From July 18 to 20, 2024, Inastek, as a member of the Starfindo association, participated in Tech Link Summit 2024 as an exhibition exhibitor and took part in 1-on-1 business meetings with industry players. The event was organized by the Ministry of Industry to encourage collaboration between startups and the industrial world in accelerating digital economic transformation towards 2045 Indonesia Golden. Tech Link Summit 2024 was part of the Startup4industry competition series, which honed its role as a technology provider in implementing green industry practices and supporting industrial sustainability. The Ministry of Industry explained that through this event, Startup4industry graduates could help address various industrial issues with their innovations, thus creating opportunities for industries to explore applied technologies in their business processes, such as company management, marketing processes, production lines, logistics and transportation, waste processing, and energy efficiency.
The Tech Link Summit was held to introduce a technology transformation forum with Indonesian startups to encourage and inspire the public to start their technology transformation journey. “Let us make Tech Link Summit 2024 a strategic collaboration forum for startups, industry, academics, and government to create a stronger innovation ecosystem,” said Minister of Industry, Agus Gumiwang. This refers to the collaboration with The World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse Network. The network was established by WEF for industries to develop, replicate, and enhance manufacturing innovations by creating opportunities for cross-company learning and collaboration.
Through Tech Link Summit 2024, PT Inamas Sintesis Teknologi continued its efforts to enhance innovation by creating opportunities for cross-company learning and collaboration. Director General of IKMA, Reni Yanita, revealed, “For three days, the Ministry of Industry facilitated 60 industry players, businesses, and 54 technology startups for business matching.” Reni also explained that the Tech Link Summit had resulted in cooperation agreements between 17 startups and 18 industries, which had been initiated since the establishment of Tech Link Summit. Through this event, the Director General of IKMA hoped to form new strategies as technological solutions that could bridge the gap between industry needs and Indonesian startup technologies.