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JAKARTA – Indonesia is looking to upskill its workers in AI to help equip them for the challenges of modern work. Ministry of Manpower Secretary-General Anwar Sanusi urged Indonesia workers to upskill and reskill themselves so that they can harness the power of emerging tech. While recent developments have made AI, particularly generative AI, more conducive to workplaces, he said that they can also pose challenges such as replacing human employees in certain roles. However, workers should not feel threatened by the rise in popularity of AI. In fact, Sanusi believes these tools also open up new career opportunities in…

10 October 2019Image source, EPA/Banten Police HeadquartersImage caption, The moment the security minister was attacked was caught on cameraIndonesia’s security minister has been stabbed by a man who police say was “inspired” by the Islamic State group.Wiranto, who uses one name, was getting out of a car in a town square in Banten province when he was attacked.The former military chief and ex-presidential candidate, 72, suffered “two deep wounds” to his stomach but is in a stable condition.A police officer and two other people were injured, while two suspects, a man and a woman, were arrested.The minister was taken by…

JAKARTA: The Saudi Tourism Authority launched on Wednesday its first show exhibition in Indonesia to introduce the Kingdom’s cultural and adventure destinations to visitors from the world’s largest Muslim-majority country. The tourism sector has been booming under Vision 2030, as the Kingdom positions itself as a dynamic, diverse, year-round tourism destination and market that will contribute 10 percent to the gross domestic product by 2030. Welcomed with dates and qahwa — traditional Arabic coffee — Indonesians flocked the STA exhibition inaugurated by Saudi Hajj and Umrah Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah and Alhasan Aldabbagh, STA president for Asia-Pacific markets, at the Kota…

JAKARTA, Indonesia–(Antara/BUSINESS WIRE)– Rabobank Indonesia and Moody’s Analytics are pleased to announce a collaboration to develop the credit assessment skills of Rabobank Indonesia staff through the Moody’s Analytics Credit Coach program. Rabobank Indonesia’s branch managers and commercial lending staff will participate in the program. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180522006072/en/ Rabobank Indonesia provides banking services to corporate, commercial and small and mid-sized enterprise (SME) clients and is focused on the food and agribusiness sector. Moody’s Analytics is a subsidiary of Moody’s Corporation which provides financial intelligence and analytical tools that support the growth, efficiency, and…

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Fika Juliana Putri, a 19-year-old shopkeeper in East Jakarta, plans to vote in Indonesia’s presidential election next week for a once-feared former special forces commander. She likes him, she says, because he’s cuddly.A doe-eyed cartoon version of Gen. Prabowo Subianto — produced using generative AI — is emblazoned on billboards across Indonesia. It’s reproduced on sweatshirts and stickers, and featured prominently on #Prabowo-tagged posts that have some 19 billion views on TikTok.Prabowo is Indonesia’s defence minister. But on social media, his chubby-cheeked AI avatar makes Korean-style finger hearts and cradles his beloved cat, Bobby, to the delight of Gen…

Hospital official says former military general suffered ‘two deep wounds’ but was conscious and in stable condition.A man wielding a knife attacked Indonesia‘s chief security minister Wiranto on Thursday, during a visit to the town of Pandeglang in Banten province on the island of Java, images from police and television showed. Indonesian national police spokesman Dedi Prasetyo confirmed the incident and told media that the male perpetrator and a suspected female co-conspirator had been arrested. AFP news agency quoted police as saying that the main attacker was allegedly “exposed to IS radicalism”. Berkah Hospital spokesman Firmansyah said the former military…

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Research by Kearney estimates AI could add nearly US$1tn to Southeast Asia’s GDP by 2030, with Indonesia contributing $366 billion, but human capital will be key to unlocking those potential gains. Empowering Indonesia’s developer community Another focus is enabling Indonesia’s booming community of developers and software engineers. Over 3.1 million developers in the country use GitHub, Microsoft’s code collaboration platform. New initiatives like AI Odyssey will train 10,000 Indonesian developers on generative AI skills and Microsoft certifications. This will fuel innovation as local developers create new AI applications and solutions. Aligning with national AI ethics As AI capabilities expand, Microsoft…

Indonesian authorities are concerned that the terrorist group, Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), may try to launch additional attacks around Christmas or New Year’s, UCA News reports. Police in the country have arrested more than 100 suspected terrorists since January 2019. Muslims make up 87% of the population in Indonesia. Christians account for 10%, and 2% are Hindu. Discrimination and attacks against religious minorities, and even among different sects of Islam, are not uncommon. In March 2018, church officials in the country urged Catholics to be vigilant, especially during Holy Week. Fr. Felix Atmojo, vicar general of the Archdiocese of Palembang,…

reparations for Pope Francis’ first visit to Indonesia are intensifying two months ahead of his scheduled arrival in early September, with a variety of government bodies, from the Foreign and Religious Affairs ministries, to the security apparatus, ramping up their coordination with the Apostolic Nunciature, the Vatican’s embassy, in Jakarta.Catholic churches across the country, meanwhile, are organizing enthusiastic congregations aspiring to attend a Mass set to be held at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) stadium in Central Jakarta on the third day of the Pope’s visit, on Sept. 5. Around 70,000 people are expected to attend the service. According to…