The basic concept of Indonesia SEZ is the preparation of areas which have accessibility to the global market (access to the sea port and or airport). The areas are designed to maximize industrial activities, export, import and other related activities which has high economic value. Furthermore, the areas are given certain facilities and incentives in order to increase the competitiveness among the countries nearby. Both the increasing competitiveness and the incentives are expected to be the pull factors to attract investors to the region.

Indonesia Special Economic Zones are directed to fulfill the achievement of The National Priority Development Agenda:

• Instrument to improve people's productivity and competitiveness in the international market places
• It is strenghtening the framework of a unitary state of Indonesia through alleviating uneven regional development
• The SEZs are expected to improve Indonesia’s value-added and value chain through down-streaming industrialization
• The SEZs development will increase outer island competitiveness as an investment destination, through regional infrastructure development

Development Objectives of Special Economic Zones:

• Increase investment through the provision of areas endowed with geo-economic and geo-strategic advantages
• Optimalization of industry activities, export, import and other economic activities which has high economic value
• Accelerate the regional development through the establishment of new economic growth centers to balance the development among regions
• Embodying a breakthrough in the regional development model for economic growth, namely industry, tourism and trade to create job opportunities

Until July 2020, there are 15 regions that are registered as SEZs, which are:
1. SEZ Morotai
2. SEZ Mandalika
3. SEZ Palu
4. SEZ Bitung
5. SEZ Maloy Batuta Trans Kalimantan (MBTK)
6. SEZ Tanjung Kelayang
7. SEZ Sorong
8. SEZ Arun-Lhokseumawe
9. SEZ Galang Batang
10. SEZ Singhasari
11. SEZ Likupang
12. SEZ Kendal
13. SEZ Sei Mangkei
14. SEZ Tanjung Lesung
15. SEZ Tanjung Api-Api

This zone is where regional labor wages are very relatively cheap, so this economic zone is suitable for establishing production units with relatively large use of labor. This economic zone will be very profitable in terms of production costs by considering lower labor wages, low facility costs, land acquisition costs for the manufacturing industry are also low.

The region that includes the low-cost economic zone is :

1. Brebes region
2. Tegal region
3. Pemalang region
4. Cilacap region
5. Solotiga region

The government has big plans for tourism in Indonesia. But for the tourism sector to be a major contributor to the economy, large investments are needed to accelerate the process. The government has listed 10 priority tourism destinations for development, which are Danau Toba (North Sumatera), Kepulauan Seribu (DKI Jakarta), Borobudur (Central Java), Bromo Tengger Semeru (East Java), Labuan Bajo (East Nusa Tenggara) and Wakatobi (South East Sulawesi), Tanjung Kelayang (Bangka Belitung), Tanjung Lesung (Banten), Mandalika (West Nusa Tenggara) and Morotoi (North Maluku).