Tifatul Sembiring
8 unique things about tech in Indonesia
Indonesia is a beautiful and unique country.
Indonesia’s ICT Minister: BlackBerry Sales Drop 70% in Indonesia
Credit: BlackberryCool.com BlackBerry users around the world might be questioning their loyalty after another outage of the popular BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service happened a couple of days ago. It was
Censorship in Indonesia: No Porn Please!
Popular video sharing site Vimeo was blocked by Indonesia’s largest telco Telkomsel for a short while. And while it was still being blocked, the only reasonable answer that the company’s
Indonesian Government Postpones 3G Tender After Telkomsel’s ‘Bankruptcy’ Mess
The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology in Indonesia has decided to postpone the highly-anticipated 3G tender. Though the authorities are concerned about the bizarre Telkomsel ‘bankruptcy’ ruling, it’s not
INAICTA 2012: Indonesia Seeks Creativity Breakthrough in ICT
With the help of the internet, people in Indonesia can open up to the world. Most people who displayed their creativity today at the Indonesia Information and Communication Technology Awards
Amprokan Blogger 2011: An Event for Environmentalist Bloggers
There are thousands of bloggers throughout Indonesia. Some of them organize offline events such as Pesta Blogger, whose name changed to ON-OFF this year. As if it’s not enough to accommodate all
Indonesia Digest: TMG plans to expand to Jakarta, blocking 4shared, and more
Here you can find some interesting startup news from Indonesia, not only in its capital, Jakarta, but also other their tech startup hubs such as Yogyakarta, Medan, Surabaya, and many
Indonesian Government Planning to Block File Sharing Site 4shared
Back in July the Indonesian government announced that it would shut down illegal music download sites. According to Okezone, the government is finally putting its plan into action with 4shared lined up as
Indonesian Journalists Present Telecommunication Awards
A group of Indonesian journalists from the Forum Komunikasi Wartawan Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telco Media) gathered for an awards ceremony dedicated to the telecommunications industry in the country. This year the
Indonesian President Warms Up To Social Media, But Still Some Resistance
An the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting last Tuesday, president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono stated: There is no government in the world that has all the answers to this new trend. ASEAN, too, must get into the act. We must be creative and open minded in harnessing the power of technology to promote people-to-people contact.”



