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ILO: World Need 600 Million Jobs
International Labour Organizations (ILO) to assess the needs of workforce jobs is more urgent now. This institution asserted need 600 million new jobs within the next 10 years.
“Despite heavy government efforts, the job crisis continues. One in three workers worldwide, or 1.1 billion people estimated unemployed or living in poverty,” said ILO Director-General Juan Somavia, as reported by the Straits Times, Tuesday (24 / 1 / 2012).
According to him, what is needed now is to create new jobs in the real sector, which should be priority number one side.
“Whether or not we recover from this crisis will depend on how effective government policies,” he said. › Continue reading
TECHNOLOGY OUTLOOK 2012: BlackBerry and mobile faded prestige of Europe
Indonesia is a huge market for any cell phone vendors, including Research in Motion (RIM), which at the beginning of the entry to Indonesia immediately skyrocketed in 2009.
Unmitigated, the growth of BlackBerry users, RIM’s products, can reach thousands of percent in 2010 compared with 2009. By the end of 2010 the number of BlackBerry users already reached about 1 million people, and at the end of this year has reached about 5 million people.
BlackBerry advantages not possessed of other mobile phone vendors, Nokia and even once did is supported by the ecosystem that has been formed, ranging from operators to the consumers.
This significant increase is diametrically opposed to its growth in other countries, even though Europe and the U.S..
BB market share eroded
In the U.S. and most European countries, RIM’s market share continues to erode. Research institution ComScore reveals Android with Samsung and HTC, d is now the ruler of the world’s mobile phone market, followed by the iPhone. Android’s market share between August to October amounted to 46.3%, up 4.4 points from the previous three month period ended in July. › Continue reading
Woodland Park Apartments Targeting Medium to bottom Segment
PT Sarana launched pardika Wisthi Woodlandpark Residence, apartment dwellers and nature mengetangahkan needs on an area of 3.15 hectares in Kalibata, South Jakarta.
Commissioner President Emil pardika Wisthi Arifin said Woodlandpark Residence consists of 5 towers which are divided among two towers destined for the lower middle class, two towers for the upper middle, and a service apartment tower that will dioperatori by the Swiss-Bellhotel International.
“Five apartment tower is targeted to be completed in 2015. On this occasion, pardika Wisthi also inaugurated the commencement of marketing of Sandalwood Tower consists of 18 floors and 218 units mamiliki. The price offered is between Rp300 million to Rp1, 5 billion, “Emil said at a news conference this afternoon. › Continue reading
SUV and MPV market segment Will Rise
The market segment of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and multi-purposes vehicles (MPV) in the next year was expected to rebound.
“When talking about the national automotive industry trends, SUV and MPV segment is expected to increase,” said Keizo Okue, President Director of PT Mazda Motor Indonesia, today.
He considered the growth of SUV and MPV market due to the many new models are popping up in the middle of the second boom in this segment.
Moreover, he added, there is a tendency in which people who already have a B-car segment vehicles, switching to a more premium SUV segment. › Continue reading
Wow, the Internet Scratching Indonesia Market Rp116 Trillion
Internet revenue growth in Indonesia in 2012 rose 16% -17% compared with the total internet revenue this year which amounted to Rp116 trillion or U.S. $ 13 billion.
Total Internet revenues for Rp116 trillion is equivalent to 1.6% of gross domestic product (GDP) this year.
Deloitte Access Economics report mandated Google Asia Pacific predicts that the number is growing three times faster than overall economic growth in next 5 years. To 2016 estimated Internet accounted for 2.5% of total GDP.
Deloitte Access Economics director Ric Simes said it saw the Internet in Indonesia are growing faster than the Indonesian economy in general. With the growth of the Internet, there is the economic impact for the community. › Continue reading