Indonesia

Tobacco industry and ‘Making Indonesia 4.0’ (The Jakarta Post)

Facing the phenomenon of the fourth industrial revolution or more popularly known as Industry 4.0, Indonesia has come up with a roadmap to stay competitive globally. The roadmap “Making Indonesia...

Indonesia

Kemperin launches INDI 4.0 so that the industry is ready to enter the era of 4.0 (Kontan.CO.ID)

Coinciding with the Indonesia Industrial Summit (IIS) 2019, the Ministry of Industry today, Monday (15/4) launched Indonesia Industry 4.0 Readiness Index aka INDI 4.0. This indicator can be used to assess the level of industry...

Indonesia

PLN pushes for digital meters (The Jakarta Post)

State-owned electricity company PLN is in the process of switching from the current manual electricity meters to digital ones, using a technology called advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), expecting that the...

Indonesia

Jokowi to inaugurate MRT Jakarta on Sunday (The Jakarta Post)

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is scheduled to inaugurate the country's first MRT on Sunday, an official from city-owned transportation company PT MRT Jakarta has said. Phase 1 of the MRT Jakarta...

Indonesia

Indosat Ooredoo launches a digital economy laboratory at ITB (Kontan)

Preparing young people to meet the 4.0 industrial revolution, PT Indosat Tbk or Indosat Ooredoo officially introduced the Future Digital Economy Lab. Through the Indosat Ooredoo Business line, it strives to...

Indonesia

Go-Jek adds thousands of four-wheelers with Astra tie-up (Nikkei Asian Review)

Indonesian group Astra International, the country's leading automobile distributor, will form a joint venture with Go-Jek that provides cars to the ride-hailing operator's drivers. The venture adds "several thousand cars" to Go-Jek's...

Indonesia

Kominfo Commits to Digital Infrastructure Development (Tempo)

The Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) Minister Rudiantara revealed Indonesia’s digital infrastructure development plans in terms of investment for the next two years. “I can assure that the investment for the...

Indonesia

Financial market in digital era (The Jakarta Post)

In 2018, Indonesian liquidity indicators were under pressure, going lower as compared to 2017. The culprits in this situation could include a low level of capital inflow, slowing foreign direct...

Indonesia

Maybank to go digital to boost income (The Jakarta Post)

Amid increasing competition from financial technology (fintech) companies, Malaysian publicly listed lender Maybank Indonesia plans to go digital this year to boost its fee-based income. The bank has aside 65 percent...

Indonesia

Indonesia invites Americans to invest in digital economy, tourism (Antara News)

The Indonesian government invited American investors to invest in the digital economy and the development of "10 New Balis", a plan that aims to replicate the economic effects of tourism...

Indonesia

Digital trade to be biggest support for Indonesian economy by 2030 (The Jakarta Post)

Indonesia’s digital trade is expected to be the biggest support for the country’s economy by 2030, by helping commodities and manufacturing goods, as well as services, gain greater online market...

Indonesia

Garuda in talks with Gojek to provide logistics support (The Business Times)

Indonesia's national carrier Garuda and Gojek are in talks for a partnership that will make it easier for the ride-hailing and e-commerce app to move goods to customers within the...

Indonesia

Support Industry 4.0, Indonesia Will Have the First 3D Printer Factory (SINDOnews)

The government is boosting new industrial flows called industry 4.0. In various statements, the Minister of Industry, Airlangga Hartarto explained that there are five main technologies that sustain this industry, namely...

ASEAN

Summary of Discussions from Asia IoT Business Platform 2019, Singapore

Asia IoT Business Platform hosted 2019 launchpad regional event in Singapore on 15 January 2019, gathering government representatives and key enterprises from Southeast Asia. The gathering was kick-started by the keynote...

Indonesia

Riding the wave of Asia's technological disruption (The Jakarta Post)

Less than half of the population in the region has access to the internet, Information and communication technologies (ICT) infrastructure is required to jumpstart the digital revolution.  This article originally...

Indonesia

BRI: Advancing People's Economy with Innovation & Technology (CNBC Indonesia)

Data from the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) and the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) say there are 59 million MSMEs in Indonesia, equivalent to one-fifth of Indonesia's total population of...

Indonesia

Kominfo Promises to Issue Early IoT Regulation 2019 (CNN Indonesia)

The Internet of Things (IoT) regulation finally found a bright spot after a protracted process. Minister of Communication and Information (Menkominfo) Rudiantara said that he planned to issue IoT regulations in the first quarter of 2019. "In...

ASEAN

Indonesia to study China’s offer on 5G technology development (The Jakarta Post)

Indonesia will study China’s offer to develop 5G technology in the archipelago, particularly the business model and ecosystem required in such an upgrade. "China is offering [to develop] 5G technology, but...

Indonesia

XL Axiata launches Narrowband Internet of Things technology products (KONTAN)

Tri Wahyuningsih, XL Corporate Communications Group Head Axiata said that in line with the plan, the company through the XL Business Solutions business unit developed a series of IoT solutions such as Fleetech for fleet management ."XL Axiata...

Indonesia

Ministry of Transportation Republic Indonesia Says RI Is Still Less Than Vietnam (CNBC Indonesia)

Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumadi said inter-regional logistics connectivity is still a challenge for transportation development in Indonesia. This has an impact on the competitiveness of the business as a...