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wagely nets additional US$ 8.3 million in oversubscribed pre-series A funding
wagely, Asia’s fastest-growing financial wellness platform has raised $8.3 million in an oversubscribed pre-series A funding as the company scales its platform to help workers access their earned salaries on demand in Indonesia and Bangladesh. The funding comes in just seven months after securing its…
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Towards Indonesia’s digital golden era
In 2022, Indonesia is entering its golden digital economy era. For the past two years, the digital industry is experiencing rapid growth as a result of the pandemic acceleration. Not only did the internet penetration increase significantly, but society’s awareness to further utilize the digital…
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Digitization helps government in creating efficiency
From the perspective of Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment There are eight unicorns in digital startups in Indonesia, and they continue to grow. From the government’s perspective, what is the expected impact of these unicorns? We expect an increase in…
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The Importance of role model and success stories in digital transformation
From the perspective of Airlangga Hartarto, Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs Indonesia is estimated to be Southeast Asia’s biggest player in the digital economy. What are the challenges to encourage the reinforcement of the digital economy in Indonesia? Indonesia’s digital economy value in 2020 was…
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State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) strategy to support acceleration of digital ecosystem
From the perspective of Erick Thohir, Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) What is the government strategy/roadmap to strengthen the digital economy sector to support the country’s economy? As more than 70% of the total population are internet users, Indonesia is on the list of countries with…
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Encouraging digitalization of MSME to support economic growth
From the perspective of Drs. H. Benyamin Davnie, the Mayor of South Tangerang South Tangerang achieves one of the best digital economies in Banten. What are the strategies to encourage digital competitiveness in South Tangerang? South Tangerang has high potential in two aspects: population growth…
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The rise of tourism with digital transformation
From the perspective of Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy Indonesia will take advantage of the demographic bonus in 2030. How do you encourage the readiness of digital talents to help boost digital economy growth? The development of the digital industry has…
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Improving cluster KUR (Microcredit Program Kredit Usaha Rakyat) to accelerate credit absorption
From the perspective of Teten Masduki, Minister of Cooperatives and MSMEs The Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs (KemenkopUKM) is targeting around 30 million MSMEs to go digital in 2024. What strategies and steps will Kemenkop UKM take to support target achievement? According to IDEA, from…
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