Highlighting the role of AI in Indonesia’s digital infrastructure transformation
Jakarta, Indonesia, May 21 2026 – ALE International, operating under the trade name Alcatel-Lucent, a leading provider of secure networking and communications solutions, hosted the ALE AI Forum 2026: Enabling Indonesia’s Intelligent Digital Infrastructure in Jakarta. The event facilitated exchanges about critical topics, like the need for secure, resilient, and AI-ready digital infrastructure which has become increasingly critical. Today, organizations across Indonesia indeed accelerate Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption and digital transformation initiatives.
The exclusive forum brought together ICT leaders, innovators, business decision-makers, and technology partners to discuss how AI, intelligent networking, and modern data center technologies are reshaping the future of enterprise operations and digital infrastructure in Indonesia.
The event featured keynote presentations on Indonesia’s evolving AI landscape, industry discussions on real-world AI deployment, and innovation showcase sessions highlighting integrated solutions from Alcatel-Lucent and its technology ecosystem partners. Participants also explored how organizations are leveraging AI-driven operations, intelligent automation, and advanced analytics to modernize networks, optimize data center performance, and improve operational resilience.
During the interactive dialogue sessions, industry leaders shared practical experiences on implementing AI across enterprise networks and data center environments to simplify operations, enhance visibility, and support increasingly data-intensive workloads. Discussions also highlighted how AI is transforming enterprise infrastructure into intelligent, automated, and adaptive ecosystems capable of supporting future digital growth.
Artificial Intelligence is no longer just a vision for the future — it is becoming a business necessity for organizations that want to remain competitive, agile, and resilient. Through the ALE AI Forum, we aim to help organizations in Indonesia better understand how to adopt AI strategically by building digital infrastructure that is intelligent, secure, scalable, and data-driven. At Alcatel-Lucent, we are committed to simplifying operational complexity while enabling innovation at scale through secure networking, intelligent automation, and integrated communications solutions.
Alcatel-Lucent’s AI-enabled portfolio is designed to help organizations modernize infrastructure more effectively through intelligent network management, advanced analytics, automation, and secure communications. By simplifying infrastructure operations and improving visibility across digital environments, Alcatel-Lucent enables enterprises to optimize data center performance, reduce operational complexity, strengthen digital resilience, and accelerate AI adoption initiatives.
As organizations continue to manage growing volumes of data and increasingly complex digital environments, AI-ready infrastructure is becoming essential to maintaining operational reliability, cybersecurity, business continuity, and long-term sustainability.
The forum also reinforced the importance of collaboration between technology providers, enterprises, and the public sector in accelerating Indonesia’s digital economy. By bridging strategy with implementation, the ALE AI Forum aims to help organizations translate the potential of AI into measurable business outcomes and meaningful societal impact.
According to Gartner, global AI spending is projected to reach US$2.5 trillion in 2026 and increase to US$3.3 trillion in 2027, with AI infrastructure accounting for the largest share of spending, followed by AI services and AI software. In Indonesia, AI investments are expected to contribute US$366 billion to the national GDP by 2030, driven by sectors such as manufacturing, e-commerce, and financial services.
Organizations that will succeed in the future are those able to adopt AI meaningfully to support business transformation and operational agility. At Alcatel-Lucent, we continue to work closely with customers and partners to deliver flexible and secure solutions that support organizations at every stage of their digital transformation journey.