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...

Indonesia

IoT Development in Indonesia - AIBP Singapore 2018 Throwback

IoT presents a lot of opportunities across verticals and we have witnessed a lot of use cases of IoT in smart city projects and transport and logistics sector in Indonesia....

Indonesia

IoT for Digital Fishing Village (Merdeka)

Telkomsel strengthens its seriousness in developing the Internet of Things (IoT) to realize Digital Innovation Village in Indonesia. The development of the IoT ecosystem is realized through the application of Narrowband...

Indonesia

Kominfo Promises to Raise Next Month IoT Frequency Regulation (CNN Indonesia)

The Ministry of Communication and Information (Kemenkominfo) through the Directorate General of Resources and Equipment of Post and Information Technology (SDPPI) revealed plans to spawn frequency and spectrum usage regulations...

Asia Pacific

Asia's overstretched airports brace for 4bn flyers (Nikkei Asian Review)

In the Asia-Pacific region alone, 228 new airports are being built, according to the CAPA Center for Aviation, a Sydney-based industry think tank. That is more than half the global...

ASEAN

Government Key Initiatives and Enterprise Digitisation Projects in ASEAN in 2018

Ranked third in terms of population, sixth in GDP and fourth in trade value, ASEAN remains to be a key player in the global economy, however, ASEAN's digital economy still...

Southeast Asia

The potential of 5G in Southeast Asia (The ASEAN Post)

The mobile market in ASEAN is so big that all member countries have an average of more than 100 percent active mobile internet connections as opposed to population. The number of...

Southeast Asia

No digibanks as OCBC opts for digital transformation (The Straits Times)

OCBC Bank's digital transformation is bearing fruit, with costs down and more customers transacting online, said chief executive Samuel Tsien yesterday. This article originally appeared on The Straits Times on...

ASEAN

Which companies are using IoT in Southeast Asia? (Channel Asia Singapore)

“The take-up rate in ASEAN countries is expected to be among the highest in the region due to lower initial IoT spending,” said Mark Koh, research manager for IT in APAC...

Indonesia

Indonesian Government Accelerating IoT Adoption and Digitalisation - Day 1 at Asia IoT Business Platform Indonesia

The IoT industry in Indonesia has reached an important milestone after the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) launched the IoT Roadmap Draft at the 25th edition of Asia...

Indonesia

Kominfo Call Promising Business IoT for Cellular Operators (CNN Indonesia)

The Ministry of Communication and Informatics (KOMINFO) is optimistic that the implementation of the Internet of Things (IoT) can boost the revenues of cellular operators.  This article originally appeared on the...