News title: Jakarta Smart City: The use of technology to better serve residents In recent years, Indonesia has used information and communication technology by introducing a number of applications. This technology is revolutionizing the way society functions as it is capable of bringing about the establishment of a smart city, a place where the intelligent use of technology is applied to manage resources efficiently and effectively in order to achieve quality and sustainable living. In May last year the Jakarta Administration launched a crowdsourcing app called “beride” that is expected to be used by people to share their ideas on how to develop the city. In addition, the city has also installed 7300 CCTV cameras throughout the capital to monitor for example traffic, crime, flood, and waste problems.