Archive for Indonesia
Wordchanging Attention Philanthropy campaign winner in Indonesia
At the end of May Worldchanging published the 2010 winners of their “attention grants” as part of the inspiring Wordchanging Attention Philanthropy campaign. The Attention Philanthropy campaign shines a light on good work, work worth supporting: it is grant-making that deals in praise, rather than money. One of the projects selected was Any Sulistyowati and [...]
Entrepreneurship education in Jakarta
The number of unemployed in Indonesia today is around 9 million based on figures from the Manpower Ministry. But other institutions put the figure far higher, at 25million. Several schools have introduced entrepreneurship as a full-fledged subject and have organized activities in which students can develop their entrepreneurial know-how. Nugrohodi, a chemistry teacher at Sugar [...]
Business Week’s selection of Asia’s Best Young Entrepreneurs
Business Week has release their finalist list for the annual Asia’s Best Young Entrepreneur award. The list includes 25 young entrepreneurs mainly from Indonesia, but also from Japan, Singapore and Korea. I found it astonishing to find no indian finalist in the list and their heavy reliance on winners from previous other entrepreneurship competition. Nevertheless [...]
Angels + Dragons competition seeks out great ideas in Southeast Asia
A new entrepreneurship competition is under way in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. During the 3 stage challenge, entrepreneurs in the three countries are invited to create and implement a campaign that promotes or fosters entrepreneurship, social causes or create a change in people’s life. The campaign should be documented in a one-minute video and uploaded [...]
Application deadline Asia Pacific Future 100!
7 days to go! Just a quick reminder that the application deadline for the Asia Pacific Future 100 program is approaching! 31st August 2009 Apply now and join the most outstanding community of young entrepreneurs and social Changemakers in Asia ! For info and applications: future100@fyse.org www.fyse.org
Indonesia’s young entrepreneurs: Young, ambitious and hungry for more.
Most of Indonesia’s young entrepreneurs live under the radar. Their success stories are rarely published in mainstream media. It’s quite a shame, actually. Their stories could (and should) be a major catalyst to build a generation of young Indonesian’s that values dreams, optimism and hard work. They are extraordinary people from ordinary backgrounds. They live [...]
Young entrepreneurs still left behind in Indonesia
by Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post Indonesia is still behind other Asian countries in term of entrepreneurship, and requires an aggressive move by the government to help shape up the country’s economy, a dialogue has concluded. The dialogue, organized by state lender Bank Mandiri and attended by 660 prospective young entrepreneurs from 11 state and [...]
Mercy Corps work with street Vendors in Indonesia
A recent article in Apps+Africa highlighted a new approach by Mercy Corps in Indonesia to provide street vendors in Jakarta with an sustainable income and the people of Jakarta with a healthy food option: Mercy Corps and local entrepreneurs in Jakarta have teamed up to build healthier snack carts. Instead of sweets and chips, the [...]
Microsoft Design for Development Award
Its great to finally see an global business plan competition being dominated by Asians! While I am certainly not a fan of another business plan competition without more support than just prize money being provided this competition is exciting not only on its focus on making a change through technology but also because its attracted [...]
eHealth in Asia Pacific
the utilization of innovative technologies is becoming more and more widespread in Asia, as many new initiatives has been launched in the past couple of month: Bhutan: telemedicine for remote areas The health ministry’s new telemedicine projects will help Bhutanese patients access medical advice from experts in India via the internet and through real-time videoconferencing. [...]
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