Rakuten Cloud & Alita drive Indonesia's digital transformation
06 June 2025
Cloud-based digital transformation is no longer an additional option, but has become a fundamental need. The IDC Indonesia report (2024) shows that the public cloud market in Indonesia is estimated to have the potential to reach a value of US$ 1.38 billion or Rp 22.48 trillion by 2025. This number grew with the previous year's growth (year-on-year growth) of 20.5 percent. Meanwhile, in Indonesia, cloud computing penetration is expected to grow by 75 percent. This number is driven by the increasing demand for digital transformation in the public and private sectors.
Responding to these challenges, Rakuten Symphony, together with national system integrator PT Alita Praya Mitra, presented a new approach through a seminar themed "Resilient Edge Computing for Data Sovereignty & Modern AI Workloads". The event, which took place at Park Hyatt Jakarta, on Wednesday (4/6), was attended by various stakeholders in the technology industry, such as the Director General of Digital Ecosystem of the Ministry of Communication and Digital (KOMDIGI) Edwin Hidayat Abdullah, Aju Widya Sari as the Director of Artificial Intelligence and New Technology Ecosystem of KOMDIGI, who was also the keynote speaker in this seminar, as well as more than 100 participants from the government and corporate sectors. The seminar aims to explore real use cases of edge computing and Software-Defined Storage (SDS), discuss the transition from legacy virtualization platforms to Kubernetes-native architectures, address the demands of local data regulation and national security, and foster strategic collaboration between industries. According to the Director General of Digital Ecosystem of KOMDIGI, Edwin Hidayat Abdullah, the development of the digital economy must also carry the principle of justice. "Don't let only new tech but there are no incentives for data centers or infrastructure," he said. Meanwhile, President Director of Alita and Chairman of the Indonesian Internet of Things Association (ASIOTI), Teguh Prasetya, said that Alita now continues to focus on strengthening edge platforms, IoT, and smart solutions for the government, manufacturing, and public service sectors. "We believe the partnership with Rakuten will accelerate the adoption of cloud-native and edge AI more widely," he said. He emphasized that currently Indonesia's digital transformation, edge computing technology and AI are the key in supporting data sovereignty and operational efficiency across sectors. He emphasized that with the presence of global investors and local initiatives for AI, we are at an important moment to strengthen the development of the national digital ecosystem. On the same occasion, Global Head of Sales, Rakuten Symphony Inc, Udai Kanukolanu explained, by combining Alita's local expertise and infrastructure and cloud as global innovations from Rakuten Symphony, OSS, and open RAN, Rakuten seeks to accelerate the adoption of digital services in the future nationwide. "This initiative is in line with Indonesia's vision of empowering digitalization in the future, encouraging economic growth and technological advancement," he said. He highlighted Rakuten's global success in delivering an AI-ready platform that is proven to be efficient and compliant with local regulations. "We have supported more than 40,000 global retail locations, critical healthcare, and 5G open RAN network orchestrations in various countries. Now is the time for Indonesia to take a similar leap," he explained. Rakuten Cloud SVP Anirban Chakravartti explained that edge computing and AI are no longer a trend, but an urgent need in the era of data speed and regulatory demands. He explained that Rakuten designed a cloud-native infrastructure capable of running AI workloads at the edge, with automated orchestration and layered security. Various scenarios for the use of edge computing are now starting to be found in various retailers. For example, supply chain optimization in the retail industry, automation and the use of robot technology in the manufacturing sector, to disease diagnosis in the health sector. He revealed that 83 percent of organizations or companies are currently planning to run AI/ML in physical locations, to improve their business and business operations. SquirtIt does not make their operations more operationally efficient. In the midst of continuous technological developments, data sovereignty is now one of the factors that is a concern. Data sovereignty is important because it concerns national control, information security, digital economy independence, and the realization of justice for access to technology. Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Artificial Intelligence Industry Research and Innovation Collaboration (KORIKA), Prof. Dr. Hammam Riza emphasized the urgency of building infrastructure that supports data sovereignty and inclusive digital transformation. "With an edge-native cloud developed locally, we can ensure that AI and digital data serve the nation's interests, not just become consumers of foreign solutions," he said.
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