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www.globeasia.comT op Group s
ippo Group founder Mochtar Riady, a business
guru and man of ideas, firmly believes a country
with a strong grasp of technology will ultimately
become a world leader.
The standing of the United States and China in the global
economy is an example of how technology can make a
country prosperous. Modern technology has also seen many
businesspeople become billionaires almost overnight, with the
founders of Facebook, Alibaba and Lens Technology as prime
Mov i ng T owards
t he I n t erne t of T h i ngs
With the increasing implementation of the internet of things in Indonesia, the country now enters the next
level of modern business practices, which will help it assume a leading role in the global economy.
By
Albert WNonto
examples of this. In Indonesia, Nadim Makarim and Michael
Angelo’s Go-Jek has become a household name and the ride-
haling firm saw its value soar to more than $3.5 billion within
eight years.
While the internet of things (IoT), a network of physical
devices equipped with the means to connect and exchange
data, has started to make global headway over the past two
years, it is now proving its potential to boost business value
and improve lives as a whole.
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