The Information Technology landscape in Indonesia

Privatization and Deregulation
AboutIndonesia 
One of the factors that have led to the rapid growth of the telecommunications industry in the Philippines is the government’s effort to privatize the sector.  This has led a level playing ground and has forced companies to give better service and satisfy its customers.  In Indonesia, PT Telkom, the state owned enterprise would continue to have monopoly power until the year 2002.  Therefore, the Indonesian government should privatize and deregulate many of its sectors in order to increase the development of those sectors. 

In telecommunication, Indonesia has sold part of the government's equity in its international communication firm (INDOSAT) and its domestic communication firm (TELKOM).  This latter privatization will result in millions of new phone lines all 
over Indonesia over the next few years.  In the area of cellular phone services, a number of private companies with some participation by TELKOM and 
INDOSAT, are currently operating in Indonesia. 
Source: http://www.apecsec.org.sg/deregulation/ind.html 
 

Radio broadcast stations and radio sets were numerous in Indonesia in the early 1990's.  There were some 530 medium-waves, around 140 short-waves, and 
28 FM privately owned stations and some 22 million sets or 112 sets per 1,000 people.  Government owned RRI, from its central station Jakarta, offered national, metropolitan, and FM stereo domestic programming and daily foreign programs--
The Voice of Indonesia--in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Malay, Spanish, and Thai.  These programs were broadcasted from stations in Jakarta and Padangcermin in Lampung Province. 
Source:
http://www.tradecompass.com/library/books/armyhb/INDOCH3.08.html 
 

Statistics of TV Stations, Cable/Satellite Television, FM/AM Stations: 

TV Stations: 6 

Cable/Satellit Television: 1 

FM Radio Stations: 35 

AM Radio Stations: 5 

Source: http://www.asiagateway.com/indonesia/radiotv/index.html
 
 
 

 

Telecommunication
Infrastructure
Privatization and Deregulation
Hardware manufacturing
E-Commerce 
Software development
IT Usage
(bymilitary, households and Labor)
IT Geographics
IT Financing
IT Labor Market
Government Policies
Legal Environment
Analysis : IT Strengths/ and Weaknesses
Analysis :Impacts on the Business
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