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From The Report: Indonesia 2017
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In terms of ICT connectivity, Indonesia is currently in the midst of a national transformation. Over the past decade the country has seen dramatic improvements in telecommunications availability; technology awareness and usage; investment in digital infrastructure by both the government and private sector players; regulatory oversight; and development planning. These trends have been driven by rapidly expanding demand for ICT products and services among the large population and thriving business community. Following on the heels of a challenging year in 2014, the ICT sector recovered somewhat in 2015 and the first half of 2016, primarily on the back of rising investments in data hosting services and e-commerce. On the telecoms side, late-2015 saw the rollout of 4G LTE high-speed data services by the country’s mobile operators.

This chapter contains a viewpoint from Rudiantara, Minister of Communications and IT; and an interview with Nadiem Makarim, CEO, GO-JEK.

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Overview

Rising connections: Rapid ICT uptake and solid fundamentals point to continued strong growth
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In terms of ICT connectivity, Indonesia is currently in the midst of a national transformation. Over the past decade the country has seen dramatic improvements in telecommunications availability; technology awareness and usage; investment in digital infrastructure by both the government and private sector players; regulatory oversight; and development planning. These trends have been driven by rapidly expanding demand for ICT products and services among the country’s large population and thriving…

Viewpoint

High tech, high potential: Rudiantara, Minister of Communication and IT, on the impact of technology on the country and its population
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Communication, education technology and informatics are three interrelated terms that should go hand-in-hand. Not only are they beneficial for the study, planning, application and production of communi-cations media for instruction but, more significantly, they contribute further to the acceleration of the production base, especially with respect to human resources. The synergy of the fields of communication, informatics and education cannot be separated. These fields should work together, be mutually…

Analysis

Click to purchase: The e-commerce segment is widely considered to be a key driver of growth
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With one of the fastest rates of internet uptake in the world and the largest economy in South-east Asia, Indonesia has witnessed the rapid expansion of its e-commerce segment over the past decade. According to a 2015 report published by the Indonesian E-commerce Association (idEA), between 2011 and 2015 online sales in the country expanded at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 69% for the period. In early 2016 Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT)…

Interview

Building a strong base: OBG talks to Nadiem Makarim, CEO, GO-JEK
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Interview:Nadiem Makarim What is the main challenge for local IT start-ups, and what can be done to boost the segment? NADIEM MAKARIM: The main challenge is access to engineering talent. Although Indonesia has great creative, problem-solving, design-oriented engineers and mobile developers, they are not enough, and they don’t have enough experience. It is hard to get top senior engineering, and you cannot learn this in school. It needs to be learned like in any other kind of apprenticeship…

Analysis

Growing the backbone: Infrastructure investments and a series of major projects are driving growth in the sector
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The ongoing drive to shift Indonesia’s economy away from raw natural resource extraction and exportation and towards more value-added industries has been gaining momentum in recent years after benefitting from solid government commitments to bolster the physical and regulatory business climate across the country. While much of the attention of these efforts has been focused squarely on large, capital-intensive infrastructure projects such as the construction of thousands of megawatts of new electricity…