Digital talent development in accelerating digital competitiveness
Research by the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2021 showed that Indonesia is ranked 53rd of 63 countries. Another index, Global Innovation Index which measures a country’s innovation capability, reported that Indonesia has remained in the same position from 2018 to 2020, which was the 85th rank.
Synergized equal digitalization across the nation
First, we need to foster quality human resources. Indonesia has more than 2,200 startups companies, and will continue to grow. This demonstrates the favorable regulatory which encourage the growth of the startup ecosystem. However, there remains a lack of workforce for the digital economy industry.
Equal distribution of digital and data-driven talents in the logistics sector
With Indonesia’s big population, there is a high demand for logistics. However, the logistic costs are equally high. One of the causes is that Indonesia has many islands, yet infrastructure is concentrated only on a few of them.
Bridging the gap to drive growth through digital distribution
First is the infrastructure issue. Although infrastructure is now progressing in a positive trajectory, some blind spots remain unaddressed. The second issue is productive utilization of technology. Social media usage is already quite good, but the conversion level from usage into economic transactions is not yet sufficient.
Digital infrastructure and consumer education remain as main issues
Digital infrastructure and physical infrastructure were really lacking when we first began. It is changing but it remains as the main issue. There is still a long way for us to achieve global standards. Over the last couple of years, Indonesia has catapulted past other parts of the region. As the infrastructure improves, you can see the proliferation and the number of start-ups booming and growing quickly, which could not have been done with the infrastructure that existed a few years ago.
The role of fintech in closing the financial gap in Indonesia
In recent years, Indonesia's digital financial services have experienced a boom as COVID-19 became the unexpected catalyst that accelerates digital transformation and technology adoption. The immense adoption of digital financial services is driven by several key factors, including growth in mobile internet penetration, the rise of digital merchants, and accelerating consumers' adoption.
Being working moms: balancing motherhood and career
The first session of East Ventures' initial Women with Impact Forum on 16 February 2022, invited East Ventures’ Venture Partner, Avina Sugiarto; Mindtera’s Co-Founder and CEO, Tita Ardiati; and Nusantics’ Co-Founder and CEO, Sharlini Eriza Putri. It is moderated by East Ventures’ Senior Investment Associate, Stacy Oentoro.
Adaptation strategies of fishery business to thrive amid the pandemic
Adaptation strategies of fishery business to thrive amid the pandemic From the perspective of Utari Octavianty, Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) of Aruna While many sectors were hit hard during the pandemic, fishery showed a positive trend. What sort of transformations occurred in Aruna? When the pandemic hit, we first sorted out the logistical issues since 80% of Aruna business revolves around exporting commodities. We used to face grave difficulties in overseas shipping that led us to launch our products in the domestic market in March. Necessary adjustments were conducted to suit the market during the pandemic. [...]