Blockchain – the distributed-ledger technology that underpins cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin – appears set to transform a wide variety of industries and perhaps fundamentally change the way business is conducted around the globe. While the technology is still taking off and its potential is not fully known, many emerging markets are hoping...
Indonesia’s start-ups have generated great excitement among international media and investors in recent years. The archipelago is home to four of South-east Asia’s seven unicorns, or start-ups valued at over $1bn, and the country’s top-10 start-ups raised $2bn in 2018. “Indonesia’s start-up ecosystem is becoming a reference point for other...
Blockchain – the distributed-ledger technology that underpins cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin – appears set to transform a wide variety of industries and perhaps fundamentally change the way business is conducted across the global economy.
Indonesia has the largest GDP in South-east Asia and the fourth-largest population in the world. Some 70% of its citizens are under the age of 39, and many Indonesians are mobile-first and digital native consumers, making it a very attractive market for purveyors of data services, applications, software and hardware. Developing domestic ICT...
In an effort to bridge the geographical divide in digital services and provide high-speed internet across the country, the Widodo administration began work in 2016 on the Palapa Ring project. The priority infrastructure project comprises a 35,000-km fibre-optic cable network intended to provide access to 4G services throughout the archipelago...
Following a decade of substantial growth, the ICT sector in Sri Lanka is ready to participate in the fourth industrial revolution and compete in the digital age. In 2018 it launched a new brand – Island of Ingenuity (IoI) – to promote knowledge services. Created by the Sri Lanka Association for Software and Service Companies (SLASSCOM) and...
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