I have spent the past few days in Jakarta, for meetings; and I'm impressed

 

 
The World Economic Forum is having some sessions here … and the city is bustling.

There is much new muscle and confidence here about Asian economies and money-flow into the region.

Even the local tech fair surprised me.  It felt like I was in Vegas.  It was huge, packed, and everyone seemed to be buying something.

 

His shirt labels him as a Technophile.  Well, everywhere I looked, there were iPads, Androids, Blackberries, and mobile hotspots. 

Just like cellular helped this region leap-frog the lack of landline infrastructure, wireless Internet seems to be re-shaping it yet again. 

It certainly made the traffic jams more tolerable and productive.