“Indonesia is the fastest-growing IT market in Asia Pacific, Japan and China,” said Cisco's Asean president Naveen Menon. The Covid-19 pandemic has boosted demand for cloud services in Indonesia as mobility restrictions have compelled companies to accommodate a remote workforce and serve greater online demand. The country’s cloud market potential has attracted several tech giants, including Google Cloud, Microsoft, Alibaba and Amazon Web Services (AWS), which are building data centers in the country. However, IBM Indonesia and Google Cloud Indonesia representatives said in early February that cybersecurity issues and the high cost and limited availability of human capital prevented many companies from migrating to cloud-based infrastructure. However, the latest PP still requires providers to report cross-border data transfers to the Communication and Information Ministry.

Source: The Star August 29, 2021 13:52 UTC