Applying a Zero Trust and SASE Approach, Enterprises Accelerate WAN and Security Transformation, Advance Cloud and IoT Adoption and Fast-track Digital Transformation

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 14 April 2021 – Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company (NYSE: HPE), today announced an expansive set of cross-portfolio edge-to-cloud security integrations for Aruba ESP (Edge Services Platform). The new advancements include the integration of the ClearPass Policy Manager secure network access control platform with the Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN edge platform, formerly Silver Peak, the integration of Aruba Threat Defense with the EdgeConnect platform, and the expansion of the Aruba ESP multivendor security partner ecosystem, providing enterprise customers with the freedom to deploy best-of-breed, cloud-delivered secure access service edge (SASE) security components of their choice. Today’s Aruba ESP advancements will enable enterprises to fast-track their digital transformation journey from edge-to-cloud.

As organizations contend with challenges resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a new “work from anywhere” normal, the adoption of cloud-hosted services will continue to accelerate. This shift is intensifying the urgency to transform conventional data center and MPLS-centric and VPN-based networks to a cloud-native SASE architecture that features more dynamic provisioning of secure network services while protecting data from end-to-end.

In parallel, digital transformation is causing a significant increase of IoT devices connecting to the network, presenting new challenges that are not addressed with cloud-delivered security alone. Since IoT devices are agentless, IT departments cannot install security clients or redirect device traffic to cloud security services; therefore, Zero Trust security must be applied at the WAN edge.

To realize the full potential of the cloud and digital transformation, organizations require a new WAN edge that combines on premises and cloud-delivered security, delivering on the promise of SASE to protect users connecting to SaaS and public cloud platforms, and to safeguard IoT devices that require Zero Trust identity-based security. Through the new Aruba ESP integrations being announced today, enterprise customers now have the ability to apply granular-level, identity-based security policy from edge-to-cloud to safely connect and protect both users and devices.

A recent report from communications research firm 650 Group highlights the growing emphasis on SASE while explaining the need for enterprises to re-examine their security approach in light of the current technology evolution. Chris DePuy, founding technology analyst at 650 Group states, “As enterprises shift toward Zero Trust and SASE architectures, they are increasingly evaluating and deploying multi-vendor cloud-delivered security services, and it’s not necessary for all the SASE components to come from a single vendor. Aruba’s approach strikes a balance between delivering on-premises security functionality at the WAN edge and providing customers with the freedom of choice to integrate leading cloud-delivered security services from partners like Zscaler, Netskope, and Check Point. This multi-vendor partnering strategy provides enterprises with the flexibility to continue working with existing vendors or shift toward ‘best-of-breed’ systems.”

ClearPass Policy Manager Integration with Aruba EdgeConnect

The integration of ClearPass Policy Manager with the Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN edge platform augments application intelligence by adding identity knowledge of users, IoT devices, roles, and security posture to form the basis of a SASE WAN edge. Combining role and security posture intelligence with advanced dynamic segmentation capabilities eliminates the complexity associated with implementing hundreds of VLANs for each class of user and device, dramatically simplifying network administration and management. Integrating ClearPass Policy Manager with EdgeConnect provides a consistent and automated definition of roles that can be enforced network-wide from the user’s device, through the LAN, and across the WAN.

Aruba Threat Defense Integration with Aruba EdgeConnect

The integration of Aruba Threat Defense with the Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN edge platform extends advanced intrusion detection and prevention (IDS/IPS) capabilities to EdgeConnect physical and virtual appliances. This allows the EdgeConnect platform to leverage the Aruba threat infrastructure, sharing critical threat information between Aruba Central and EdgeConnect to deliver full visibility across the network. These advanced unified threat management (UTM) capabilities enable enterprises to deliver east-west lateral security as well as secure local internet breakout from branch locations and can be deployed centrally on premises or in the cloud. By leveraging a common threat infrastructure and threat feeds across Aruba ESP, network and security managers can centrally apply and enforce threat management policies enterprise-wide.

Freedom of Choice through a Multivendor Partner Ecosystem

As enterprises shift toward a Zero Trust and SASE architecture, they are increasingly evaluating and deploying multivendor cloud-delivered security services. A new Ponemon Institute security best practices survey affirms this, revealing that over 70 percent of respondents would opt for a best-of-breed, cloud-delivered security solution over an all-in-one approach,[1] in order to architect a comprehensive Zero Trust and SASE infrastructure.

With a new Service Orchestration provisioning workflow, the Aruba Orchestrator management console, formerly Silver Peak Unity Orchestrator, now includes pre-configured default information regarding the cloud security partner’s proximity-based cloud security services. Network administrators can quickly and easily associate Aruba branch locations with the partner’s points of presence (POPs) and cloud-data centers. Leading security vendors such as Check Point, Forcepoint, McAfee, Netskope, Palo Alto Networks, Symantec and Zscaler are currently a part of Aruba’s extensive technology alliance partner ecosystem.

“The integration of ClearPass Policy Manager and Aruba Threat Defense with the EdgeConnect SD-WAN edge platform allows us to deliver a consistent identity-based policy framework across the Aruba secure edge portfolio,” said David Hughes, founder of Silver Peak and senior vice president of the WAN business at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company. “This powerful combination will enable customers to move at their own pace, from legacy data center-centric network architectures, with perimeter-based security, to a cloud-centric WAN with security based on the principles of Zero Trust and SASE. Enterprise customers can deploy our on-premises EdgeConnect WAN edge platform to enforce policy from the edge, and easily integrate with leading cloud-delivered security services from the vendor of their choice, all centrally controlled within Aruba Orchestrator.”

Comprehensive Secure WAN Edge Portfolio Spans Hybrid Work Locations

The Aruba ESP platform offers customers the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of secure wired, wireless and WAN edge solutions that enable customers to adapt to today’s new normal and tomorrow’s unknowns. The WAN Edge portfolio includes:

• Virtual Intranet Access Client (VIA) – maximum mobility for work-from-anywhere users whether connecting to private or public networks
• Remote Access Points (RAPs) – minimal footprint for mobile, remote and temporary workspaces, delivering secure connectivity to the corporate enterprise network
• SD-Branch – maximum integration and simple unified management across WLAN, LAN and SD-WAN with Zero Trust security
• EdgeConnect – optimal QoE (Quality of Experience) from edge-to-cloud with an advanced SD-WAN edge platform and unified SASE components

For more details on these new integrations and what they mean for enterprises, tune into Atmosphere ’21 – Journey to the Edge, April 14-15. Register here to attend.

Additional resources:

• Blog: Ponemon Survey Highlights Security Best Practices for Implementing a Zero Trust or SASE Architecture

About Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company

Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, is the global leader in secure, intelligent edge-to-cloud networking solutions that use AI to automate the network, while harnessing data to drive powerful business outcomes. With Aruba ESP (Edge Services Platform) and as-a-service options, Aruba takes a cloud-native approach to helping customers meet their connectivity, security, and financial requirements across campus, branch, data center, and remote worker environments, covering all aspects of wired, wireless LAN, and wide area networking (WAN).

To learn more, visit Aruba at www.arubanetworks.com. For real-time news updates, follow Aruba on Twitter and Facebook, and for the latest technical discussions on mobility and Aruba products, visit the Airheads Community at community.arubanetworks.com.

LIBER V NEW Collection with fresh color variations and upgrades will be unveiled during this Spring/Summer

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 14 April 2021 – Consumer Tech-Fashion brand AVITA is delighted to announce its revolutionary notebook series, LIBER V, has been awarded a highly-coveted international design award – the distinctive “Red Dot Award: Product Design 2021” which stands for superior design quality. The achievement serves as strong validation for AVITA’s mission of creating a highly personal experience for the new generation of fashion-conscious tech users. The brand is committed to staying true to its core technology development philosophy: Liberty, Diversity and Individualism, and for providing an overall exceptional user experience.

CEO & Co-founder of NEXSTGO Company Ltd., Mr. Alex Chung, said, “I wish to offer my heartfelt thanks to Red Dot for recognizing AVITA with this year’s Product Design award. We strive to honor the principle, Do what the giants can’t, and have done our upmost to forge a path all to ourself. We have developed our brand in recent years by smartly stepping outside the norm to connect with style-conscious consumers, for whom image and innovation are vastly important. We design products under the AVITA brand which celebrate people’s right to fundamental expression and bring those to a captive global audience. In four short years, we’ve expanded to offer leading lifestyle-oriented technology products to 22 countries, and we will continue to support the lifestyle needs and desires of our young customer base with further innovations.”

Red Dot selected AVITA LIBER V based on its high levels of product design quality, degree of innovation and an overall outstanding design echoing architectural geometry, as well as a wide choice of carefully-crafted color and graphics options. The judges praised the product’s cutting-edge camera, portability, screen proportions and Limitless Evolution design ethic created by AVITA as part of its brand development program.

Speaking of the evolutionary design, LIBER V was inspired by the creativity of Ricardo Bofill, the ingenious architect known for his “Visions of Architecture”. Referencing his acclaimed work, the avant-garde fortress La Muralla Roja in Spain, LIBER V draws the webcam out of the screen with neat geometric lines, perfectly interpreting the cubic philosophy of postmodernism. The LIBER V series achieves a 78.2% screen-to-body ratio by compacting a 14-inch screen inside the 13.3-inch body; its 3.7mm boundless ultra-narrow bezel is at least 10% slimmer than other products on the market. Each of these elements melds in the careful crafting of one of the most visually arresting and mechanically ‘executed to perfection’ devices to be released in recent years. Now that exceptional level of craft has been recognized with the bestowing of the desirable international design award for the distinction “Red Dot Award: Product Design 2021”.

AVITA as a brand escalates fashion-minded spirit to the next level, ensuring all of its designs offer first-class comfort and convenience with the best in functionality. AVITA’s Tech-fashion promise echoes its central values; chic international designs which fit the lifestyles of users, imaginative use of integrated technology and future-forward, slick and easy-to-use products built on a foundation of pushing product design in a direction that is not afraid of taking risks. This is how the brand has been able to discernably fit into the lives of its customers, and why it has attracted so much attention among international fashionistas and style-conscious business users who prize technological innovation.

AVITA’s spirit of innovation in Tech-Fashion – NEW Collection with 30+ color variations and upgrades for this Spring/Summer.

As debuted at CES 2021, NEXSTGO’s “The Next Visionary” product release philosophy is designed to harmonize new ways of succeeding into the lives of people, as they evolve their work, leisure and content production around the changing demands of tomorrow.

We celebrate this under the hashtag #IAMAVITA. For 2021/22, AVITA is implementing a new ‘brand manifesto’ based on the concept of LIKE ME. LIKE AVITA – a reflection of the passion V-series has inspired in people who love it, carry it, wear it and rely on it every day.

Appealing to a multitude of user style personalities, LIBER V is set to wear over 30 personable, dramatic colorways with the introduction of the NEW Collection this spring/summer season. LIBER V is elegantly engineered with a slim and compact body, an ideal way to exhibit the market’s most cutting-edge range of color options. And now with the advent of upgraded processors, LIBER V expands its performance capability to support true work & play on the go. AVITA will launch further inspirational products to augment the LIBER V – NEW Collection shortly.

AVITA’s evolving brand story has seen it transform from being the US-based consumer arm of NEXSTGO into today’s company known for its vibrant, youth-centric contemporary tech-fashion; that is, technology products that are in line with the style, ideologies and preferences of a new generation. Mr. Alex Chung concludes, “Building upon the success of the launch of LIBER V, we have no intention of resting on our laurels; we will keep pushing the limits of what is possible in a fashion laptop, and our brand is dedicated to the pursuit of continuous improvement. The LIBER V NEW Collection, with more color options and range upgrades, will serve to fulfill a massive variety of consumer needs.”

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Digital transformation, talent retention and development the top priorities for capturing new opportunities

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 14 April 2021 – China CFOs see China as a key growth driver in the post-pandemic world and have an increasingly optimistic economic outlook, although concerns about a slow overseas rebound and geopolitical tensions remain. Business transformation has emerged as a priority, and CFOs plan to invest more in digital and talent to capture growth opportunities on the horizon in 2021. This is according to the latest CFO Survey from Deloitte China‘s CFO Program.

“All eyes are on Asia as the global economy works to overcome the turmoil of the past year. Among the CFOs surveyed, a massive 85% picked the Chinese Mainland as one of three regions that will command the most post-pandemic growth. Because it was the first economy in the world to reopen and its widespread adoption of digital ways of doing business, China is well positioned to lead in the coming year,” says Deloitte China CXO Program National Managing Partner Norman Sze.

Many other countries in the region have also made substantial progress in containing the spread of COVID-19 and resuming economic activity, which led 63% of respondents to pick Rest of Asia as a growth hotspot.

Half of CFOs are more optimistic about the economy than they were six months ago, with 81% believing it will improve in 2021 and 89% expecting their businesses to perform better over the coming year. The relative containment of COVID-19 in Asia, global rollout of vaccinations and rising consumer demand in western economies for Asian exports have created the conditions for optimism.

“A new year means new perspectives and priorities. As the world begins to rebound from the uncertainties of 2020, CFOs need to make concrete decisions about how to position their firms for the future. Opportunities are indeed emerging, but not without uncertainty and challenges,” says Deloitte China CFO Program National Managing Partner William Chou.

About three in five respondents are most concerned about the post-COVID recovery and two-fifths are primarily apprehensive about geopolitical issues. Strengthening risk assessments and controls (60%), accurately modelling cash flows (55%) and effectively monitoring and managing receivables (53%) are the main areas in which CFOs plan to address these challenges.

CFOs also see a correlation between investing in technology and realizing growth opportunities, with digital transformation (58%) and talent retention and development (45%) the top two priorities for capturing growth opportunities in 2021.

In terms of digital technology, automation (53%) and IT resources (45%) will be the top investment targets. Investments in workforce enablement, which was a priority in 2021 amid the impact of the pandemic, will likely shift to AI, an area in which 40% of CFOs are now prioritizing investment, up from 19% last year.

With the pandemic and technology rapidly altering how we live and do business, over 70% said they will undergo a business transformation in the coming 6-12 months to increase their resilience. This has implications for workforces, with 82% of CFOs expecting to acquire or develop talent with different skillsets from their current mix of abilities.

The Deloitte China CFO Survey gauges sentiment in China’s CFO community and gathers insights into the priorities of Chinese companies. Conducted in February, the Q1 2021 edition reflects the views of CFOs and senior finance practitioners from companies of a range of sectors and sizes. Download the full report here.

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Led by Reciprocus Financial Services in Singapore

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 14 April 2021 – A consortium of investors, led by Reciprocus Financial Services Pte Ltd (RFS), acquired a 13% stake in CityClinic Asia Investments Pte Ltd (CCAI), which holds a 100% foreign investor license for Vietnamese healthcare operations and fully owns and runs three primary and specialist care clinics under the “CarePlus” brand in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The investment by RFS is held through Reciprocus Viethealth (Holding) Pte Ltd (RVH). CCAI also appoints Mr David Emery, Founder of the Reciprocus Group of Boutique Advisory Companies, to be a Director of the Board. A portion of the investment has gone towards outfitting CarePlus’ new state-of-the-art medical hub in Saigon’s District 1 which opened in October 2020. The remaining funds will be used to add satellite clinics to the CarePlus network and to expand the specialist verticals.

Mr Lim Thiam Kon, Co-Founder & Chairman of CCAI, said: “We welcome RVH and its group of seasoned investors on board and as part of the CCAI platform. The Vietnamese government is forward looking and highly supportive of private providers to take on a more prominent role in the healthcare service market, thus creating excellent opportunities for private players to get involved. We are glad that the investors see this need and opportunity which is in line with the Founders’ vision to offer best-in-class quality healthcare services to the vastly Vietnamese growing middle-class.”

The Consortium joins a group of existing shareholders, inclusive SGX-listed Singapore Medical Group (SGX: 5OT) which had first invested in CCAI in 2016. Thanks to SMG’s involvement, CarePlus clinic patients in Vietnam can have access to telemedicine services to consult with SMG’s specialists throughout their treatment cycle, thus being able to speak with the Group’s specialists in Singapore without having to leave Vietnam.

David Emery, Founder of the Reciprocus Group of boutique advisory companies said, “We have been impressed with the structure of CCAI’s business and their Vietnam-based management team’s execution capabilities. Our Consortium understands the opportunity in Vietnam, where the number of hospital beds to population ratio presently is 2.9 per 1,000, while the number of physicians to population ratio stands at 0.8 per 1,000 which will undoubtedly grow significantly towards the OECD average of 4.7 per 1,000 and 3.3 per 1,000 respectively.”

About CityClinic Asia Investments Pte Ltd (CCAI)

Incorporated in Singapore, CCAI is a limited liability company and is involved in management consultancy services and investment holdings. CCAI’s current core investment is its wholly-owned subsidiary, CityClinic Vietnam Limited, which is having a 100% foreign investor licence for Vietnamese healthcare operations, so far running three multi-disciplinary healthcare specialist clinics under the CarePlus brand in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. CarePlus is an associate of Singapore Medical Group, a specialist and primary healthcare provider with a network of more than 20 medical specialties and 38 clinics across Singapore.

For more information, please click the link https://www.cityclinicasia.com/.

About Reciprocus Group of Boutique Advisory Companies

Founded in 2011, Reciprocus Group of Boutique Advisory Companies is headquartered in Singapore and has offices in Zurich and New York. The company is leveraging on its extensive global network of experienced professionals and entrepreneurs and initially focused on facilitating mergers, acquisitions and divestitures by providing high-quality research, scouting and deal execution services.

Reciprocus has since grown its scope of services to include advisory services in the financial services sector. For more information, please click the link http://reciprocus.com/

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 14 April 2021 – Despite the decline in Hong Kong’s fertility rate, baby care products have shown their great market potential, and the sales of baby gifts and baby hampers are booming. With the pressure of the growing demand for baby gifts and baby hampers, Give Gift Boutique, the online gift shop in Hong Kong, insists on the real needs of parents and infants. In order to serve the best matching gifts for different families, they sort the quality baby care products with strict standards and strives to serve great varieties of baby hampers and baby gifts.

People value more the quality and the sense of ritual of baby gifts

It couldn’t be more precious of the birth of babies under the circumstance of the low birth rate in Hong Kong. Families in Hong Kong value more on the quality and the sense of ritual of baby gifts, and willing to pay more on better gifts whenever on birth, full moon, the hundredth-day banquets, or birthdays of the babies. The CEO of Give Gift Boutique pointed out that the givers have attached great importance to the quality and packaging of baby gifts, making the baby hampers with nice quality and beautiful packaging become more popular. Under this trend, the gorgeously wrapped baby hampers and baby gifts of Give Gift Boutique are made up of highly-rated products of well-known brands, and you’re free to choose baby boy hampers , baby girl hampers, and additional gifts, moreover, you could write your own blessings in the exquisite greeting cards, making it a special occasion by the delightful gifts. Nowadays, the sales of Give Gift Boutique gift baskets have been rising almost when they were launched, and some gift baskets are even in short supply.

Safe and practical baby hampers and gifts become popular

People in Hong Kong are much more aware of health than ever before, thus they focus more on the safety of products. And in recent years, the harm of chemicals has aroused public attention. The CEO of Give Gift Boutique pointed out that, in addition to high-quality products of famous brands, mild products with natural ingredients are becoming more and more popular with consumers.

In addition, the CEO of Give Gift Boutique said, that the sales of baby hampers are more ideal than a single piece of baby gifts, and the practical and widely applicable hampers made up of famous brand products are most favored. Most giverss love to buy well-composed and high-quality baby hampers, for they are very helpful to green hand parents. By giving these pampering gifts, recipients could feel the care of the giverss. What’s more, ordering the hampers online is the most convenient way for the giverss, for they save a lot of purchasing and receiving procedures of different baby care products.

In the sales boom of quality baby gifts, Give Gift Boutique supports charitable donations to help children with special needs

The gift-giving behaviors of Hong Kong people are becoming more frequent. Not only do they interact more closely with relatives, friends, colleagues, customers, etc., but also expand their social networks. Although the Internet has cut down face-to-face communication, people are more willing to show their care in the form of gift-giving.

In addition, the epidemic last year did not impact the enthusiasm of Hong Kong people for gift-giving, the sales of gifts are increased during the holiday seasons. The CEO of Give Gift Boutique said, that in addition to gifts with a strong festive atmosphere such as bouquets and gift baskets, the sales of high-quality baby hampers are also on the rise. “Give Gift Boutique provides delivery services throughout Hong Kong. During the epidemic which make social isolation between people, givers could order gifts from the website to show their care in a safe way, thus hampers are favored by a lot of consumers. What’s more, it is shown that the universal in Hong Kong are care for the parents of newborn babies.”

On the other hand, for families with children who need special care, Give Gift Boutique has also supported some charitable donation activities of charity organizations for children in need. He said, “Established in 2008, Give Gift Boutique has been the icon of the gift market, and we take the conveyance of love as our mission. Therefore, we have been committed to public welfare and conveying a positive vibe to society over the years. We held some charitable donations with safe and quality baby care products to the families in need, and we receive thanks from charity organizations for solving some problems of needy families. And we will build deeper cooperation with charity organizations and pay more attention to them with our efforts.”

The rapid pace of life makes people to their consuming behaviors constantly, so baby gift companies need to think of consumers’ needs and serve them the most satisfying products with endless effort. In this regard, the CEO of Give Gift Boutique said that in order to serve ideal gifts for different families, they will continue to collect high-quality products from the globe, and will strive to make the gifts more practical and add richness to the lines of gifts.

About Give Gift Boutique

Give Gift Boutique is the leading online gift shop in Hong Kong. It operates in the boutique workshop model and serves corporate and individual customers throughout the year. Since its opening in 2008, it has been committed to providing customers with high-quality flower bouquets, holiday hampers,mother’s day gifts, birthday gifts, etc. https://www.givegift.com.hk/

HO CHI MINH, VIETNAM – Media OutReach – 14 April 2021 – Professional recruitment services Michael Page Vietnam launched the Talent Trends 2021 Report, with a keen eye on the Vietnamese job market. The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic downturn has had a significant impact across the Asia Pacific, and Vietnam was not spared. With that said, optimism is already starting to show, with about 50% of companies in Vietnam looking to increase their headcount and 30% maintaining status quo in 2021.

Mark Donnelly, Director of Michael Page Vietnam

Mark Donnelly, Director of Michael Page Vietnam says, ” By all accounts, Vietnam has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic better than many of its neighbours in the region. Its tight and swift control of the situation not only kept the number of cases low by comparison, Vietnam’s economy, too, remained in a relatively good shape over 2020. While multinational companies based there were cautious on the recruitment front, domestic companies took the opportunity to ramp up their hiring activities and secure the best available talent.”

This recruitment activity was evident, especially among Vietnam’s burgeoning technology sector. Startups and e-commerce, for instance, operated unabated throughout the year, and hiring demands within those sectors were healthy.

In view of the economic demands, the sectors earmarked for highest hiring activity are fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), industrial/manufacturing, retail/e-commerce, healthcare/pharmaceuticals as well as technology.

In addition to Vietnam’s anticipated employment activity, Mark Donnelly sees increased opportunities for the country’s high-potential individuals, “Looking ahead, Vietnam is well-positioned to bounce back from the ramifications of COVID-19. Once business and leisure travel resume, the economy should rebound quite quickly in due time. This should also put a lot of positive pressure on talent, especially for manufacturing, financial services, startups, and even, real estate.”

According to the report, 58% of employed professionals anticipate looking for new opportunities in 2021 while another 34% is passively open to new role. 45% of respondents also say they do extensive research before applying for a job. This suggests increased employment activity in Vietnam within a savvy candidate pool who are becoming increasingly empowered with a wealth of information.

Mark Donnelly advises, “We encourage businesses in Vietnam to focus on training and development for their employees, which will not only retain the very best talent in these trying times. It also readies the entire organisation for the eventual recovery phase.”

JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Media OutReach – 14 April 2021 – Professional recruitment services Michael Page Indonesia launched the Talent Trends 2021 Report, with a keen eye on the Indonesian job market. The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic downturn has had a significant impact across the Asia Pacific, and Indonesia was not spared. With that said, optimism is already starting to show, with about 41% of companies in Indonesia looking to increase their headcount and 34% maintaining status quo in 2021.

Olly Riches, Managing Director of Michael Page Indonesia & Philippines

Olly Riches, Managing Director of Michael Page Indonesia & Philippines says, “Indonesia had a strong business pipeline well before the pandemic hit. Its e-commerce sector has also seen continued strong growth over the last three to four years, particularly as unicorns dominate the talent landscape in Indonesia. This provides momentum for digital and technology businesses.”

According to the report, the COVID-19 pandemic also created a high demand in the technology space, many of the roles are for e-commerce platforms, start-ups or divisions about to become digital – either traditional sectors looking to ramp up their technology or businesses transitioning further into digital areas. We’ve seen a strong demand for high potential talent with a technology background, and had success bringing Indonesians from overseas back home primarily for tech-related roles.

According to the report, 57% of technology companies in Indonesia expect an 14% increase in headcount on average in 2021. 63% of employed technology professionals anticipate looking for new opportunities in 2021 while another 30% is passively open to new ones, suggesting increased employment activity.

Considering the competition for high-potential tech professionals, Olly Riches advises, “Technology companies must identify their value-added advantages when recruiting technology talents in Indonesia. Though the supply of technology talents has improved over the years (especially in software engineering functions), it is still one of the most candidate-driven markets.”

As a viable option to bridge skill gaps arising from their move to business recovery in 2021, 52% of companies in Indonesia cited their continued investment in employees by providing training to upskill the workforce while 41% turned to the use of automation for basic processes.