While the Indonesian tech sector is growing rapidly, the level of skilled workers is struggling to keep up. But that is where the opportunities lie for those in the education sector. The digital sector in Indonesia is growing rapidly. A report from the World Bank noted internet use had powered Indonesia to be one […]
Digital Economy
How Indonesia plans to fill post-pandemic creative and tourism skill gaps
The Republic of Indonesia hopes to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic by bolstering its creative and tourism economies. To do this, it will require instilling young Indonesians with new digital and green skills with the intent to draw in domestic and international tourists. “We lost two years. It’s been tough for two years,” Sandiaga […]
Bukalapak and taking Indonesia-Australia business connections to ‘the next level’
A webinar run by the Australia-Indonesia Centre has heard how e-commerce giant Bukalapak invested in Australia to access skills and talent.
Bukalapak, Victorian government partner for Melbourne-based tech hub
Bukalapak has partnered with the Victorian government for a new learning and development tech hub located in Melbourne’s CBD. The hub – Bukalapak’s first international base – aims to recruit new talent and focus on innovation and product development. It will also serve double duty as a learning and development centre for both Australian […]
Internet-based Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Micro Small-sized Enterprises (MSEs) Attitude toward Participation in International Transactions: Evidence from Yogyakarta, Indonesia
This study examines the effects of internet use, as part of digitalisation, on the performance of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Yogyakarta province. Using primary data on MSEs in Yogyakarta, the paper exploits conceivably exogenous variations in the cellular signal strength that MSEs receive to connect to the internet, once number of local cellular […]
Indonesian MSMEs unite on cybersecurity
Almost 80 Indonesian businesses have become part of a new and emerging network that will help others to adopt cybersecurity practices. They have all completed a course in cybersecurity skills and celebrated the completion with a “digital party” in March. All 77 have been invited to become part of a Community of Practice to […]
Cyber security course helps Indonesian small business
Biscuit maker Mentari Nur Utari had been considering how to turn overseas enquiries for her unique food product into an export strategy. However, she had not considered that protecting the business from cyber attacks was an important part of her trade plan, until she attended an Australian designed course. “Before joining this program, to […]
Over 100 small businesses move closer to secure, international online operations
Indonesian national and city governments have rushed to enrol more entrepreneurs in the course, to prepare them to succeed in online markets.
Four ingredients for a thriving digital economy
Support is needed to strengthen Indonesia’s fast rising digital economy with greater inclusivity and cybersecurity.
Watch or listen: What’s next for the digital economy?
The global adjustment to the coronavirus pandemic has seen a faster shift to a digital economy as technology has been harnessed to deal with abrupt changes in every aspect of life.