The SMI Institute was established in March 2023 as a thinktank unit of the P.T. Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (SMI). The main objective to establish this unit is to support the development of and to provide appropriate policies to P.T. SMI. P.T. SMI, itself, is a State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) specialising in infrastructure financing in the areas of roads and bridges, transportation, oil and gas, telecommunications, waste management, electricity, irrigation, and drinking water supply throughout Indonesia to achieve the sustainable development goals for the country.

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