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Indonesia will experience a sizable increase in growth of the digital and technology sectors next year, particularly in financial technology, potentially raising professionals’ salaries by up to 50 percent in the sectors, a new report has shown.

The Michael Page Indonesia Salary Benchmark 2020 report has found that professionals who switch jobs within the digital and technology sectors in 2020 are expected to enjoy a 15 to 50 percent increase in salaries.

This increase is largely fueled by the higher demand of various positions in the sectors, such as engineering heads, digital leads, data analysts, digital marketing managers and product managers.

Segments in financial technology, such as digital payments, have been widely utilized by Indonesian consumers and a handful of companies with e-wallet features have become very popular, such as Gopay, Ovo and Dana. The growth of the digital wallet industry will result in more job opportunities and salary increases in the future, according to the report.

“Throughout 2019, we have seen the technology industry generate a rise in demand for Big Data scientists and cybersecurity experts,” Michael Page Indonesia associate director Imeiniar Chandra said as quoted from a press statement.

Following the Indonesian general election and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's second Cabinet formation, business growth and investments will grow at a higher rate in 2020 compared to the previous years, according to the report.

“While the three most active hiring functions are engineering, sales and marketing, the digital and technology industries are always in search for strong engineers and product managers. This is something that all of the candidates must anticipate too," Imeiniar said.

Imeiniar also underlined the importance for Indonesian professionals to understand business dynamics and reminded the country's labor force to learn soft skills such as communication, conflict management, change management and relationship building.

"Next year, we will also witness the rise of new sectors such as agricultural technology, logistics, education and health care," Michael Page Indonesia president director Olly Riches said as quoted from the press statement.

Meanwhile, the report also shows that professionals in business and financial services as well as the retail industry are expected to enjoy a 25 percent salary increase next year.

In addition, employees in the property and construction segments are expected to experience a 20 to 35 percent salary increase next year, particularly for jobseekers with mixed civil and design experience, commercial real estate sales and Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Furthermore, recent European investments in renewable energy and drilling operations in Indonesia have driven up demand for fresh talents in the renewable, oil and gas sectors. Professionals working in the aforementioned segments are expected to enjoy a 10 to 15 percent salary increase in 2020.

The report also surveyed respondents on their optimism for their career prospects next year. Based on the results, 73 percent of respondents believe they will find a new job within three months, while 61 percent of respondents view themselves as enjoying better career progress next year.

“The good news is in terms of macroeconomic stability, market size and demographic profile. Indonesia is rightly embracing a wave of optimism and investment that should propel the country to new heights in the new decade," Olly said. 

Indonesia will experience a sizable increase in growth of the digital and technology sectors next year, particularly in financial technology, potentially raising professionals’ salaries by up to 50 percent in the sectors, a new report has shown.

The Michael Page Indonesia Salary Benchmark 2020 report has found that professionals who switch jobs within the digital and technology sectors in 2020 are expected to enjoy a 15 to 50 percent increase in salaries.

This increase is largely fueled by the higher demand of various positions in the sectors, such as engineering heads, digital leads, data analysts, digital marketing managers and product managers.

Segments in financial technology, such as digital payments, have been widely utilized by Indonesian consumers and a handful of companies with e-wallet features have become very popular, such as Gopay, Ovo and Dana. The growth of the digital wallet industry will result in more job opportunities and salary increases in the future, according to the report.

“Throughout 2019, we have seen the technology industry generate a rise in demand for Big Data scientists and cybersecurity experts,” Michael Page Indonesia associate director Imeiniar Chandra said as quoted from a press statement.

Following the Indonesian general election and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's second Cabinet formation, business growth and investments will grow at a higher rate in 2020 compared to the previous years, according to the report.

“While the three most active hiring functions are engineering, sales and marketing, the digital and technology industries are always in search for strong engineers and product managers. This is something that all of the candidates must anticipate too," Imeiniar said.

Imeiniar also underlined the importance for Indonesian professionals to understand business dynamics and reminded the country's labor force to learn soft skills such as communication, conflict management, change management and relationship building.

"Next year, we will also witness the rise of new sectors such as agricultural technology, logistics, education and health care," Michael Page Indonesia president director Olly Riches said as quoted from the press statement.

Meanwhile, the report also shows that professionals in business and financial services as well as the retail industry are expected to enjoy a 25 percent salary increase next year.

In addition, employees in the property and construction segments are expected to experience a 20 to 35 percent salary increase next year, particularly for jobseekers with mixed civil and design experience, commercial real estate sales and Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Furthermore, recent European investments in renewable energy and drilling operations in Indonesia have driven up demand for fresh talents in the renewable, oil and gas sectors. Professionals working in the aforementioned segments are expected to enjoy a 10 to 15 percent salary increase in 2020.

The report also surveyed respondents on their optimism for their career prospects next year. Based on the results, 73 percent of respondents believe they will find a new job within three months, while 61 percent of respondents view themselves as enjoying better career progress next year.

“The good news is in terms of macroeconomic stability, market size and demographic profile. Indonesia is rightly embracing a wave of optimism and investment that should propel the country to new heights in the new decade," Olly said. 

PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI), Indonesian major railway operator, launched the Dharmawangsa Train on the Pasar Senen-Surabaya Pasar Turi-Pasar Senen route along with enactment of the 2019 Train Travel Chart (Gapeka) from December 1.

KAI's Managing Director Edi Sukmoro inaugurated the Dharmawangsa Train at Pasar Senen Station in Jakarta on Monday.

The Dharmawangsa train departed from the Pasar Senen Station at 8:25 a.m. local time and will make a stopover at several stations, including Pegadenbaru-Cirebon Prujakan-Brebes-Tegal-Pekalongan-Waleri-Semarang Tawang-Randublatung-Bojonegoro-Babat-Lamongan, and arrive at the final station Surabaya Pasar Turi at 19:30 WIB.

Every one-way train journey would take 11 hours and five minutes, using three executive trains of 150-seat capacity and six 636-seat capacity economy trains.

"The philosophy behind the naming of Dharmawangsa train is since Dharmawangsa was the name of a king of the Medang Kingdom. Such a kingdom, which originated from East Java, was a large undertaking that sent down the great kings on the island of Java. Hence, it is expected that with the launch of the Dharmawangsa rail, PT KAI will, in future, get bigger and better as well as continue to improve services to customers," Sukmoro stated.

In terms of the ticket prices, PT KAI applies the lower and upper limit tariffs. For Pasar Senen-Surabaya Pasar Turi, the price of executive class tickets for weekdays reaches between Rp350 thousand and Rp390 thousand, whereas an economy class ticket is priced at Rp150 thousand.

On weekends, executive class tickets cost between Rp350 thousand and 480 thousand and economy class tickets lie the range of Rp150 thousand to 160 thousand.

Tickets for the Dharmawangsa train can be booked through the KAI Access application, KAI Website, and all other official KAI sales channels.

"The launch of the Dharmawangsa Railway is expected to cater to the train travel requirements of customers looking to head to Central Java and East Java. At the same time, it can increase the public interest in using the train for every trip," Sukmoro explained.

The increasing number of new train departures in the operational area (Daop) 1 of Jakarta is in accordance with the application of the 2019 Train Travel Chart (Gapeka), starting December 1, according to Minister of Transportation Decree Number KP 1781 in 2019 on the Establishment of the 2019 Train Travel Chart PT KAI (Persero).

The Airport Council International (ACI) has once again named Sepinggan Airport in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan Province, as the best airport in the world in the category of an airport with 5-15 million passengers per year.

"We are ahead of Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport in Mumbai, India, Incheon Airport in South Korea, and Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Canada,” General Manager of State Airport Operator PT Angkasa Pura I for Sepinggan Airport, Farid Indra Nugraha, said in Balikpapan on Tuesday.

The Montreal-based ACI conducted an airport service quality survey and announced its results on March 6, 2019.

Sepinggan Airport excels in four categories of an airport with 5-15 million passengers per year, including the best airport in the Asia Pacific region, the best airport in terms of the environment and atmosphere, the best airport in terms of customer service, and the best airport in terms of infrastructure.

The airport infrastructure survey focused on parking lots, toilet, elevators, escalators, automated teller machines, check-in counters, and baggage services.

"The accreditation from ACI means that the management of the airport has consistently shown its commitment to maintaining customer satisfaction, ACI World Director, Angela Gittens, said in a press statement.

Gittens is expected to confer a token of appreciation on the management of the Sepinggan Airport on the sidelines of ACI Customer Experience Global Summit to be held in Bali from September 2-5, 2019. The event will bring together operators of the best airports all over the world.

The other Indonesian airports under the management of PT Angkasa Pura I that will receive awards from the ACI for various categories are Adi Soemarmo in Solo, Achmad Yani in Semarang, Juanda in Surabaya, I Gusti Ngurah Rai in Denpasar, Bali, Lombok Praya in Lombok, El Tari in Kupang, Pattimura in Ambon, Sultan Hasanuddin in Makassar, and Sam Ratulangie in Manado.

The awards make Angkasa Pura I the first airport operator in the Asia Pacific whose airports have received recognition for their commitment to maintaining customer satisfaction.