Tech Society 021 - Australia & Indonesia: Partners in a Digital World
Indonesia is the fourth largest country in the world in terms of population consisting of 350 ethnic groups spread across seventeen thousand islands!The historic open trade agreement, known as Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) recently ensures a very profitable future for both nations. Phil Turtle, National President of Australia Indonesia Business Council (AIBC), was part of this working group for over a decade. He shared with Alex Dunmow and John Nguyen from Ninja Software the unlimited opportunities for Australians, especially in the tech space. With over 180 million mobile phone users of which two-third are actively on social media, tech-savvy Indonesians have secured Indonesia as the enviable startup ecosystem with the most unicorns in the South East Asian region. To date, five unicorns and a decacorn! With the ubiquity of mobile telephony across the archipelago, the thriving tech startup in Indonesia is proof once more that entrepreneurial thinking is usually born out of circumstance and necessity.The future of unlocking the Australian-Indonesian tech opportunities is in our hands. For more information on Australian-Indonesian Business Council (AIBC): https://www.aibc.com.au/Tech Society podcasts are accessible across these platforms: Website: https://www.techsociety.fm/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/techsociety-fm/?viewAsMember=trueSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0STaLU0ATmS9dEyey4FwjviTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/tech-society/id1516405840Google: https://podcasts.google.com/search/tech%20societyTwitter: https://twitter.com/TechSociety