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A police officer talks with tourists in front of the Bali Bomb Monument in Indonesia in 2016. Photo by Reuters Indonesia recorded the biggest improvement in this year’s travel and tourism development index, rising 14 places against 2019, the year before the onset of the Covid pandemic. Such dramatic improvement puts Indonesia ahead of neighbors like Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand, according to the biennial ranking released on Tuesday by the World Economic Forum.Most Southeast Asian countries have witnessed a fall from 2019, with Malaysia and Thailand down seven and six places to 35th and 47th respectively.The index measures…

peeding up the quality of education, one of Indonesia’s development priority programs, can be quite challenging amid the increasingly dynamic and diversified environment.Spurred by digital adoption following the COVID-19 pandemic, with live streaming gaining ground, educational transformation is taking place in Indonesia. In contrast to passive learning, which is a far more teacher-centered learning method, active learning, which encourages student participation, has become an increasingly preferred option, especially when related to producing superior human resources for the future. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to use technology in education that not only solves the current challenges but also provide additional…

MANILA: The Philippines and Indonesia moved to bolster cooperation in energy and security during Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s visit to Manila. Widodo and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding to deepen bilateral relations on energy, according to live-streamed proceedings. “Our countries create a new synergy as we cooperate to achieve energy security,” Marcos said in a briefing with Widodo, who’s commonly known as Jokowi, after their bilateral meeting in Manila on Wednesday (Jan 10). The Philippines gets the bulk of its imported coal from Indonesia and Manila secured Jakarta’s assurance last year on…

Indonesia recently released new cybersecurity rules for the financial sector, including banks, insurance companies, and other financial services providers. The new rules developed by the Financial Services Authority (OJK) are Indonesia’s first dedicated cybersecurity rules specifically for the financial sector. The OJK explained the rules in a circular titled Nomor 29/SEOJK.03/2022 (SEOJK 29) dated December 27, 2022. The circular offers details on the implementation of Regulation Number 11/POJK.03/2022 concerning the Implementation of Information Technology by Banks. Find Business Support The rules cover a range of areas, including risk assessments, risk management, data protection, incident response planning, and employee capacity. They…

Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday it was barring its citizens from traveling to Indonesia over concerns about the coronavirus outbreak there. An official source at the Interior Ministry said the decision is based on the Kingdom’s keenness on the safety of its citizens, reported the Saudi Press Agency. It urged Saudis in Indonesia to exercise caution and avoid areas with high infection rates. Indonesia has one of the world’s worst coronavirus outbreaks due to a rapid spread of the Delta variant, reporting around 1,000 deaths from the respiratory disease each day in the past week, including a new record on…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says investment will help Southeast Asia’s biggest economy thrive in ‘new era’.Microsoft has announced plans to invest $1.7bn in artificial intelligence and cloud services in Indonesia. Under the plans unveiled by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, the tech giant will train 840,000 people in Indonesia in the use of AI and provide support for the country’s growing ranks of tech developers. The announcement marks the biggest investment by Microsoft in its nearly three-decade history in the Southeast Asian country. Nadella on Tuesday held talks with President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, at Jakarta’s presidential palace before…

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (“Indosat” or “IOH”) and Cisco, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) to expand cybersecurity training in Indonesia to help meet the growing need for digital talent to protect data and computer networks from cyber-attacks and data breaches. The organisations signed the MOU at the prestigious International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Regional Development Forum in Bangkok, Thailand.The new partnership will introduce Cisco Networking Academy cybersecurity training courses into Indosat’s successful IDCamp training program, an educational initiative designed to promote inclusive digital literacy in Indonesia. The new web-based cybersecurity courses will be offered to IDCamp graduates…

JAKARTA – Chief Executive of Banking Supervision of the Financial Services Authority (OJK) Dian Ediana Rae asked each bank to strengthen the cybersecurity system amidst the rise of cyber hacking.He admitted that banks are often the target of cyber attacks other than government agencies.”Regarding cybersecurity, yes, this is indeed if we actually set the standard for a long time,” said Dian during a press conference at the OJK Board of Commissioners (RDK) Meeting, in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, July 9.Dian said that actually OJK has set a standard for risk management to use the Information Technology (IT) system in…

This report presents the policy recommendations resulting from the National Dialogue on Water in Indonesia, which took place between June 2022 and March 2023. Getting water resources management right, underpinned with appropriate financing mechanisms, is a prerequisite for realising Indonesia’s ambitious national economic growth agenda to become one of the top five global economies by 2045. The Dialogue, therefore, centred around two priority areas: 1) financing water infrastructure and 2) non-structural measures for flood disaster risk reduction. The report explores several instruments to enhance the financing of water services in Indonesia, such as the advantages and disadvantages of uniform water…

One of the more impossible tasks we asked of you readers this year was picking the top accommodations in a country brimming with them. Yep, Bali has beachfront, clifftop, jungle-tucked and even some urbane among its overwhelming wealth of offerings, but the best hotels in Indonesia for 2024 also reach to less-visited isles like Sumba and of course the skyscrapers of bustling Jakarta. Best Beach Resorts in Indonesia 1. Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay Looking out at its eponymous patch of ocean from Four Seasons Bali Resort at Jimbaran Bay. Courtesy of Four Seasons This beachfront paradise, where ultra-private…