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Not Satisfied The New Jokowi Has 2,193 Startups in Indonesia

Not Satisfied The New Jokowi Has 2,193 Startups in Indonesia

JAKARTA – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said he was optimistic that Indonesia would be able to open more start-up companies (startup). According to him, Indonesia can become the leader of the digital economy in the world because it has great potential.

Jokowi explained that Indonesia has a capable ecosystem to develop startup in the last few years. Currently, Indonesia is ranked 5th in the world, after the United States (US), India, UK and Canada are actively developing startup.

“We have 2,193 startups, one decacorn, 4 unicorns, one of which I made as the founder minister (Mendikbud Nadiem Makarim, founder of Gojek),” said Jokowi, at the 2020 Digital Economy Summit held in Jakarta, Thursday, February 27. .

Jokowi said that internet penetration in Indonesia in 2019 had reached 65 percent. In addition, currently there are 171 million internet users in Indonesia out of a population of 260 million.

Furthermore, Jokowi sees more startups being born but he wants so startup These produce products that not only contribute to the digital economy but also solve crucial problems in society.

“It is truly a very rapid growth. This potential must be exploited, but we shouldn’t just become a market. We also don’t want to be spectators,” added the iconic man in the white shirt.

When viewed from the map of the digital economy, Indonesia has significant potential for startup growth. According to Google’s research, the valuation of Indonesia’s digital economy is expected to continue to increase in the next few years.

On that occasion, the CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, who also attended this event, expressed his pride in Indonesian youths who have succeeded in utilizing Microsoft technology. One of the heroes that Nadella praised was Michael Sitorus, a 16 year old teenager from Ungaran, Central Java.

Michael managed to amaze Nadella by winning The Asia Pacific Top Coder 2018 competition. “He (Michael) immortalized Indonesian culture using Minecraft. Made the National Monument and Borobudur Temple to preserve Indonesia’s rich history for future generations,” said Nadella in a live broadcast. streaming the Digital Economy Summit.

Apart from Michael, Nadella also praised the work of designer Ria Miranda who made use of technology Artificial Intelligence (AI) to make a collection of hijabs. Also tech startups like Dicoding and Beehive Drone.

“The products they make can exemplify how technology can be used to solve pressing problems such as climate change, hunger and accessibility,” concluded Nadella.

Seeing the many talented young talents that are growing. Nadella believes that Indonesia will become the country with the largest digital economy in the world in the next few years.

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