To encourage the growth of entrepreneurship in information and communication technology in Indonesia, PT Telkom is launching the “Indigo Fellowship” program. This program invites the public to channel their creativity into digital work, and turn it into a business. The Indigo Fellowship competition has been held since 2009 and has already successfully nurtured digital talents to grow into new businesses.
This year there were about 500 participants in the competition. Indra Utoyo, the director of IT and supply at PT Telkom explained:
Interest to participate and submit digital creative works continues to increase. It shows that the development of technology and information is much needed, in order to facilitate community activities in a more easy and practical manner.
Telkom has designated US$3,800,000 for the Indigo Fellowship 2011, this coming from its total US$27,380,000 budget for developing partnerships and fostering community. These funds will be used create a business incubation and venture capital program named Indigo Venture for competition winners this year. The winners will also receive entrepreneurship guidance from the Telkom Group.
We have written before on why Indonesia is an up-and-comer on the tech start-up scene. Initiatives like this one only serve to solidify the nation’s growing reputation as a country to watch out for in the years to come.
via Antara
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