Searching for Balance between Net Neutrality’s Economic and Idealism

It’s been almost a month since Facebook and Indosat introduced Internet.org in Indonesia. Unlike the response drawn outside which tends to “attack” Facebook with the net neutrality issue, its presence in Indonesia is more “welcomed”. The regulators address the economic aspect of the program more than the technical side, as the project is regarded to put partnering operators in a great loss. Continue reading Searching for Balance between Net Neutrality’s Economic and Idealism

APJII: Internet Utilization in Indonesia in 2014

How long can you stand not accessing internet through your computing devices? Many have admitted that internet has no longer become their tertiary need, but secondary need. APJII (Association of Internet Service Operator Indonesia) summed up about the landscape of tech users in 2014 in its research publication, stating that 84 percent of the respondents access internet daily, with most of them spend 3 to 5 hours a day browsing on internet. Continue reading APJII: Internet Utilization in Indonesia in 2014

Indonesia Should Be Ready to Combat Cyber Crimes

One thing that makes Southeast Asia different from any other regions in the world is that each country within the region has different interests and political model between one and another, multiculturalism and various economical level. That variety, ABI Research claimed, results on the explosion of cyber security necessities, that may counter any cyber crime. Continue reading Indonesia Should Be Ready to Combat Cyber Crimes

Despite Having High Interaction Rate, Mobile Lost to Desktop in Term of Sales

As time goes by, mobile technology seems to be more and more vital to people’s daily life. It even has affected consumers in making their decision within the great age of e-commerce industry in Indonesia. Interestingly, the conversion of online purchase done via mobile is no better than the number of transaction done via desktop. Continue reading Despite Having High Interaction Rate, Mobile Lost to Desktop in Term of Sales

Online Beauty Shop BeautyTreats Indonesia Might Have Been Shut Down

BeautyTreats Indonesia is unaccessible right now. DailySocial has contacted Romeo Reijiman, BeautyTreats’ Founder, and has yet received any confirmation in return. Has the platform stopped operating? We don’t know it yet. Our observation found out that this service started its operation at Bukalapak since January 2015. Continue reading Online Beauty Shop BeautyTreats Indonesia Might Have Been Shut Down

The 40% of Local Component-Regulation May not Help to Reduce the Cost

The government is currently preparing a regulation for the implementation of Frequency Division Duplex-Long Term Evolution (FDD-LTE)- based 4G connection on 1800 MHz. Well, it should have been finalized this year, as customers should have had the taste of the new tech already. Continue reading The 40% of Local Component-Regulation May not Help to Reduce the Cost

E-Commerce Players: What Kind of Tax Do You Look to Apply, Dear Government?

Government’s plan to apply tax towards e-commerce players isn’t a joke, as they are currently finalizing the blueprint with related parties. Rudiantara, our Minister of Communication and Information, claimed that his team have discussed with the Ministry of Finance in regard to materialize the regulation. He even said that it’s not only e-commerce which will be the subject of this plan, but also over the top (OTT) players that have transactions as well. Continue reading E-Commerce Players: What Kind of Tax Do You Look to Apply, Dear Government?

Delivery is (Still) the Main Issue for Indonesian E-Commerce

The vast growth of e-commerce in Indonesia has eased the practice of online shopping. Even so, a number of issues remain exist. Based on this fact, I tried investigating giant e-commerce’s Facebook page and Twitter account to figure out the issue that costumers experience when they shop online. Continue reading Delivery is (Still) the Main Issue for Indonesian E-Commerce

Do We Still Need Foreign VCs?

It’s not a secret that many tech industry practitioners wish for a conducive ecosystem under the newly established government. All this time, the trend of foreign investors’ (VC) expansion in Indonesia has failed to effectively draw the government’s attention, while their presence here keeps growing stronger. Continue reading Do We Still Need Foreign VCs?