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Moving past the ‘pilot trap’ to unleash Industry 4.0 in Indonesia
– Governments and businesses must find ways to create confidence in new manufacturing technologies and help early adopters get past initial implementation.

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The digital archipelago: How online commerce is driving Indonesia’s economic development
– New research explores the impact of online commerce in Indonesia, as well as the priority measures needed to boost the country’s... broader digital economy.
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Indonesia’s online commerce journey
– Indonesians are among the world’s most enthusiastic users of digital technology. Take a look into the largest online commerce... market in Southeast Asia.
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Cybersecurity and digital resilience: Seven practices for companies in Indonesia
– A robust cybersecurity program requires much more than increasing spending on security risks—digital resilience must also... be built into business processes and system.
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Outperformers: Maintaining ASEAN countries’ exceptional growth
– Almost half of the emerging economies that grew quickly and consistently in recent decades are in Southeast Asia. The challenges... now are to maintain that momentum as circumstances change and to curb income inequality.
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The Power of Parity: Advancing women’s equality in Indonesia
– Indonesia performs slightly better than the Asia Pacific average on progress towards women’s equality. On gender equality... at work, its progress has been above average. It has also reduced maternity mortality and gender gaps in education. But pockets of extreme inequality remain. Closing the gap to the best performers in the region on gender equality offers a significant economic reward. Advancing women’s equality in Indonesia could add $135 billion to GDP annually in 2025—9 percent above business as usual.
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Smart cities in Southeast Asia
– Smart solutions can help cities across the region manage the next stage of growth.
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A study in complex change: Transforming a global public-sector organization
– Agus D. W. Martowardojo discusses the strategies and culture changes he implemented to set a new path for Bank Indonesia.
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Reaching Asia’s digital banking customers
– Asia’s banking customers are migrating to digital channels in force. The challenge for the region’s banks is to deliver... superior digital experiences before competitors do.
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Industry 4.0: Reinvigorating ASEAN manufacturing for the future
– New digital technologies can help Southeast Asian manufacturers reassert their place in the global landscape.
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Shaping the future of consumption in ASEAN
– Executives at consumer goods and retailing companies must take more sophisticated and nuanced approach to their marketing effort... as there is continued consumption growth in ASEAN.
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Confronting Indonesia’s Productivity Challenge
– Indonesia, along with most other Southeast Asian countries, has an opportunity to capture a bigger share of global manufacturing... activity. Rising wages in China is giving the ten countries making up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) an opportunity to replace China as the “factory of the world.” Yet taking advantage of this opportunity is not going to be simple.
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Big data analytics should be driven by business needs, not technology
– Big data analytics can deliver massive value, but too often companies let technology guide their efforts. Instead, decisions must... be based on business priorities.
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The construction productivity imperative
– How to build megaprojects better.
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Implementing a citizen-centric approach to delivering government services
– When governments deliver services based on the needs of the people they serve, they can increase public satisfaction and reduce... costs.

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