Indonesia

After President Joko Widodo’s administration took the reins of government in 2014, it implemented changes to the structure and mission of the education system. These changes aim to enhance the competitiveness of the workforce and increase the amount of research and development (R&D) activities conducted by students, researchers and entrepreneurs.

The year 2015 marks the second year of the rollout of universal health care (UHC), known as JKN locally, in Indonesia. The plan saw a challenging launch in 2014, but administrators and lawmakers are maintaining the target of full implementation by 2019, when 240m260m Indonesians will be eligible for coverage under the plan. In many ways, the implementation of JKN is driving...

Indonesia’s pharmaceutical market is expected to reach $9.9bn by 2020. What growth is expected for high-end drugs vis-à-vis generics?

The introduction of universal health care is expected to have a major impact on Indonesia’s already thriving pharmaceuticals sector. Analysts have predicted that 2015 will be a watershed year for pharmaceuticals, with the full implementation of universal health care (known as JKN locally) expected to increase demand for prescription medications. Generics especially will...

Because Indonesia manufactures only a small number of the high-tech medical devices and equipment it uses domestically, the opportunities for foreign manufacturers, suppliers and distributors of medical devices are numerous. Devices and equipment used in clinical laboratories, diagnosis, surgery, cancer treatment, dental services and dermatology are all expected to see high...

Pervading nearly every level of the country’s social, geographic and economic strata, Indonesia’s agrarian roots run deep. The sector provides a livelihood for the majority Indonesian households ranging from small family subsistence plots to multinational agribusiness giants, all of whom contribute to supplying sustenance to the world’s fourth-largest population as well as...