Covid crisis offers silver lining for Indonesia’s healthcare sector
JAKARTA -FIRST came the bad news from Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati that Indonesia’s gross domestic product growth forecast for 2021 had been slashed to between 3.7 and 4.5 per cent, from 5 and 7 per cent previously. With rising Covid-19 cases, much of the country is now in lockdown, forcing many businesses to close […]
Indonesia’s e-commerce marketplace player Bukalapak poised for next level of growth under new CEO
Rachmat Kaimuddin may have been destined for the job he currently holds. A graduate from MIT and Stanford University, Kaimuddin’s early career led him to work for the Boston Consulting Group and several private equity firms and the International Finance Corporation before landing at local conglomerate Bosowa Group. But as he tells the Indonesia Economic […]
Indonesia Education Forum: Roundtable #6
Theme: Developing Teachers of the Future (Part 1 of 2) Jakarta, August 26th 2020 –As the 4th largest education system in the world, Indonesia has never reached the top 10 in the world rankings such as the Program for International student Assessment by OECD. During latest test in 2018, Indonesia only ranked somewhere near 70th. […]
A Bold New Approach to Education
H. E. Nadiem Anwar Makarim, Indonesia’s Minister of Education and Culture One-On-One with Sachin Gopalan, Co-Founder & CEO, Orbit Future Academy Indonesia’s education system has received a bolt of change under Minister Nadiem Makarim. The former tech entrepreneur has introduced fresh thinking in how the nation can produce graduates that are suited to fill the […]
Post COVID-19 Business Readiness Survey
Over the past three months, Indonesia with the rest of the global community has been severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Our government has worked hard together with the business community to keep all Indonesians safe and limit the spread of the virus. However, to prevent an economic crisis, President Joko Widodo’s government has started […]
Mengubah Sektor Pendidikan Indonesia
Oleh: Dr. –Ing. Ilham A Habibie, Sachin V Gopalan, Shoeb Kagda & Nalin K Singh Selama sekitar sepuluh tahun terakhir, pergolakan ekonomi digital telah menjadi berita utama di seluruh dunia. Konsumen dan investor sama-sama telah terpesona oleh Uber, Airbnb, WeWork dan lebih dekat ke perusahaan rumah seperti Gojek dan Grab. Perusahaan-perusahaan ini melepaskan tidak hanya model […]
A game changer for Indonesia’s education sector
For this to happen, a new collaborative approach between the government and the private sector will need to be forged. ILHAM A HABIBIESACHIN V GOPALANSHOEB KAGDANALIN K SINGH For the past decade or so, the foray of the di- gital economy has hogged headlines around the world. Consumers and investors alike have been bowled over […]
Game changing Indonesia’s education sector
For the past decade or so, the foray of the digital economy has hogged headlines around the world. Consumers and investors alike have been bowled over by the likes of Uber, Airbnb, WeWork and closer to home companies such as Gojek and Grab. These companies unleashed not just new business models, but altered consumer behavior […]
Global Property and Investment Firm ZACD Group deepens expansion into Indonesia
Marcus Lee Joins ZACD Group as Regional Director Even as the world struggles with the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic, new investment opportunities are opening up. Across Asia, investors are starting to explore new investment avenues, especially in the property sector. While property prices have fallen over the past few months, this has opened […]
Upending Workforce Culture: Millennials Now Rule
By Shoeb Kagda, Founder, Indonesia Economic Forum Their presence is felt everywhere one looks. In cafes, shopping centers, on the MRT but most visibly in the workplace. Indonesia is today being overrun by the millennial generation – those born between 1980 and 2000 – and they are driving both economic growth and social change. Perhaps […]
