Kota Bandung, Sept. 17 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises has partnered with the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) to launch a program aimed at developing tech-based young entrepreneurs.

Minister Maman Abdurrahman said the collaboration was strategic, citing ITB's strong networks, technological foundation, and human resources.

"If we optimize empowerment and training efforts to identify young entrepreneurial talent, ITB already has the data and networks to support it," Maman told reporters on Wednesday.

The program will run continuously and focus on three stages: training, mentoring, and expanding business networks.

"We're also opening access to funding through angel investors and banks via bu...