Komdigi Inaugurates GSIH, Ericsson Develops 5G Innovation Centre in BSD
The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) together with Ericsson is strengthening the development of the digital innovation ecosystem through the 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC) at the Garuda Spark Innovation Hub (GSIH), BSD City. The innovation centre serves as a collaborative space for developing and testing solutions based on 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), and Industry 4.0.
GSIH BSD City was inaugurated on Wednesday (26/8) and was attended by Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Meutya Hafid. The event was attended by around 500 participants from government, industry, academia, startups, and investors, and was connected hybridly with ten GSIH partner cities.
On the occasion, President Director of Ericsson Indonesia Nora Wahby signed a letter of intent (LoI) together with Director of Digital Ecosystem Development at Komdigi Sonny Hendra Sudaryana as well as a number of other digital ecosystem partners.
Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Meutya Hafid said that GSIH was developed as a shared workspace that brings together various elements of the digital ecosystem. The presence of the hub is expected to help the development of innovation and digital talent not only be concentrated in one region.
“The success of GSIH cannot be measured solely by the number of activities or collaborations, but by the output produced and its impact on society. From BSD and ten partner cities, we want to ensure that innovation and digital talent can grow in various regions, so that connectivity can be translated into growth and ultimately strengthen Indonesia’s digital sovereignty,” said Meutya according to a press release received on Friday (28/8/2026).
President Director of Ericsson Indonesia Nora Wahby said that the 5GIC located at GSIH is a collaborative space for various parties to develop digital solutions that can be applied to industry needs.
“Garuda Spark Innovation Hub is a manifestation of collaboration between government, industry, academia and talent, startups/communities, and ecosystem partners to develop applicable digital solutions. Through the Ericsson 5G Innovation Centre which is part of GSIH, we want to present an open collaborative space to develop, test, and validate solutions based on 5G, AI, and Industry 4.0,” she said.
5GIC is a development of Ericsson’s innovation platform that focuses on 5G, AI, and Industry 4.0 technologies. Through the Pentahelix approach, the innovation centre brings together government, industry, academia, talent, startups, and ecosystem partners to develop and test solutions for industry needs.
A number of solutions resulting from ecosystem development were also showcased at 5GIC, including works from the Ericsson 2025 hackathon. One of them is MINERVA, an AI-based industrial intelligence platform developed by Future of Tech.
MINERVA is the winner of the Ericsson 2025 Hackathon which processes operational data into information to assist decision-making processes in industrial environments.
Through 5GIC and GSIH, collaboration between government, industry, academia, startups, and communities is expected to accelerate the development of digital talent and solutions from the prototype stage to field implementation.