Thales aims for smart city development in Indonesia's new capital

European company keen to provide expertise in Nusantara as relocation approaches

20231214 Olivier Rabourdin, president director at Thales Indonesia main

Olivier Rabourdin, president director at Thales Indonesia. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding "for strategic cooperation" regarding a smart city in the country's new capital of Nusantara. (Photo by Nana Shibata)

NANA SHIBATA and MAILYS PENE-LASSUS, Nikkei staff writers

JAKARTA/PARIS -- European defense technology company Thales is hopeful about opportunities for smart city development in Indonesia's new capital being built on the island of Borneo, the company's president director for the Southeast Asian country, told Nikkei Asia, a project with "opportunities" of as much as $300 million.

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