In September of 2023, Indonesia’s tech news headlines captured items covering Indonesia’s likely ban on social media-based transactions, aquaculture tech startups in Indonesia, the 47 minerals identified as critical in Indonesia, and more.
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- Indonesia may curb TikTok Shop platform, with Minister raising domestic small business impacts arising from ‘monopolistic’ practices around payments, logistics and platform influence
- Indonesia: Gov’t in August announced 47 critical minerals designated for strategic industry development
- Indonesia has proposed a critical minerals trade deal under the US Inflation Reduction Act, positioning for ‘green subsidies’
Indonesia’s deputy trade minister:
“Social media and social commerce cannot be combined… Revisions to the trade regulations that are currently underway will firmly and explicitly ban this…”
“…TikTok has become the 3rd-largest e-commerce player in major markets in [SEA]… In response, Lazada plans to utilise a fresh injection of US$845 million…”
- Indonesia’s Bababos gains $3M seed with platform connecting small SME manufacturers with the raw material suppliers, streamlining supply chains and consolidating processes
- Indonesia: Koltiva secures 7-figure Series A with software-as-a-service for multinationals, providing seed-to-table traceability for food products
- Indonesia & social media transactions: “What the people are expecting is that the advancement of technology can create new economic potential, not kill existing economies…”
- Vietnam: Indonesia’s Gojek partners Selex Motors to pilot Selex Camel e-bikes across Gojek’s transport, food delivery and logistics services in Vietnam, seeing significant savings
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