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| Zuck Dresses Up Well After All |
In February this year in Barcelona, thousands of telecommunications CEOs and government officials listened as Zuckerberg unfolded the reason why he priced WhatsApp at US$19 billion, one of the biggest deals on earth for a start-up company. He said WhatsApp was a great fit for Facebook and he also valued the half-billion people connected to the application. Being connected and a networked economy have been the main reasons for Zuckerberg ‘s expansion of his business around the globe. It could be also one of the main reasons why he met our President Jokowi.
Jokowi successfully won over people when he declared a series of different ICT applications such as e-KTP or e-ID, e-procurement, e-education, etc. Moreover, he has also showed his concern for creative economic activities such as music, animation and entertainment. He further assured voters that he would increase the transparency of his governance by using different ICT applications.
So the rare event of the young billionaire Zuckerberg meeting the newly elected Indonesian president should be treated as a good signal for both sides. While the Facebook CEO expands his business, Jokowi could also draw benefits for the nation’s ICT ecosystem.
Indonesia has a big chance to improve its local ICT products, services, hardware and other equipment.
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