Indonesia stories

The Circulate Initiative appoints Matthew Fraser to lead research and programmes, boosting efforts to tackle plastic waste and promote circular economies.

Taiwan’s CloudMile has raised USD $20 million to boost AI growth and expand industry solutions across Southeast Asia’s key markets.

A report reveals 95% of Southeast Asia and India developers use AI weekly, boosting productivity yet showing cautious trust and uneven training access.

Google warns of a surge in cyber espionage targeting Asia-Pacific summits in 2026, alongside rising scams using false base stations and tighter supply chain cybersecurity rules.

Sovereign AI could add USD $140 billion to Indonesia’s GDP by 2030, driving up to 6.8% annual growth and advancing the nation’s digital economy ambitions.

Over 70% of APAC IT leaders lack full visibility of their IT spend, risking AI cost savings and innovation amid growing investments and complex cloud use.

Tech Data partners with Horizon3.ai to offer NodeZero platform in APJ, enhancing cybersecurity by validating vulnerabilities before attacks occur.

AI apps hit 1.5bn downloads, short-form dramas surge, and third-party Android stores open new growth paths in mobile through 2025, says Mintegral.

AI apps hit 1.5bn downloads and USD $1.3bn revenue in 2024, while APAC short dramas and third-party Android stores drive global mobile market growth.

Asia-Pacific leads global mobile app growth in 2025, with installs up 11% and gaming revenues hitting USD $66.7 billion, says Adjust report.

Nord Security partners with ACA Pacific to deliver cutting-edge cybersecurity tools across APAC, enhancing defences amid rising regional cyber threats.

CloudMile has launched LumiTure.ai, a multi-cloud FinOps platform aimed at enhancing secure AI adoption and financial operations across Southeast Asia.

New data shows Vietnam charges Kiwi travellers the highest ATM fees globally, with average third-party costs of 27.1% per withdrawal, the biggest worldwide.

Southeast Asian businesses face up to USD $165.5m annual losses from IT outages as AI adoption surges, demanding smarter observability and system monitoring.

Indonesia partners with China’s Tsinghua University and ITA to launch an AI centre, boosting education, healthcare, and agriculture to support digital growth.

Southeast Asia’s startup funding fell to USD $1.85 billion in H1 2025, a six-year low, amid economic uncertainty and stricter governance standards.

Tapway partners with three Thai firms to expand its Vision AI platform SamurAI, aiming to install 500 licences and boost AI use in Thailand within a year.

Indosat and Cisco launch Indonesia’s first Sovereign Security Operations Centre in Jakarta to enhance national cybersecurity and data sovereignty compliance.

Ingram Micro partners with Cohesity to enhance data protection and cyber resilience solutions for channel partners across Singapore, Indonesia and Australia.

Indosat has introduced an AI-powered Semantic Search in its apps, using Google Cloud’s Vertex AI to personalise service and product recommendations for users.