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Jakarta and Berlin develop cooperation for digitalisation

The city-to-city partnership between Jakarta and Berlin has a long tradition: it has existed since 1994. This partnership of more than 20 years' standing revolves around the fields of business, research, culture and sports. The two cities are currently expanding their cooperation in the fields of digitalisation and good governance.

Kariem El-Ali stands in front of a sign with the inscription "Jakarta Smart City"
Kariem El-Ali is an integrated expert in Jakarta. His task: to bring Berlin and Jakarta even closer together in the field of digitalisation. Photo: Kariem El-Ali

In this connection the City of Jakarta has launched a digitalisation process for public administration. This involves promoting innovation, the smart city, citizen participation, e-government processes, entrepreneurship and cooperation with the private sector. For this purpose the City of Jakarta has created a dedicated department for e-government plus a smart city unit.

Since February 2019 the integrated expert Kariem El-Ali has been supporting both units in further developing the local ICT master plan and in elaborating a plan to operationalise the smart city strategy.  Kariem El-Ali organises the sharing of lessons learned between the cities in the field of e-government, and submits proposals on how Jakarta can develop its services for citizens.

Three men and a woman sit at a table with drinks and discussions.
Kariem El-Ali in dialogue with delegates from Jakarta. Photo: Kariem El-Ali

As part of the city-to-city partnership there are also plans to link the two cities' start-up ecosystems. The 'StartUp AsiaBerlin' network will serve as a model for this. Established in 2016, this network provides a platform for international partnerships. At the city trips and network meetings organised by StartUp AsiaBerlin, start-ups from Asia get to meet international actors. This contributes to the global networking of start-up ecosystems.

Indonesia is the fourth-largest country in the world, with a population of around 260 million. It is currently undergoing a rapid urbanisation process. More than half of Indonesia's population live in urban zones. By 2025 this figure is expected to have rise to almost 70 per cent. The capital Jakarta is representative of this trend: with a population of some 10 million and almost 14,000 people per square kilometre it is one of the most densely populated cities in Asia.

Contact

Kariem El-Ali

Kariem El-Ali was born and grew up in Berlin. Since 2014 he has worked for the Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises, where he is responsible for foreign trade, with the cross-cutting themes of digitalisation and internationalisation. For the duration of his assignment as an integrated expert he has been released from his tasks at the senate. He has already spent long periods living and working in Egypt, Jordan, Poland and Saudi Arabia.

kariem.el-ali@cimonline.de

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