About Katalis

Indonesia - Australia Growing Together
About Katalis

Indonesia–Australia Growing Together

IA-CEPA ECP Katalis (Katalis) is a unique, five-year (2020-25) government-backed business development program unlocking the vast economic potential of the partnership between Australia and Indonesia. Established under the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Economic Cooperation Program (IA-CEPA ECP). Katalis complements existing Australian development program activities with a commercially oriented, bilateral approach.

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Our goal is to maximise IA-CEPA benefits for Indonesia and Australia: improved market access, increased two-way trade and investment, and inclusive economic growth in Indonesia

Who we work with

We work with partners from industries as diverse as agrifood, engineering and energy services to health and aged care.

What we do

We develop new market opportunities and inspire new business partnerships to drive trade and investment between Australia and Indonesia. We find opportunities to bring together the complementary strengths and ambitions of Indonesia and Australia to realise economic potential. We do this by sharing market insights, building skills and knowledge, providing technical advice, and supporting policy reform.

Our Focus

Everything we do is underpinned by a focus on gender equality and social inclusion, including for people with disability.

We support greater, mutually beneficial market opportunities across both Indonesia and Australia. We contribute to implementation of the IA CEPA, helping governments to ensure the right enabling conditions to encourage trade and investment and boost business confidence.

We are bringing Indonesian and Australian businesses closer with better integrated markets, by aligning standards and procedures, and strengthening mutual recognition systems. We work with business to identify, invest in, and stimulate new and existing partnerships.

We build high performance labour market skills for Indonesian businesses and government to boost productivity, gender equality and social inclusion. We work with business to identify skills needs and facilitate focused training, skills exchange and productive connections between Indonesian industry and Australia’s skills providers, including Technical Vocational, Education and Training (TVET) providers.

Our Values

Collaborative and complementary

We collaborate with partners to add value, multiply impact, generate goodwill, and share knowledge and success.

Creative and contemporary

We challenge conventional thinking and bring fresh ideas to old problems.

Resourceful and efficient

We use resources efficiently, effectively, and equitably to build on past and current investments.

Diverse and inclusive

We embrace diverse groups and interests, and value all voices.

Optimistic and results-focused

We focus on tangible outcomes, brokering solutions and making a difference.

Bilateral

We’re working to improve the trade and investment relationship, business to business connections and people to people links between Australia and Indonesia.
Katalis is an Australian and Indonesian government initiative, being implemented by DT Global, in collaboration with Equity Economics, EY and AsiaLink. We are overseen by the two governments of Indonesia and Australia through the Economic Cooperation Committee (ECC). This committee is co-chaired by Bappenas (Indonesia) and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Indonesian Ministry of Trade and Ministry of Foreign Affairs are also members of the ECC.
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Our goal is to maximise IA-CEPA benefits for Indonesia and Australia: improved market access, increased two-way trade and investment, and inclusive economic growth in Indonesia.

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