Indosat Supports Innovation with Vietnam — Women's Empowerment Programme Expands
To provide broader impact and inspire communities, SheHacks, a technology-based women’s empowerment programme from Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat or IOH), has expanded its reach across borders through a Global Market Benchmarking Trip to Vietnam. “This programme is designed to provide real opportunities for Indonesian women in the global digital economy, whilst reflecting Indosat’s commitment to empowering Indonesia inclusively, where women play a vital role in national development,” said Reski Damayanti, Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer of Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison.
Through cross-country collaboration, institutional network strengthening, and investor access, SheHacks is expanding its impact from Indonesia to Southeast Asia. Female founders are expected to build strong connections with the global digital ecosystem, access funding opportunities, and transform their innovations into solutions with tangible impact for communities.
The founders underwent a series of structured activities designed to open investment opportunities, market collaboration, and business insights exchange, as well as mentoring from practitioners in Vietnam to strengthen each startup’s capacity in product development and building more sustainable business models.
According to Reski, the visit marks significant achievements that increasingly confirm SheHacks’ ability to build innovation bridges between Indonesia and Vietnam. Activities included 51 business matching sessions, intensive mentoring with AI experts, business strategy, legal, economic specialists, and community building, collaborative discussions with government innovation institutions, and featured events with investors and ecosystem enablers.
Additionally, SheHacks successfully opened strategic connections with six investors, six government agencies, and nine potential partners in Vietnam’s ecosystem, providing a strong foundation for sustainable cross-border collaboration. These collaborations involved important bodies such as the Department of Science & Technology (DOST), Startup & Innovation Hub (SIHUB), HCMC Innovation Department, Business Startup Support Centre (BSSC), and Investment & Trade Promotion Center (ITPC). The involvement of these government institutions opens pathways for soft-landing and market access for Indonesian startups in Vietnam.
Reski added that the entire programme series proves that SheHacks is not merely an innovation incubator, but a cross-border women’s empowerment platform capable of building concrete global connections. Founders gained the opportunity to understand Vietnam’s regulations, evaluate expansion potential, and adapt their business models for the Southeast Asian market.
Indosat reaffirmed its commitment through this effort as an important foundation for expanding SheHacks’ movement in the Asia region. The Vietnam initiative will also serve as a model for collaboration in other Asian countries, fostering the development of a more inclusive, resilient, and competitive women’s innovation ecosystem.
For your information, SheHacks brought the Top 5 MVP Accelerator 2025 winners representing priority digital sectors in Indonesia, including DoctorTool (an AI-based digital ecosystem provider for healthcare facilities, healthcare workers and patients), Hear Me (an inclusive communication technology solution for the Deaf community), Serenic.ai (clinical AI for hospital administrative automation, such as optimising hospital claims and medical record documentation based on doctor-patient conversations), Katalis AI (digital marketing solutions combining AI and data analytics), and Lunar Interactive (gamification system implementation for foreign language speaking skills learning).