Computer Association of Indonesia (Apkomindo)

East Java provides subsidies to Rp 500 million for the exhibition in the Best Buy in 2009. Funds are allocated as a special price for the product sold during the exhibition.

"Dana is the perfect subsidy given during the global economic crisis like now. Because it can help consumers get the prices in the IT product that is relatively affordable," said Secretary Apkomindo Jatim, Chandra Prayogo, in Surabaya.

He explains, the provision of subsidies to fund a new vendor this is done the first time exhibit products at TI. This triggered the exchange rate fluctuations U.S. dollars, so berimbas decrease in the price rise on IT products.

"During this IT product prices always refer to the U.S. dollar exchange rate. Moreover, 90 percent of its components are imported products," he said.

According to him, funding subsidies Apkomindo Jatim in the exhibition that was held on 27 February-3 March 2009 for 26 vendor exhibitors, the form of discounts to rent booth. Cutting the price to rent a booth is in the range of 25-40 percent.

"This is something that extreme, because every year is always going to rent a stall price increases around 10-15 percent. However, we now would it cost to give discounts," he said.

Cutting the price to rent a booth, he said, such as price stan 30-40 square meters worth Rp50 million, the vendor can get the price of Rp30 million per stall. Discount will be allocated a discount price of the products.

"Consumers do not need to worry, because the product discounts offered at the IT exhibition this pure discount indeed. Harga IT products here are not raised the price of the first cut and a new more appropriate percentage increase before," he said.

Meanwhile, the sales-related targets in the first exhibition this year, he added, Apkomindo Jatim optimistic can reach Rp10 billion.

"We hope, from this exhibition can contribute 80 percent of sales jinjing computer or laptop / notebook and the remaining 20 spread persennya from sales of accessories, printers, personal computers," he said.

Achieving the target, call him, is expected Apkomindo Jatim. This is consistent trends in the market IT products at this time are likely to be the product of a laptop personal computer.

"Meanwhile, compared with market conditions five years ago, the composition of the market would turn over 20 percent and 80 percent of laptop personal computers