In June 2024, Australia launched its Landing Pad program in Indonesia to facilitate the expansion of Australian tech scaleups in Southeast Asia and help boost the region’s digital transformation.
Digital Economy
The hackers behind a major cyber attack on the Indonesian government have issued a surprise apology and offered to release the “keys” to the stolen data.
Indonesia’s national data center has been compromised by a hacking group asking for a $8 million ransom that the government says it won’t pay.
A familiar approach was floated by Indonesia when news broke about social platform X’s decision to officially allow pornographic content: Ban and block it.
A second Pokémon Air Adventures event has been announced for Indonesia! Pikachu’s Indonesia Journey is coming to Yogyakarta, Indonesia from August 24 to 25, 2024.
In 2022, more than 21,000 companies in Indonesia experienced data breaches. The incidents affected critical sectors, including healthcare, finance, e-commerce and utilities, and highlighted widespread cybersecurity challenges for the country’s business operations.
Indonesia’s media outlets have hailed a new regulation requiring digital platforms to pay them for content, which they hope will raise revenue and enable them to produce quality journalism.
There are no official statistics on the cost of presidential campaigns in Indonesia. Fahri Hamzah, a senior politician, has estimated it at around IDR 5 trillion (US $317 million). Meanwhile, Ridwan Kamil, former governor of West Java, said it costs around IDR8 trillion (US $507 million) to run for president.
Indonesia has launched a state-backed cryptocurrency exchange to boost transparency and investor protection in the country’s booming crypto asset market.
Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is optimistic about the prospect of startups in Indonesia.
Pandawara formed in 2022 after flooding caused by rivers clogged with rubbish damaged their homes – now they are national celebrities.
A forthcoming Indonesian regulation that would force online content distribution platforms to share revenue with media companies will harm the press and limit the flow of information, one such distributor, Google, has warned.
The growth opportunity for the green economy in Indonesia is estimated to be valued at US$400 billion, combining industry revenue and carbon offset potential, according to a report from AC Ventures and Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
Privy, one of Indonesia’s leading digital trust providers, has become the first Indonesian technology company to export its digital identity operations into Australia.
Indonesia has launched its first satellite into space to “ensure equal” access to the internet throughout the country.
India and China get the plaudits, but Indonesia is also taking impressive digital strides capitalising on local talent.
