JAKARTA -- Nadiem Makarim, founder and CEO of Indonesia's most successful internet startup Go-Jek, has resigned from his position at the superapp company to join President Joko Widodo's new cabinet.
The appointment of a tech entrepreneur to a cabinet position is a highly unusual move but follows Widodo's pledge to leverage the archipelago's digital startups to boost the country's economy. The president, who was sworn in for a second five year term on Sunday, has also said that he wants to include professionals and millennials in his government.
