Indonesia Open Network: Not an App, But a New Way of Doing Commerce
By Sachin V. Gopalan Whenever a new digital initiative is introduced, the first question people usually ask is simple: “What app is this?” The question makes sense. For more than a decade, the digital economy has been shaped by apps and platforms. From e-commerce and…
What If Indonesia Had Its Own Digital Public Infrastructure for Commerce?
By SACHIN V. GOPALAN Every economy, at some point in its journey, arrives at a question larger than growth rates, startup valuations, or technological breakthroughs. The question is not simply how fast innovation is moving. It is how the system itself is designed. Indonesia may be reaching…
Indonesia’s Bet on Open Commerce as a Transformative Agenda
The Indonesia Open Network is not another marketplace. It is the protocol infrastructure that could democratise digital commerce for 64 million businesses — and rewrite the rules of who gets to participate in the digital economy. The world does not lack digital platforms. What it…
Why Indonesia’s Digital Economy Is Growing, But Not Equally
By Sachin V. Gopalan Indonesia’s digital economy is often described in superlatives. Fast-growing. Dynamic. Full of potential. And all of that is true. But beneath the impressive growth numbers lies a more uneven reality, one that deserves closer attention. Growth, by itself, does not guarantee…
Ilham Habibie Says Indonesia Can Become a Champion of the Digital Economy, Here’s the Reason
Jakarta, 15 January 2024 – Chair of the National Information and Communication Technology Council (Wantiknas) Executive Team, Ilham Habibie, assesses that Indonesia has the potential to successfully undergo digital transformation, and even has a big chance of becoming a digital economy champion. The reason is,…
Digital economy in Indonesia booming: Minister Uno
Jakarta, 30 October 2023 – Indonesia is experiencing a digital economy boom, Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno said at the Asian Creative and Digital Economy Youth Summit (ACE-YS 2023), here on Sunday. “We are probably an Asian tiger that is growing rapidly in…
President Jokowi and ministers discuss Golden Visa policy
JAKARTA, 29 May 2023 – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and his cabinet ministers on Monday discussed the Golden Visa policy, which outlines stay permits and citizenship by investment programs. Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno said that the policy aims to attract more talent…
IEF Joins Singapore Blockchain Week Conference
How will blockchain drive ASEAN’s digital economy? According to recent reports, ASEAN’s digital economy could be worth more than US$300 billion by 2025. Can blockchain technology boost the region’s digital economy to even greater heights? Our founder, Shoeb Kagda, will moderate a panel titled: Boosting…
Fintech Users Need Individual Measures to Protect Data as Indonesia Finalizes Bill
Source: Jakarta Post, December 10 2019 Financial technology (fintech) users need to step up their game in ensuring they own safety to protect their data while the government has yet to finalize the much-awaited personal data protection bill. Regulations and industrial standards on private data…
ICT sector gains strength as Indonesia prioritizes digital economy
Source: Oxford Business Group, December 10 2019 A series of new digital infrastructure projects are strengthening Indonesia’s information and communications technology (ICT) sector as the country prioritizes the digital economy as an area of growth. In late September, Japanese telecom giant NTT announced it would…