Indonesia

Jamsostek aims to match the growth of the new middle-class with a corresponding increase in social security coverage

The government has been working hard to improve the nation's business and investment climate, and boost its appeal for foreign involvement in the country's development

The country's banks have weathered the global financial storm with relative ease, and are well placed to provide extra support for the country's economic development

According to Indonesia’s Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), foreign direct investment (FDI) rose by 21 per cent in the second quarter of 2011 year on year.

Despite a welcome 19% increase in government spending on infrastructure, further investment is required

Indonesians need better protection from accidents, ill health and old age, and the government says they will get it once social security has been reorganized. Jamsostek is one of the two non-profit agencies that will manage the new system

Private initiatives and partnerships with the government are being sought to connect Indonesia's islands to each other, and to the world of global enterprise

The number of people passing through Indonesia's airports has been rising twice as fast as the global average, and with implementation of a regional open skies policy on the horizon the race is on to expand airline fleets and airports

We speak with Damian Hickey, Regional Vice President of Sales and Relationship Management at SITA, who shares his insight on how his company's intelligent airport technology will help Indonesia realize its tourism potential

Billions of dollars need to be spent to give Southeast Asia's biggest economy the top-flight airports it needs, and partnership projects with the private sector could provide the funds

State-owned railway company PT KAI is working hard to meet Indonesia's growing demand for passenger and freight transportation

The operator of Indonesia's biggest port has changed its name and adopted the motto "Energizing Trade, Energizing Indonesia." The Indonesian Port Corporation (IPC) is spending huge sums to make Indonesia a regional hub for seaborne trade

Indonesia pioneers a new path for economic development, environmental preservation and cultural empowerment.

Astra, the country's biggest publicly-traded company, aims to be the pride of the nation

A strong entrepreneurial sector is vital as a source of employment and opportunities for the largest youth population in the world

"Partnerships, more so than military alliances, will be the defining feature of the international system in the 21st century... This is the time for new thinking." Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia

Indonesia's accomplishments as the 2011 ASEAN chair have further raised its position as a regional leader and responsible global citizen

Entrepreneurship is being increasingly encouraged as a key element within the national strategy for sustaining economic progress

Just as New York has its yellow cabs so Jakarta and other Indonesian cities have their blue taxis. Indonesia's best-known cab firm is part of a group with diversified interests

Center for production and processing of national agriculture, plantations, fisheries, oil & gas, and mining

Investment in human capital gets a boost through DAAD's higher education collaboration initiatives

A degree from an American university remains the goal of Indonesia's brightest young people

In its academies, colleges and beyond, the Putera Sampoerna Foundation is dedicated to providing the knowledgeable, entrepreneurial, and compassionate leaders the country needs

Mr Putera Sampoerna, Founder of the Putera Sampoerna Foundation, discusses the importance of instilling community values into the bright young Indonesians who will one day lead the country

Students emerge from the Putera Sampoerna Foundation's academies equipped with knowledge, leadership skills, and an understanding of their social responsibilities

Greater investment and stronger international links planned 

The University of Brawijaya is a proactive agent of change in Indonesia’s society through education, research and community services

Political action is needed to harness huge green energy potential

The re-emergence of coal as a viable source of energy is good news for Indonesia

ISARGAS seeks to revolutionise the use of natural gas domestically

Ilthabi Energia is capitalising on local and international networks to develop Indonesia's renewable energy potential

The young and dynamic PT Apple Coal (Indonesia) is committed to investing substantially in Indonesia despite the current turbulence of the sector. Trading 2.8 million tons in 2011, Apple Coal is set to grow into a fully-integrated coal trader - targeting 10 million ton per annum capacity, offering pit-to-power plant solutions

Generated and stored in the earth, geothermal energy is cheap, reliable, sustainable, environmentally friendly and renewable - and Indonesia has more of it than any other country. Now steps are being taken to make use of it

Private companies big and small are turning Indonesia's potential for geothermal energy into a reality

Indonesia sits on a wealth of buried treasure - a wide range of mineral and energy resources that the world needs - and activity is gaining pace as the mining sector strives to meet demand at home and abroad

Advancing Indonesia's telecoms is central to the success of the government's push to develop soft infrastructure under its MP3EI master plan for economic development

A bouyant domestic market fuelled by a young population leads to double-digit growth rates for the food giant