Indonesia

Indonesia ready for greater cooperation with Singapore across industries: President Joko Widodo (CNA)

Indonesia currently has plans to build its longest sea bridge, connecting the islands of Batam and Bintan which are located near Singapore. The bridge will span seven kilometres with construction expected to...

Indonesia

Govt allocates Rp1,162 trillion for human resource development (Antara News)

The Indonesian Government has allocated Rp1,162.83 trillion for four major projects to create high-quality human resources under the National Mid-term Development Plan (RPJMN) 2020-2024. The fourth project — digitalization and integration...

Indonesia

Telkom arm aims to be Indonesia’s SoftBank (The Jakarta Post)

With the support of its parent company Telkom Group, Metra Digital Innovation (MDI) Ventures capital investment companies aims to become the Softbank of Indonesia. The company’s total gains from one undisclosed...

Indonesia

Indonesia’s new capital to be developed as smart, forest city: Minister (The Jakarta Post)

"The development of the new capital will attract the world’s attention as we will build the new capital city in Kalimantan. But we can assure that we will build a...

Indonesia

Indonesia's Digital Economy Attracts Global Investors: Minister (Tempo)

The Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) Minister Rudiantara thinks the USD 2 billion (Rp28 trillion) investment from SoftBank to Grab Indonesia shows that global investors see Indonesia as a potential digital market. This article originally...

Indonesia

Jasa Marga develops IoT laboratory as part of digital transformation push (The Jakarta Post)

State-owned toll operator PT Jasa Marga Tbk has begun the development of an internet of things (IoT) laboratory in the company’s former Jakarta-Tangerang branch office in Jakarta as part of...

Philippines

IoT Strategies and Implementations to Speed Up Digital Transformation in the Philippines – Day 1 of Asia IoT Business Platform Philippines 2019

The 30th Edition of Asia IoT Business Platform, co-organised by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), started off with DICT Undersecretary Eliseo Mijares Rio who delivered the Government...

Indonesia

Visa invests in Indonesia’s Go-jek, eyes digital payments across Southeast Asia (South China Morning Post)

Visa has invested in Indonesian ride-hailing firm Go-jek, as the two companies look to collaborate on digital payments across Southeast Asia. Both Go-jek and Visa will work together to provide greater...

Indonesia

Unprotected Digital Industry (The Jakarta Post)

With smartphone penetration estimated to near 48 percent of the population, Indonesia has become one of the most fertile grounds for e-commerce businesses in the world. Unsurprisingly, the number of...

Indonesia

AIBP Indonesia Media Briefing Takeaway: Indonesian Stakeholders are Ready for Indonesia 4.0

A media briefing was held this week as a preview to the 32nd edition of Asia IoT Business Platform in Indonesia this coming August. Local media partners were invited to learn about...

Indonesia

Less than 10 percent of Indonesian companies take advantage of IoT (CNN Indonesia)

Based on research conducted by the Asia LoT Business Platform (AIBP), less than 10 percent of Indonesian companies have benefited from digital transformation through IoT (Internet of Things). AIBP noted that only 8.9 percent of...

Indonesia

Is Digital Transformation in the Company Threatening Workers? (Kompas)

"Technology, including IoT, is not a threat to workers. We see it as an important tool," Hendra told Kompas.com at Asia IoT Business Platform Indonesia media briefing held at the...

Indonesia

Mayor Zamora’s ‘smart city’ dream for San Juan gets a boost with Honasan as DICT Chief (Manila Bulletin)

With former Senator Gregorio Honasan officially taking over the helm of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the plan of Mayor Francis Zamora of making San Juan a...

Indonesia

Govt goads cooperative units to apply digital technology (ANTARA News)

All cooperative units in Indonesia must apply digital technology to gain a competitive advantage to win in the era of the fourth industrial revolution, Secretary General of the Indonesian Cooperative...

Indonesia

Indonesia-South Korea Strengthens Industrial Sector Cooperation Priority 4.0 (Merdeka)

The Indonesian government continues to improve bilateral cooperation with South Korea in various fields, especially in the industrial sector. Whether it's an increase in trade or investment. In order to open up...

Indonesia

Telkomsel Speaks on Developing 5G Network in Indonesia (Tempo)

Indonesian cellular service provider PT Telkomsel’s Network Director Iskriono Windiarjanto said that the company is preparing to develop a 5G network in Indonesia. This article originally appeared on Tempo. You can view the...

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asian SMEs challenged by digital transformation (Channel Asia)

According to findings, SMEs currently invest their resources in current technologies (77.2 per cent), transformative technologies (76.4 per cent) and fixed assets (74.0 per cent). SMEs face a number of challenges...

Indonesia

The Impact of Industry 4.0 on the Logistics Sector in Indonesia

Amidst shifting planes, Indonesia continues to remain adaptive by promoting Internet of Things (IoT) technologies as part of its larger ploy to push forward ‘Indonesia 4.0’ roadmap. There is a need for government,...

Indonesia

Telkom Cooperates with Japan to Develop IoT-Based Natural Disasters (Republika)

Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology-based natural disaster management is one of the leading services in the partnership plan of PT Telkom Indonesia with Japanese telecom giant SoftBank Corp. This article originally appeared...

Indonesia

Grab and Go-Jek face resurgent rival in Blue Bird (Nikkei Asian Review)

Now Blue Bird is counting on a streak of strategic moves in the early months of 2019 -- and some regulatory changes -- to help it soar again. The most recent...