Indonesia short of skilled workers as tech sector booms

Talent scarcity due to weakness in education system; experts pin hopes on new education minister

Newly appointed Education and Culture Minister Nadiem Makarim was the co-founder and former chief executive of ride-hailing and payments firm Gojek.
Newly appointed Education and Culture Minister Nadiem Makarim was the co-founder and former chief executive of ride-hailing and payments firm Gojek.
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When Mr Dudi Arisandi took over as head of human resources earlier this year at Global Tiket Network, it was with the mission to more than double the company's then staff strength of 460 or so employees.

The company is the owner and operator of Indonesian online hotel and flight booking company Tiket.com.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 04, 2019, with the headline Indonesia short of skilled workers as tech sector booms. Subscribe