PENINGKATAN POTENSI DAYA SAING INDUSTRI UNGGULAN DI PROVINSI KALIMANTAN TIMUR DALAM PERSAINGAN ASEAN ECONOMY COMMUNITY (AEC).
Kegiatan ekonomi di suatu wilayah menjadi kekuatan pasar yang semakin terintegrasi tanpa rintangan batas teritorial Negara, kesenjangan daya saing tersebut perlu diatasi melalui upaya peningkatan daya saing berbagai sektor industri baik di tingkat pusat maupun daerah. Sehingga untuk tindak lanjut ke depan, diperlukan penelitian-penelitian yang bersifat sektoral. Tujuan penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui potensi daya saing industri unggulan di Provinsi Kalimantan Timur perlu ditingkatkan dalam persaingan ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Tujuan dan metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini antara lain mengidentifikasi jenis-jenis industri yang menjadi potensi industri unggulan yang kompetitif di Provinsi Kalimantan Timur melalui analisis Location Quotient (LQ), Shift Share (SS) dan, untuk mengetahui kondisi daya saing industri unggulan tersebut dalam persaingan ASEAN Economy Community (AEC) dengan analisis Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa industri unggulan di Provinsi Kalimantan Timur yang memiliki keunggulan kompetitif di antaranya adalah industri kayu, barang dari kayu dan gabus dan barang anyaman dari bambu, rotan dan sejenisnya,industri batu bara dan pengilangan migas, dan industri kimia, farmasi dan obat tradisional memiliki daya saing di tingkat nasional maupun ASEAN. Sementara Ada tujuh jenis potensi perkembangan industri Provinsi Kalimantan Timur di antaranya adalah industri makanan dan minuman dengan, industri barang galian bukan logam, industri barang logam; komputer, barang elektronik, optik; dan peralatan listrik, industri mesin dan perlengkapan, industri alat angkut, dan industri pengolahan lainnya; jasa reparasi dan pemasangan mesin dan peralatan hanya memiliki daya saing di tingkat nasional saja. Sedangkan industri pengolahan tembakau dan industri logam dasar tidak memiliki daya saing baik di tingkat nasional maupun ASEAN. Economic activity in a region becomes a market force that is increasingly integrated without the obstacles of state territorial boundaries. This competitiveness gap needs to be overcome through efforts to increase the competitiveness of various industrial sectors both at the central and regional levels. So for future follow-up, sectoral research is needed. The purpose of this research was to determine the potential competitiveness of leading industries in East Kalimantan Province that needs to be improved in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) competition. The objectives and methods used in this research include identifying the types of industries that have the potential for competitive superior industries in Kalimantan Province Timur through analysis of Location Quotient (LQ), Shift Share (SS) and, to determine the competitiveness conditions of these leading industries in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) competition with Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) analysis. The results of the research show that the leading industries in East Kalimantan Province that have competitive advantages include the wood industry, goods made from wood and cork and woven goods from bamboo, rattan and the like, the coal industry and oil and gas refineries, and the chemical, pharmaceutical and traditional medicine industries. has competitiveness at the national and ASEAN levels. Meanwhile, there are seven types of industrial development potential in East Kalimantan Province, including the food and beverage industry, non-metallic mineral goods industry, metal goods industry; computers, electronics, optics; and electrical equipment, machinery and equipment industry, transportation equipment industry, and other processing industries; Machine and equipment repair and installation services only have competitiveness at the national level. Meanwhile, the tobacco processing industry and basic metal industry do not have competitiveness either at the national or ASEAN level.