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Indonesia cannot afford to lose its top talent to fear
A series of high-profile prosecutions has unsettled Indonesia’s business and investment community. The country’s top minds are paying attention.
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Gojek founder Nadiem Makarim, a former Indonesian education minister, is facing corruption charges stemming from the procurement of Chromebooks during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Chris Brummitt
Gojek co-founder Nadiem Makarim is perhaps the most recognisable face of a generation of tech-savvy Indonesian entrepreneurs. The Harvard-educated entrepreneur was appointed Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology in 2019 by then President Joko Widodo.
At that time, many saw it as a signal that Indonesia was serious about bringing its best minds into government.
