Balancing global trends with granular insights
Source: The Manila times
Published on: 2026-10-21 16:10
BALAN-CING broad global trends with granular insights is the difference between digital transformation that scales and digital transformation that disappoints. The global trends are real. Connectivity expands in waves, mobile payments become more common, cross-border data and e-commerce grow, and artificial intelligence reshapes business processes. The first step is to treat global trends as hypotheses rather than blueprints. When policymakers say that a country should "accelerate" digital services, they're importing a storyline from elsewhere: build platforms, digitize processes, encourage private investment and improve governance through regulation. That storyline can still guide action, but it can't replace the work of diagnosing local constraints. Indonesia's digital momentum is often discussed in terms of fintech growth and platform expansion. Yet the practical barrier for many ...
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