The importance of encouraging digitalization for an equitable digital nation
Even though the digital sector is experiencing waves of 'up and down' amid global challenges such as rising interest rates and difficulties in finding funding, Indonesia's digitalization is still developing rapidly and has the potential to reach a digital golden era.
Achieving equitable digital for the whole Indonesian nation
Indonesia is set to be the strongest digital player in Southeast Asia in the coming years, with a massive demographic potential that continues to march towards the golden era of digital economy, whose value is predicted to reach US$360 billion by 2030.
Improving digital competitiveness: Key to Indonesia’s sustainability
Indonesia has a large population of over 280 million and a rapidly growing middle class. However, it faces numerous challenges in sustaining its economic growth and improving the living standards of its people. One crucial area where Indonesia needs to improve is its digital competitiveness.
Learning from Eastern Indonesia’s climb up the digital competitiveness ladder
Boosting digital competitiveness in Indonesia’s eastern region has been known to be a hard task, influenced by various factors, such as the infrastructure readiness and the digital literacy of the population.
Ten Indonesian provinces scored the most outstanding digital advancements in 2022
Bengkulu and West Papua are two provinces with improvements in digital competitiveness over the past year that slingshot past even the main provinces of DKI Jakarta and West Java.
How Fuse advances Indonesia’s insurance literacy by leveraging the digital ecosystem
Although many insurance firms exist in Indonesia, and efforts to increase insurance access and literacy have been on the rise, the penetration is still shallow. This became the underline for Andy Yeung to bring technology to transform the insurance sector.
Using drones, ARIA wants to change the ‘old face’ of the farming industry
Born into a family with a farming machinery business, William Sjaichudin has long been familiar with Indonesia’s farmers and agricultural dynamics since he was a kid. After graduating from Purdue University as a professional golfer, William returned home to help with the family business. He discovered that the Indonesian agriculture industry has yet to be transformed by technological advances like other industries.
How Desty elevates MSMEs to thrive in Indonesia’s growing commerce ecosystem
Mulyono Xu, a local Acehnese man, had spent most of his life in China since he started studying in China almost 20 years ago. His seasoned experience in e-commerce solutions in one of China’s giant tech marketplaces, Alibaba Group, gave him a ‘time-travel advantage’, a fresh perspective on what Indonesians need as the country’s digital ecosystem matures and the solution for it.