Indonesia president on 5-day trip to United States

Indonesia's president has set off on a five-day trip to meet political and business leaders in the United States, with Daesh and the digital economy reportedly on his mind.

Presidency spokesman Ari Dwipayana said Saturday that Joko Widodo will aim to develop strategic cooperation for peace and prosperity.

"The Indonesian government invites the U.S. to build a [mutual] culture of tolerance and at the same time fight against extremism," he wrote in a statement Saturday.

Widodo is scheduled to meet U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday morning.

In addition to strengthening political partnerships between Indonesia and the U.S., Widodo will also visit Silicon Valley in San Francisco on Thursday to explore options for his country's digital economy.

The statement says that -- amongst others -- he plans to visit Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Walt Disney, and Apple.

"We will introduce Indonesia's ambition to become a Southeast Asian center of growth in the digital economy," Widodo said.

Indonesia plans to invite them to cooperate and invest, as well as introduce its "e-commerce roadmap", which lays out how Indonesia is undergoing bureaucratic reform and providing tax incentives for technology firms.

Dwipayana said Widodo will talk with Google about the extension of Internet access to remote areas such as Papua, while he will ask Facebook and Microsoft to help develop the quality of technology education at Indonesian universities.

He is also scheduled to have dinner with Apple CEO Tim Cook to discuss Apple's plans to buy tin from Indonesia.

Widodo is also scheduled to meet representatives of the Indonesian diaspora and members of congress.