A number of plans to accelerate regional economic growth has been tried, under different names, according to the whims of the local government in power. One was called the Integrated Economic Development Area, covering 13 areas. Then there was the Free Trade Zones of Batam, Bintan and Karimun, followed by the Special Economic Zones in a number of other areas.

The newest concept to emerge is called the Indonesian Acceleration and Expansion of Ec