Apple Developer Academy helps train local talent

Apple Developer Academy graduates Yosua Antonio Raphael Ekowidjaja, who now works at e-wallet firm Dana, and Khoirunnisa' Rizki Noor Fatimah, who developed the Qiroah app with five other students. ST PHOTOS: LINDA YULISMAN
Apple Developer Academy graduates Yosua Antonio Raphael Ekowidjaja, who now works at e-wallet firm Dana, and Khoirunnisa' Rizki Noor Fatimah, who developed the Qiroah app with five other students. ST PHOTOS: LINDA YULISMAN
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Mr Yosua Antonio Raphael Ekowidjaja, 20, works as an iOS software engineer with Indonesia's major e-wallet Dana. He found improving the security of applications used in mobile payment platforms challenging and decided to join the company a few months ago.

Mr Yosua was among hundreds of young local software developers who graduated from a free 10-month course on coding and application development funded by United States tech giant Apple through its Apple Developer Academy in Indonesia.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 28, 2020, with the headline Apple Developer Academy helps train local talent. Subscribe