VP opens OVOP conference in Bali

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sat, 11/14/2009 10:07 AM

Vice President Boediono will open an international conference on government-sanctioned “One Village One Product” program (OVOP) in Nusa Dua, Bali on Saturday morning.

Boediono's opening of the 6th in international conference on OVOP , which also features an exhibition, marks his second working visit after his inauguration as vice president.

The OVOP program, originally proposed by the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), aims to discover hidden opportunities to boost the country's industrial competitiveness, including searches for regions home to natural resources suitable for development, referred to in the studies as core competencies.

The government and Kadin expected there would be around 80 regions throughout the nation found to be eligible for the program.

Kadin said included in the potential for development were cassava and fish products, traditional medicine and herbs, textiles and pottery, metal crafts and paper products.