Jakarta, May 20, 2022 – In celebration of the National Awakening Day, Tokopedia is awakening the spirit of innovation in Indonesia by nurturing the advancement of digital talents together with the company’s strategic partners.
“We are collaborating with a number of our strategic partners including educational institutions, the tech community, the Government, and others to introduce the Tokopedia Academy. Tokopedia Academy is a platform for digital talents to hone their knowledge and skills related to technology, data, products, and product design," explained Tokopedia's Head of External Communications, Ekhel Chandra Wijaya.
“In addition to realizing knowledge equality through technology, the initiative was established as a way to support the Government's commitment to preparing nine million digital talents by 2030," added Ekhel.
Tokopedia Academy currently offers 18 programs that can be accessed for free on the Tokopedia Academy website. "Interest in the various Tokopedia Academy programs has been high. The number of Tokopedia Academy participants almost tripled in 2021 compared to 2020," Ekhel revealed.
Tokopedia Academy also collaborated with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology and its SIBERKREASI movement to produce Tokopedia NextGen, an incubation program for high school students to help them gain a deeper understanding of the digital world.
Soon, Tokopedia Academy will once again host the START 2022 Summit under the theme of ‘Driving Innovation at Scale’. The tech conference is an expression of Tokopedia's commitment to continue supporting the spirit of national awakening by encouraging more innovation from the country's digital talents.
New Features for iOS and Android Users
As an Indonesian technology company, Tokopedia continues to strive to create better innovations on both iOS and Android devices that can make it easier for people to fulfill their daily needs and achieve more.
"The Built-in Dark Mode feature that we have introduced in iOS and Android, for example, is useful for saving smartphone battery power and is comfortable for the eyes, especially when using your smartphone in a dark room," explained Tokopedia’s Head of Engineering (iOS), Tonito. Tokopedia became the first e-commerce company in Indonesia to make a built-in dark mode feature available for users.
On the other hand, Tokopedia’s Head of Engineering (Android) Rico Harisin revealed, "We are also in the process of developing a dedicated app to make shopping on Tokopedia more comfortable for Android users with foldable phones.”
“Developing an app for something as novel as foldable phones is certainly challenging, but this, in turn, raised the team's morale. We are very enthusiastic about developing apps for cutting-edge technology such as foldable smartphones. We have a lot to learn, especially knowing that such development can help us meet the needs of our users," added Rico.
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About Tokopedia
Tokopedia, as an Indonesian technology company, has a mission to democratize commerce through technology. Tokopedia’s vision is to build a Super Ecosystem where anyone can start and discover anything. To this day, Tokopedia has empowered millions of merchants and users across the marketplace and digital goods, financial technology and payment, logistics and fulfillment, including Mitra Tokopedia.
Tokopedia is part of the GoTo Group, the largest digital ecosystem in Indonesia, consisting of Gojek, Tokopedia and GoTo Financial.
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