Tech on the ballot as Indonesia votes

More: Sea Group’s digital banking subsidiary hits a key milestone and Thailand scraps VAT on crypto trading. [Read from your browser]( Daily Newsletter Welcome to Tech in Asia's free Daily Newsletter! Get full access to our subscribers-only Daily Newsletter and other insightful analysis on the big and messy topics of Asia’s tech and startup community by [registering here](.  --------------------------------------------------------------- IN FOCUS In today's newsletter, we spotlight: - [What Indonesian presidential hopefuls plan to do for the tech industry]( - The key takeaways from Uber’s Q4 2023 results - Other newsy highlights such as Sea Group’s Singapore digibank reaching an AUM milestone and Thailand scrapping a tax on digital asset trading. --------------------------------------------------------------- Hello {NAME} As a child, elections only meant one thing to me: a day off school. I know now elections have more significance than that. Well, at least most do. I come from Northern Ireland, where politicians can agree on so little that we’ve only had a functioning government for two of the past seven years. So whenever my home country elects its “leaders,” you can forgive my cynicism for wondering how much the outcome matters if those elected refuse to work together. One upcoming election that certainly has a great deal of significance is Indonesia’s presidential poll. As today’s premium story dives into, the result will determine whether the new government carries on Joko Widodo’s legacy. Those in the regional (and indeed global) tech and startup ecosystem are keenly watching to see if his digital economy-friendly policies will continue. -- Peter  ---------------------------------------------------------------  THE BIG STORY [At a crossroads: Indonesia’s elections will decide tech future]( The next administration will face the critical task of shaping policies for social commerce, electric vehicles, and startup development. --------------------------------------------------------------- TRENDING NEWS [NTU-incubated Amperesand raises $12.4m from Temasek arm, others]( The electrical infrastructure company offers solid-state transformer (SST) tech that can be used to improve EV charging infrastructure. 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