20 | FORBES INDONESIA AUGUST 2017
JAKARTA RECENTLY experienced
a divisive gubernatorial election
waged against a backdrop of extrem-
ist religious messages and sensational
charges of blasphemy. The challenger
ticket of Anies Baswedan and Sandi-
aga Uno, two attractive, young candi-
dates and both Muslim, handily de-
feated the incumbent, Basuki Tjahaja
“Ahok” Purnama. Ahok is ethnic Chi-
nese and Christian, both minorities in
Indonesia. The defeat of the popular
Ahok has meant much hand wring-
ing, introspection and apprehension
in the global media and Indonesia’s
international community.GUEST COLUMN PERRY NAGLE
Big Data
and the Anies-
Sandi Win
PERRY NAGLE SERVES AS AN ADVISER TO JAKARTA VICE GOVERNOR-ELECT SANDIAGA UNO AND AS A
DIRECTOR OF PT ENERGI NUSANTARA MERAH PUTIH. HE FIRST CAME TO INDONESIA IN 1994 WITH MILBANK,
TWEED, HADLEY & MCCLOY LLP.
Jakarta
Governor-elect
Anies Baswedan
(Left) talks as his
deputy Sandiaga
Uno sits during
a televised
debate in Jakarta,
Indonesia,
January 13.REUTERS