The Week That Was: Making contact


Makarim has resigned from his role in Gojek to join the Indonesian cabinet as education and culture minister. — Reuters

For this week’s edition of The Week That Was, we’re exploring how technology is changing the way people access services and touch base with one another.

In the first category, last week the CEO and co-founder of startup Gojek Nadiem Makarim announced that he will be resigning from his post in the company to join the Indonesian cabinet, led by president Joko Widodo. Later, it was revealed that he had been appointed as the education and culture minister.

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