Posts with tag: Innovation
The US is helping Indonesians build startups while Australia is busy selling diplomas
Economy, Foreign PolicyA study of over 300 successful Indonesian technology co-founders shows that 61% had either studied or worked overseas. This begs the question – why have so many successful Indonesian entrepreneurs traveled abroad?
Talking Indonesia: private sector innovation
Aid & Development, Economy, Policy in Focus, Talking IndonesiaWhat spurs private sector companies to innovate in ways that cater to lower-income customers? How have governments responded to such innovation? Dr Dave McRae chats with Professor Michiko Iizuka in a special Policy in Focus episode of Talking Indonesia.
BRIN and the bureaucratisation of knowledge in Indonesia
Education, Human Rights, Top StoriesThe co-opting of knowledge production by the state has a long history in Indonesia. The establishment of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is just the latest example.