Throughout his trip to Europe at the beginning of 2013, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was intent on promoting Indonesia as a “complete tourism destination” with a host of interesting and unique places to offer other than Bali. Komodo National Park is such a destination and one which has escaped the attention of many tourists. While more...
Businesses supporting and on the periphery of Indonesia’s telecoms market have been active over the past year as the sector evolved and grew. Firms selling mobile phones or owning and operating base transceiver station (BTS) towers have taken on partners, made significant investments and formed new ventures. These businesses are now in a perfect...
The rise of the smartphone has dealt a blow to the fortunes of BlackBerry globally, and it has been hit especially hard in Indonesia. The country was traditionally one of the best markets for the company. BlackBerry’s market share in the country went from less than 10% to almost half the market in two years to 2011. It has now dropped down to...
Financing the infrastructure sector is a major challenge for Indonesia. The government simply does not have the financial muscle to fund all of the necessary infrastructure projects on its own. According to the Ministry of Public Works, Indonesia requires $192bn of infrastructure investment between 2010 and 2014. The government and state-owned...
As Indonesia develops connectivity domestically, it has to begin thinking about international links. The emphasis to date has been on unifying the nation via the internet, and considerable progress has been made. The building of the internet backbone has been important in getting more of the remote corners of the archipelago online, while...
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