Indonesia Powers the BRICS Digital Frontier at INTI 2026

Global South EXPOHUB AI Analytics · 2026-08-09

Indonesia — Southeast Asia's largest economy and first ASEAN member of BRICS (January 2025) — hosts INTI 2026 at Jakarta International Expo under the theme "The Nexus of the Emerging Intelligent Era." Backed by Kadin Indonesia, the umbrella event unites 19 co-located expos, 1,200+ exhibitors, and 30,000+ visitors across AI, cloud, cyber and industrial intelligence. Indonesia's digital economy is set to exceed USD 146 billion in 2025, and the AI market to reach USD 10.88 billion by 2030 — the country already leads ASEAN in AI startup capital (USD 542M by 2024). The data-centre segment grows from USD 2.81 billion in 2025 to USD 6.08 billion by 2031 (CAGR 13.7%), and cloud advances at 14.3% CAGR. Key trends: hyperscale AI-ready data centres (Microsoft, Oracle, Edgnex USD 2.3B Jakarta), 5G rollout, data sovereignty, and BRICS-aligned tech partnerships — positioning Indonesia as the Global South's fastest-scaling digital hub.

Context event: INDONESIA INTERNET EXPO & SUMMIT: 2026

Information and Communication Technology · Indonesia · ASEAN · BRICS