Our session on Digital #Indonesia is now live co-hosted w/ @IIPCLondon @KBRILondon hearing from Mr. Odo Manuhutu, Deputy Coordinating Minister for Tourism and Creative Economy and senior figures from @tokopedia, @gojektech and @Accenture. #UKASEAN
Bapak Odo, Deputy Minister for Indonesia's Tourism and Creative cites leadership, close collaboration between government, business and the private sector as the secret of success along with skills development for Digital Indonesia. 
Bapak Odo says the challenge in Indonesia is how to give access to the internet and technology to a broad spectrum of society for them to benefit in a digital future. #UKASEAN
Astri Wahyuni of @tokopedia highlights the huge market size of #Indonesia bigger than some of the other ASEAN markets combined.
Astri Wahyuni of Indonesian unicorn @tokopedia notes the growing use of e-commerce by SMEs and entrepreneurs and the shifting behaviour and purchasing habits during #COVID19
Bernie Moestafa @gojekindonesia shares the story of how they became #Indonesia's first decacorn - a company worth over USD$10 billion. The secret of success - they transferred from being an offline SME to an online one operating across Southeast Asia. #UKASEAN
@gojekindonesia see SMEs as a huge opportunity for growth in Indonesia. Bapak Odo highlighted that there are over 60million SMEs but only 9 million are online.
Steven Marcelino @Accenture encourages UK business to start their digital journey with Indonesia given the size of the opportunity and provides some practical tips on starting. #UKASEAN
Lots of questions for the panel! Bernie from @gojekindonesia encourages UK SMEs to team up with a local company to enter the market. Astri from @tokopedia notes how local sellers can use the platform of the marketplace to reach far and wide across Indonesia and quickly.
Steven Marcelino encourages #Indonesian unicorns to enter the UK market to reach both consumers and access to financing that London has to offer to help grow further.
Our thanks Bpk Odo Manuhutu, Deputy Coordinating Minister for Tourism and Creative Economy 🇮🇩, to our panel Astri Wahyuni @tokopedia, Berni Moestafa @gojekindonesia and Steven Marcelino @Accenture and to our Chair @LNevilleRolfe for the excellent discussion on Digital Indonesia!
Our thanks and appreciation to @IIPCLondon and @KBRILondon for the opportunity to collaborate and work together on this exciting discussion and we look forward to more to come!
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