Recently, experts disclosed that Indonesia had developed seven ventures – six unicorns and a decacorn – the greatest number in the area during a webcast titled “Indonesia-Pakistan IT Update: The Development and Challenges,” sponsored by the Indonesian Consulate General.
At the teleconference, Pakistan Software Houses Association (PSHA) Chairman Badar Khushnood stated, “Pakistan has a lot more to learn from Indonesia, but both can cooperate because Pakistan has its own assets to contribute.”
Dr. June Kuncoro Hadiningrat, Indonesia Consul General in Karachi, stated that the consular had several talks with industrial organizations in Sindh, which recognised information technology as a viable field for improving bilateral commercial cooperation.
Prior to the Covid-19 outbreak, the IT sector had had unprecedented double-digit growth, he added, that Pakistan’s IT sector increased by more than 14%, while Indonesia’s rose by more than 11%.
According to him, the sector employed a reasonably big number of experts, with Pakistan employing over 500,000 experts and Indonesia employing over 894,000. “Pakistan is the home of the world’s fourth biggest IT freelancing sector, with customers in the United States, Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom, and the Middle East,” he stated. Meanwhile, Indonesia served as a centre for numerous unicorns that were linked to shareholders in Asia, including China, Japan, and the United States.
Source: https://www.phoneworld.com.pk/indonesia-pakistan-collaboration-in-digital-economy/