Following the appointment of Gojek co-founder and former CEO Nadiem Makarim as education minister, Indonesia President Joko Widodo has roped in two other startup founders – Adamas Belva Syah Devara of Ruangguru and Andi Taufan Garuda Putra of Amartha – to be part of his special staff.
The presidential special staff is a non-structural institution that helps facilitate the implementation of tasks outside the scope of ministries and other government agencies.
