The proportion of the population that is in the labor market (>15 years) is approximately 92 million people.  In 1998 however, there were approximately 420,000 people who graduated from a Higher Learning Institution that are unemployed.  According to officials at the Indonesian Embassy, there is a great demand for IT professionals from both the private and public sectors.  The government is also increasing the budget and support for information technology development. 

During a 1997 seminar-workshop on technology transfer for the Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines-East Asian Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA), delegates decided that the establishment of a database of experts to ensure the smooth transfer of technology in the region is critical.
The framework by which technology transfer flows in the region is important to harness science and technology capabilities for industrial growth of the countries in the growth area.  Among the contents of the database are the directory of experts, training institutions or universities, research and development projects and existing industries in the region. 
Source : http://www.sittdec.org.my/bimpeaga/news/16079702.htm
 

The three primary census occupational classifications for IT workers are: computer systems analysts and scientists, computer programmers, and operations and systems researchers. 
Included under the first category are: 
1) Computer engineers, who work with the hardware and software aspects of systems design and development and who often work in teams that design new computing devices or computer-related equipment.

2) Software engineers, who design and develop both packaged and systems software.

3) Database administrators, who work with database management systems software, who reorganize and restructure data and who also may be responsible for maintaining the efficiency of databases and system security.

4) Computer support analysts, who provide assistance and advice to users, interpreting problems and providing technical support for hardware, software, and systems. They may work within an organization or directly for a computer or software vendor.

Source : The issue of IT professionals transfer:
http://www.sittdec.org.my/bimpeaga/news/16079702.htm

Delegates of a recent seminar-workshop on technology transfer for the Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines-East Asian Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) are recommending the establishment of a database of experts to ensure the smooth transfer of technology in the region. 

The flow of information was one of the major concerns raised at the seminar-workshop where delegates shared policies and experiences for technology development and transfer in the BIMP-EAGA. 
BIMP-EAGA is an economic zone of cooperation which includes the whole of Brunei Darussalam, the eastern provinces of North Sulawesi, East Kalimantan and West Kalimantan for Indonesia, the eastern states of Sabah, Sarawak, and the Federal territory of Labuan in Malaysia, and the southern islands of Mindanao and Palawan. 

Science and Technology Secretary William G. Padolina particularly noted that the framework by which technology transfer flows in the region is important to harness S&T capabilities for industrial growth of the countries in the growth area. 

The database of technology experts was raised by participants from the government sector who suggested the creation of the BIMP-EAGA Common Database Project which will involve the inter-and intra-linking of member-countries. Among the contents of the database are the directory of experts, training institutions or universities, research and development projects and existing industries in the region. 

Although the plan calls for funding resource sharing, three lead institutions have been identified to lead the project. These include Malaysia's Ministry of Science, Planning and Development Bank of Indonesia and the Philippine's Department of Science and Technology. 

Representatives from the academe also suggested the creation of a database clearing house of related researches. They also said this database should be made available on the Internet and that an institutional homepage be created for this purpose.