The E-Commerce Aid for Trade Fund Initiative What is the E-commerce Aid for Trade Fund? The E-commerce Aid for Trade Fund is a $4.5 million program to help developing countries in the Indo-Pacific maximise the benefits of digital trade by increasing their e-commerce capabilities. Digital trade is an increasingly important way for the Indo-Pacific region […]
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Cybersecurity competencies for MSMEs initiative launched by the Australia-Indonesia Centre
The Australia-Indonesia Centre (AIC) will deliver a program titled “Cybersecurity competencies for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)” after receiving a grant from the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). This was one of just six grants approved in round one of the E-commerce Aid for Trade Fund. The AIC will partner […]
Up the Game: Issues, risks and challenges in Indonesia’s e-commerce cybersecurity
Indonesia’s digital economy is massively important, but without reliable cybersecurity systems, 150 million users remain exposed to security threats. The digital economy is important for Indonesia and is projected to grow to US$120 billion by 2020, comprising about 12 per cent of its GDP. But Indonesia’s policies and regulations will need some strengthening in […]
Indonesian financial regulators ready to promote financial inclusion of women
Twenty-five leaders from Indonesia’s financial regulatory bodies have completed the Australia Awards Indonesia short course on promoting financial inclusion for women, delivered by The Australia-Indonesia Centre and Monash Business School. At the post-course workshops held in Jakarta last week, the 25, separated into four inter-departmental groups, presented strategies for improving current processes to a range […]
Corporate recruitment in Indonesia: what employers think
Based on a series of in-depth interviews with corporate employers conducted by the AIC and the Monash Indonesia Representative Office, this Backgrounder reveals a number of attitudes and trends related to recruitment and skills gaps in Indonesia, as described by leaders in the corporate sector. In the future there will be a need for […]
“I will fight for the freedom to learn”: a speech by Minister of Education and Culture, Nadiem Makarim
At the National Teachers’ Day Commemoration Ceremony 2019 Good morning and virtuous greetings to all, Respected guests, Generally, tradition goes that Teachers’ Day is a day full of inspirational and eloquent words. I’m sorry, but I’ll be a little different today. I want to speak from the heart, to all teachers in Indonesia, from Sabang […]
Financial inclusion: Lessons from Australia
As Indonesia rises as an economic powerhouse, how can its leaders ensure the financial inclusion of women remains on the agenda? Indonesia is on the move. Its economy expanded at a steady rate of 5.1 per cent in 2019, which is expected to rise further in 2020, and projections describe a future wherein Indonesia is […]
Jen Bahen from TAFE Directors Australia explains how to enter the Indonesian market
With an ambitious skills reform agenda on the table, Indonesia is searching for ways to tap into the massive potential of its 260 million citizens – many of whom are of working age – in order to become one of the world’s largest economies. Are there opportunities for Australian education and training providers to engage […]
‘Two neighbours, partners in prosperity’: What IA-CEPA means for Australia-Indonesia economic ties
A recent panel discussion looked at IA-CEPA as a platform to reinvigorate Australia and Indonesia’s economic relationship. “The problem is this: no two neighbouring G20 countries with complementary economies trade as little as Australia and Indonesia,” said senior analyst Kyle Springer of the Perth USAsia Centre. “IA-CEPA constitutes the first major effort to strengthen bilateral […]
Indonesia focused on cyber resilience, open to foreign cooperation
With one of the fastest growing populations of internet users and a still-evolving regulatory environment, Indonesia’s vulnerability to cyber-attacks is well recognised. The country is the source and target of tens of millions of attacks each year. Concerns about protecting assets extend from government and a fast-growing e-commerce marketplace, to the spread of fake news […]