BLUEBIRD GROUP
The next 12-18 months are going to present challenges – some of which will also be seen across various industries around the world , while others will be unique to the company or industry ’ s geographic focus .
“ Here in Indonesia , we have new competition in terms of mobility and ridehailing ,” he says . “ There are newcomers here already ; more will arrive in the next year and a half . But we already have a very strong foundation , and we ’ re looking to innovate with disruptive technologies in the future . “ Now , we are planning the next five-10 years . We ’ re very satisfied with the foundation we ’ ve laid down , but we ’ re not complacent ; we need to be vigilant to meet future competition in the market as well as anticipate changes to regulations by the government .”
BlackBerry ’ s AI software keeps malware at bay Bluebird Group knows the leading-edge security features in BlackBerry ' s mobile platform from the time they implemented Indonesia ’ s first taxi reservation BlackBerry app in 2011 . Bluebird Group has continued this relationship , working with the Canadabased technology provider to combat cyber threats . “ We are leveraging BlackBerry ’ s AI software to protect against and prevent malware , using enforcement of device policy ,” says Wicaksono . “ BlackBerry is a very valuable partner and gives us peace of mind while conducting business .
Electric vehicles and mobility-as a-service are the future Within his role as CIO , Wicaksono is also charged with keeping a close eye on emerging trends in the industry , identifying two that are of particular interest to Bluebird Group .
“ One is electric vehicles ( EV ) and growing demand from the public that public transport should make use of EV to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ,” explains Wicaksono . “ We already have some EV electric vehicles in our fleet and that number is growing .”
The second trend is servitisation , where customers pay for a service rather than buy the equipment , and this is affecting all industries – including the taxi sector .
“ Increasingly , people are using what is called mobility-as-a-service ( MaaS ) to meet their transportation needs ,” he says . “ MaaS operators will be the future , and that will be the same for us .” cybermagazine . com 37