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How to grow healthy, sustainable Indonesia 4.0
We see three key things as critical to realizing Indonesia 4.0 as they are to having a healthy body: clear arteries, clean blood and strong bones.
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A wide variety of business models showcased at the seminars show how the application of digital technology has enabled people to enhance their lives, giving them access to education, better healthcare and other personal care services.
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hen Rizky Aulia Hasyim walked on stage to receive her university degree, the pride she felt wasn’t just from having graduated cum laude from the Indonesian Islamic University (UII). When her father became unable to work, Rizky took it upon herself to put herself and her two young siblings through school as the family’s sole breadwinner, working part-time as a Grab driver.
The flexibility of the job was convenient for a university student. It was tiring no doubt, but the income she earned and the results of her hard work made all the long hours she put in worthwhile.
Stories like Rizky’s are becoming a mainstay today as more and more Indonesians are unlocking new opportunities in a new economy enabled by digital technology. This is an exciting future for Indonesia as the government continues to prioritize infrastructure development and digital technology investment.
Despite being ranked 85th in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Global Innovation Index in 2018, a study by Google and Temasek predicts that Indonesia’s digital economy will reach the US$100 billion cap by 2025 — five times what Singapore will achieve. With almost half of all Indonesians still without internet access, more can be done to unlock the full potential of the country and to prime it to be a true 4.0 economy — one that is driven by technology and powered by innovation.
