Gojek And PT Telkom Develop MMB Acceleration Curriculum

Screenshot of the virtual talk show activity with PT Telkom Director of Digital Business M Fajrin Rasyid and Gojek Co-Founder & CEO Kevin Aluwi, Friday (16/7/2021). BETWEEN PHOTOS/ Suriani Mappong)

MAKASSAR - The Young Forward Together Program (MMB) 1,000 Start Ups initiated by Gojek together with PT Telkom, is here to accelerate young startups in Eastern Indonesia.

"One of these efforts is to jointly develop an accelerated MMB 1,000 Start Up curriculum," said Director of Digital Business PT Telkom, M. Fajrin Rasyid, at a virtual meeting held by Gojek-PT Telkom involving participants from Sulawesi, Kalimantan, Maluku, and Papua. , as well as other areas, Friday, July 16.

He said the preparation of this curriculum involved the collaboration of ITDRI which became best practice in its field and the Gojek smartfest.id platform which in recent years has become a reference for young people in Eastern Indonesia (KTI) in improving soft skills that are not obtained in formal institutions.

This effort to encourage young start-ups, according to Fajrin, is to support the vision of Indonesia Gold 2045 which has been launched by President Joko Widodo, which emphasizes the development of superior human resources as a top priority in the Advanced Indonesia Program.

To achieve the 2045 target, at least 9 million digital talents are needed in the next 15 years or around 600,000 digital talents annually to be able to work and contribute to developing the digital economy in Indonesia.

Meanwhile, Gojek Co-Founder & CEO Kevin Aluwi said that innovation is Gojek's DNA. From the beginning, Gojek was born from an idea that through various creativity with the talents and skills of the nation's children, then was able to create opportunities to have the widest positive impact.

"Indonesia is fertile ground for start-up growth. Based on Start-up Ranking.Com data, it is known that Indonesia currently has 2,251 start-ups and occupies the fifth position in the country with the highest number of start-ups in the world, after the United States, India, Britain, and Canada. ," he explained.

Kevin said that with the potential that exists in KTI, it must be able to take advantage of opportunities, as well as create more social impacts through various technological innovations, so that Indonesia, especially in the eastern region, can accelerate digital economic growth and become a leader in its own country.