As Indonesia’s first smart city, Jakarta has become the model of how local governments can make use of technology to improve their efficiency and civic engagement. With the Covid-19 pandemic still disrupting daily life in Jakarta and beyond, the capital has to look for new solutions to serve its residents and adapt to the “new normal” of online-geared living, from working to socializing and shopping.To that end, the Jakarta Smart City agency launched a four-week hackathon to seek out startups with solutions that could help the city expand its tech-powered services and solve the new challenges...
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