• Telkomsel, as part of a state-owned enterprise TelkomGroup fully supports the participation of Indonesia at the Expo 2020 Dubai from October 1st, 2021 to March 31st, 2022, to #MakeThingsHappen for the nation’s progress.
• Through Expo 2020 Dubai, Telkomsel exists to promote trade, investment opportunities, and tourism potentials by showcasing the best resources available in Indonesia to the world by optimizing the digital ecosystem capability at Telkomsel.
• Telkomsel will host various digital technology showcases and innovative digital solutions in Indonesian Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai.

Jakarta, October 24^th, 2021 - Telkomsel continues to move forward to #MakeThingsHappen in promoting the best resources available in Indonesia to the world through its full support for Indonesia’s participation to showcase its best potentials optimally at the Expo 2020 Dubai, which began from October 1st, 2021. This support realizes Telkomsel’s commitment as a representative from Indonesia in the telecommunication sector, consistently accelerating the digital economy growth nationally by utilizing the latest technology to enable innovative digital products and services. By supporting this, Telkomsel would like to enable Indonesia to be one of the most promising countries to visit, trade with, and invest in by global citizens.

The Expo 2020 Dubai is one of the most significant global events since the global COVID-19 pandemic. Held from October 1st, 2021 to March 31st, 2022, this event is joined by 192 countries that would like to showcase achievements, potentials, and cross-country collaboration potentials. As one of the most developing countries in the ASEAN region, Indonesia participates in this expo by involving several partners representing various industries, of which Telkomsel is one of them.

Telkomsel CEO Hendri Mulya Syam says, "As a leading digital telco in Indonesia, Telkomsel as part of state-owned enterprise TelkomGroup is honored to be a trusted partner of the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia to drive more opportunities to invest and collaborate in Indonesia by providing full support to the nation at the Expo 2020 Dubai. Telkomsel’s participation also reaffirms our realization as a world-class digital ecosystem enabler that continues to strengthen the development of digital product and service innovations with customer-centricity in mind and the latest network technology that would maximize potentials in every part of life.”

Telkomsel’s participation at the Expo 2020 Dubai is an initiative by the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia with the theme “Creating the Future, from Indonesia to the World”. The purpose of this theme is to tell a story behind the nation’s progress, proving Indonesia as one of the promising countries to collaborate within the trade, tourism, and investment where the people of Indonesia will enjoy benefits from these collaborations in short, mid, and long periods.

Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia, Muhammad Lutfi, says that Expo 2020 realizes Indonesian involvement and effort to compete globally. As a promising country, Indonesia is committed to offering wider opportunities to the world, aimed to promote stories behind the nation’s progress in this expo, which is expected to open possibilities to build strategic partnerships with partners from all over the world.

“We truly appreciate Telkomsel’s participation to success Indonesia’s participation at the Expo 2020 Dubai, considering that today’s economic development is strongly related to roles of companies that keep supporting the digital economy in Indonesia such as Telkomsel, a leading company in the country that continues to contribute to the digital economy growth. Through Expo 2020, Indonesia would also like to showcase the country’s promising potentials in the digital economy, which continues to grow rapidly along with technology advancement and market shifts that are expected to improve investors’ trust toward Indonesia,” said Lutfi.

Through the Expo 2020 Dubai, Telkomsel fully supports the participation of Indonesia to promote its potentials in trade, business investment opportunities, and tourism development through the empowerment of the latest digital technology and innovative digital solutions in Pavilion Indonesia, which is expected to be able to open wider sustainable opportunities for investment and collaborations in Indonesia.

Beyond showcasing its capabilities, Telkomsel is a service provider empowered by advanced digital connectivity technologies that are evenly distributed, including 4G/LTE and 5G. Telkomsel will also present several of its business portfolios across digital platforms and digital services developed until today. That is in line with the advanced future creative and digital economy that will drive Indonesia’s readiness for Gold Generation 2045.

"As a strategic partner for the Indonesian government at Expo 2020 Dubai, Telkomsel as a digital ecosystem enabler of Indonesia is committed to always guiding the nation in overcoming challenges in the modern era today. We hope Expo 2020 Dubai would become a precious opportunity for Indonesia to open up and maximize its potential in any sector that would benefit the nation. It is the time for Indonesia to showcase its strong digital independence to the world and prove that we are a strong nation that continues to grow,” Hendri concluded.

For further information regarding the Indonesian delegation pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, please visit https://expo2020indonesia.id/.