for a week with different IKM every day. On the first day, there will be 90 IKM participated," expressed Iswandi, Head of Central Jakarta Industry and Energy Sub-dept., Wednesday (10/18).

According to him, the materials provided are marketing management, financial management and human resource management. Cooperation with universities is not a program budgeted in APBD.

He explained it is valid for one year ahead. "We hope the future of IKM to have a high competitiveness, moreover we already use online system," he closed.