Government agencies have reported that data standardization and interoperability, or the ability for data to be exchanged between systems, are among the challenges authorities face in establishing a data portal initiative referred to as Satu Data Indonesia (One Data Indonesia). The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), which acts as the program’s director, explained that the […]
Read MoreIndonesia is the second most confident nation in Southeast Asia about reopening its tourism sector with 71 percent of Indonesians saying their country is well prepared, a recent survey shows. The result is part of a joint survey conducted by social research agency Blackbox Research, data provider Dynata and translation company Language Connect, titled Unravel Travel: […]
Read MoreIndonesia’s economy suffered its sharpest downturn since the 1998 Asian financial crisis in the second quarter, as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down large parts of the country, ravaging businesses and leaving millions out of work. GDP contracted 5.32 percent in the second quarter, the lowest since the first quarter of 1999, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced Wednesday. The figure […]
Read MoreDespite improvement in July, Indonesia’s manufacturing industry has yet to recover from the deep downturn earlier this year, as domestic consumption remains weak, economists and businesspeople have said. IHS Markit’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for Indonesia, a gauge of the country’s manufacturing activities, climbed by almost eight points from 39.1 in June to 46.9 […]
Read MoreThe downward trend in the annual inflation rate continued in July, the lowest since 2000, as the COVID-19 pandemic ravages people’s purchasing power. Statistics Indonesia’s (BPS) consumer price index (CPI) was up by 1.54 percent year-on-year (yoy) in July, below Bank Indonesia’s (BI) target range of between 2 and 4 percent for the year. It […]
Read MoreThe government has ordered state-owned electricity giant PLN to waive minimum monthly electricity fees for businesses, industries and public services to expedite Indonesia’s economic recovery. The fees will be waived for 400,000 such entities for power consumed between July and December. The deductions will be reflected in bills in the following month. The electricity giant […]
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