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TransTRACK Partners with KIM to Develop AI- and IoT-Powered Smart Industrial Estate

JAKARTA, Jakartaweekly.com — Technology company TransTRACK has entered into a strategic partnership with PT Kawasan Industri Medan (Persero) to develop a Smart Industrial Estate ecosystem. The collaboration aims to improve operational efficiency, transportation and logistics safety, while accelerating KIM’s digital transformation into a more integrated and sustainable industrial estate. TransTRACK Founder and CEO Anggia Meisesari […]

4 weeks ago

Mekari Launches Mekari Desty to Synchronize Sales, Inventory, and Finance

JAKARTA, Jakartaweekly.com — Software-as-a-service (SaaS) company Mekari has launched Mekari Desty, an omnichannel commerce platform that integrates sales operations across multiple channels with back-office management within a single ecosystem. Mekari CEO Suwandi Soh said the platform is designed to help retailers and digital small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) address operational challenges, ranging from inventory discrepancies […]

4 weeks ago

Indonesia Enacts 2026–2045 Creative Economy Master Plan, Adds Four Subsectors

JAKARTA, Jakartaweekly.com — The Indonesian government has enacted Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 37 of 2026 on the 2026–2045 Creative Economy Master Plan (Rindekraf), establishing a long-term roadmap for the development of the country’s creative economy over the next two decades. One of the regulation’s key provisions is the expansion of the creative economy from 17 […]

1 month ago

Not Indonesia: Chery Builds Its First Integrated Industrial Hub in South Africa

JAKARTA, Jakartaweekly.com — While Indonesia remains primarily a sales market for Chery Group, the Chinese automaker has chosen South Africa as the location for its first integrated industrial hub, combining artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, new energy vehicles (NEVs), and renewable energy within a single ecosystem. The company inaugurated its Rosslyn Plant in Pretoria, South Africa, […]

1 month ago

From Curiosity to Code: How Two Indonesian Fourth Graders Reached the Global Stage

JAKARTA, Jakartaweekly.com — Raffa and Tara are both fourth-grade elementary school students. At an age when many children spend their free time playing video games, the two became curious about how games are actually created. That curiosity eventually led them to explore coding. Without ever imagining it, the two elementary school students went on to […]

2 months ago

Beyond TikTok, here a List of Tech Companies Layoffs

JAKARTA, Jakartaweekly.com—The list of tech companies layoffs continues to grow. On Wednesday, July 1, 2026, TikTok confirmed that the company had laid off a number of employees in Indonesia. The company said the decision was part of an organizational restructuring aimed at improving efficiency in its research and development operations to support its long-term business […]

2 months ago

Online Gambling Operators Shift to Social Media Comment Spam as Crackdown Intensifies

JAKARTA, Jakartaweekly.com— The growing number of spam accounts promoting online gambling in social media comment sections indicates that operators are changing their promotional strategies as the Indonesian government intensifies its crackdown on illegal online gambling, according to cybersecurity experts. Pratama Persadha, Chairman of the Communication and Information System Security Research Center (CISSReC), said gambling operators […]

2 months ago