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On February 17 2020, Progate Inc announced that it established a local subsidiary in Indonesia, PT Progate Global Indonesia (Progate Indonesia).

In Progate Indonesia, 2 local staff members conduct sales and marketing activities, and the company plans to work with members of its Tokyo headquarters to handle the Indonesian language of its Progate service.

According to the company, the scale of the digital economy in Southeast Asia is expected to grow to $300 billion (about 32 trillion yen) in 2025, making Indonesia the largest market. (※)

However, the environment for studying programming in Indonesia has not been developed, and the computer science education of universities tends not to be practical. To become an engineer, it is common to study alone using foreign English-language materials, or to pay a high tuition fee to go to a bootcamp (offline programming school).

To provide an environment where Indonesians can learn programming in their native languages and in their own languages, and at affordable prices, the company has established a local subsidiary in Indonesia.

In anticipation of the release of the Indonesian version of Progate in spring 2020, the company plans to collaborate with local companies, educational institutions, and the Indonesian government.

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Original Text: https://ampmedia.jp/2020/02/17/progate-2/