
FILE PHOTO: People use smartphones on a sidewalk in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 14, 2018. Picture taken February 14, 2018. REUTERS/Beawiharta/File Photo
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia plans to increase requirements on local components for smartphones made and sold in the country, its deputy industry minister said on Tuesday, a move aimed at boosting the domestic manufacturing sector.
The plan follows Indonesia's banning last month of sales of Apple's iPhone 16 after it failed to meet a requirement that smartphones sold domestically must comprise at least 40% locally-made parts.