Strategic combination of the 2016 Indonesia ICT Summit with Communic Indonesia and Broadcast Indonesia Set for Ground Breaking Debut

Jakarta, Indonesia, February 1, 2016 – Indonesia’s quest to build a robust digital economy and ecosystem will get a major boost this August with the launch of a dedicated series of industry events comprising of the Indonesia ICT Summit, Communic Indonesia and Broadcast Indonesia 2016. These inaugural events will be held from 31 August – 3 September at the Jakarta International Expo, Kemayoran.

Officially sanctioned as the national communications and information forum, in conjunction with the Indonesia Postal Day 2016, the Indonesia ICT Summit 2016 is hosted by its industry authority, Masyarakat Telematika Indonesia (MASTEL). Comprising of mega trend keynotes, visionary addresses, thought leaders dialogues, regulatory forum, innovators dialogues and application roundtables, the Indonesia ICT Summit 2016 is expected to attract over 1000 delegates across Indonesia. 

“As Southeast Asia’s most prospective ICT and digital multimedia market, there have been tremendous domestic and global interest on Indonesia’s evolving industry developments. With the Indonesia ICT Summit, it provides for an interactive avenue that industry stakeholders and professionals can engage with each other on a multitude of relevant industry issues.” Commented Ir Kristiono, Chairman, Masyarakat Telematika Indonesia (MASTEL). “Digital convergence has become prevalent and notable, as with issues, opportunities and challenges relating to e-commence, cyber security, broadband connectivity, smart nation, technology convergence, big data, internet of things and digital broadcasting. These are focal areas that will form the backbone of discussions at the Indonesia ICT Summit.”

“We wish to express our appreciation to the Minister of Communication and Informatics, Republic of Indonesia, Minister Rudiantara for supporting the industry event series, in conjunction with the Indonesia Postal Day 2016.” Added Ir Kristiono.

Featured alongside the Indonesia ICT Summit, are Communic Indonesia 2016, the international exhibition on communications and information technology and Broadcast Indonesia 2016, the international digital multimedia and entertainment technology exhibition. The two exhibitions will bring together top tech innovators, and global ICT and broadcasting brands represented by over 450 exhibitors from more than 40 countries/ regions. International group pavilions expected at the exhibitions include Brunei, China, Germany, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom and United States of America.

“The government is heavily invested in bringing Indonesia into a highly connected era and creating a digital economy and ecosystem that will contribute to the improvement of citizen’s lives and create a favourable business environment to increase global competitiveness for sustained economic growth. The shows come at an opportune time to serve as the gateway into the still nascent but vast potential of a country on the cusp of digital transformation,” say Mr Ben Wong, President Director of organisers PT. Pamerindo Indonesia. “With a population of 250 million and aggressive development of the ICT landscape, there is a surging adoption of digital solutions among both consumers and businesses.”

Solutions fundamental to driving the current state of Indonesia’s ICT and broadcasting media landscape forward will feature prominently at Communic Indonesia and Broadcast Indonesia. Solutions related to infrastructure technology, broadband, satellite communications, mobility and enterprise solutions including cloud and big data to aid in connecting the population and elevating business productivity and standards of living will make up the bulk of Communic Indonesia.  Broadcast Indonesia on the other hand will lean into Indonesia’s push for a migration to full digital broadcasting.

Communic Indonesia and Broadcast Indonesia 2016 is staged in co-operation with Singapore Exhibition Services – organisers of the hugely successful annual CommunicAsia and BroadcastAsia.

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