Creating the Domination of Local Products in Local App Consumption

If we’re talking about information and communication tech products, particularly from developer’s point of view, foreign products are on the lead. From Computer OS to phone apps, all come from outside Indonesia. Question is, are local developers sucks? Continue reading Creating the Domination of Local Products in Local App Consumption

Triawan Munaf: South Korea Is A Role Model in Combating Digital Piracy

It can’t be denied that tech has impacted nearly every line of people’s life, and the emergence of piracy is one of negative impacts it generates. In Indonesia, the awareness towards piracy is still considerably low, considering that many Indonesians still regard every content available on internet to be free. Triawan Munaf, the Creative Economic Body’s Head, offered an idea on how to supress the amount of digital piracy cases, which is by equipping illegal digital content with alert system. Continue reading Triawan Munaf: South Korea Is A Role Model in Combating Digital Piracy

ICT Watch Ratified A Letter of Rejection for Internet.org

The polemic regarding Facebook-initiated Internet.org keeps on going. Numerous NGOs from various countries, including ICT Watch of Indonesia, ratified a letter of rejection designed for Internet.org program. According to them, the program violates net neutrality, freedom of speech, privacy, security, and implementation of zero rating. Continue reading ICT Watch Ratified A Letter of Rejection for Internet.org

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

E-Commerce Players’ Responses toward the Elimination of Negative Investment Fund

Despite the fact that foreign investors start flooding Indonesia, the local e-commerce industry is still considerably infant, in the sense that it still needs tons of supports to move forward. One of them is to protect it from taxes. Furthermore, the local e-commerce players also suggest the government to eliminate the NIF (Negative Investment Fund) regulation which restricts foreign investors to enter Indonesian e-commerce to allow further growth. Continue reading E-Commerce Players’ Responses toward the Elimination of Negative Investment Fund

Indonesia Is the 41st in Huawei’s Global Connectivity Index 2015

Recently, Huawei has just published a paper entitled the Global Connectivity Index (GCI) 2015, an index that compares connectivity, utilization, ICT and digital transformation in 50 countries around the world. This time, Indonesia got ranked the 41st, below other Southeast Asian fellows like Malaysia, Vietnam, and Singapore. Continue reading Indonesia Is the 41st in Huawei’s Global Connectivity Index 2015

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

The Government to Put Indonesian Broadband as the Second Best in SEA by 2019

The Indonesian government targeted to have the second best broadband in Southeast Asia, and the Ministry of Communication and Information said that this could be achieved in 2019. In order to turn the objective into reality, Indonesia still has tons of homework to do, particularly regarding the establishment of supporting infrastructure for complete broadband procurement. Continue reading The Government to Put Indonesian Broadband as the Second Best in SEA by 2019

Rudiantara Allocates Rp 50 Billion for One Million Free .id Domains

The government, through Rudiantara, the Minister of Communication and Information, plans on allocating Rp 50 billion to support and encourage the utilization of .id domain in Indonesia. By increasing the number of .id domain users, Indonesia is expected to use less international bandwidth in the future. Continue reading Rudiantara Allocates Rp 50 Billion for One Million Free .id Domains

The Ministry of Communication and Information to Let Local E-Commerce to Grow

The Indonesian E-commerce industry has apparently succeeded in stealing the regulators’ attention. In fact, the Ministry of Communication and Information has committed to protect the industry. Continue reading The Ministry of Communication and Information to Let Local E-Commerce to Grow