Collaborations with various fintech providers: Sigit Kouwagam, Co-Founder of Bibit.id and Stockbit
Operationally, startups generally collaborate with other parties in the digital economy ecosystem to deliver services to users. Besides creating new jobs as well as accelerating digitalization in various fields, the existence of startups also adds value to other startups.
Startups as a catalyst for digital economy’s growth: Brian Marshal, Founder & CEO of SIRCLO
We see that the growth of e-commerce is still going well since customers are constantly shifting to online transactions. The pandemic helped accelerate this growth. The second thing is what we commonly refer to as the ‘tech winter’, particularly in e-commerce, where it is closely related to investment allocations that really affected e-commerce’s aggressiveness of marketing and promotion initiatives.
Building a sustainable business: Neneng Goenadi, Country Managing Director of Grab Indonesia
Our goal from the start has been to build a sustainable business that is resilient, adaptable, and grows in any environment, including technological disruption. With solid business performance and diversification of business models, we continue to strive to continue the path toward profitability and ensure a sustainable business. Grab will serve the Southeast Asian market for the next 5, 10, even 50 years.
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.