Boost AI Investment, Indonesian Companies Reaping Significant Profits

IBM's latest research shows that companies in Indonesia investing in artificial intelligence (AI) for the long term have a strong interest in the open-source movement. This aims to drive return on investment (ROI) and innovation. The study, which involved more than 2,400 decision-makers in the Information Technology sector worldwide, was conducted by Morning Consult and Lopez Research.

Progress in AI Strategy and Positive ROI

The research results show that 85% of respondents reported progress in executing their AI strategy in 2024. Nearly half of them (47%) have already achieved a positive ROI from their AI investments. The data also indicates that the use of open-source tools for AI solutions can provide better financial prospects. About 51% of companies using open-source AI applications reported positive ROI, compared to only 41% of companies that do not use open-source tools.

Around 48% of respondents in Indonesia stated that they plan to increase their AI investments in 2025, and 57% plan to utilize the open-source ecosystem to optimize their AI implementation. Globally, among companies that have not yet used open-source, two out of five companies plan to start using open-source for their AI implementation in 2025.

Focus on Productivity and Innovation Improvement

Maribel Lopez from Lopez Research explained that as AI adoption continues to expand, many companies are now focusing on productivity improvement as a key success metric, since part of the ROI in traditional financial profits has not yet fully reflected in financial reports. This study emphasizes that companies in Indonesia are accelerating AI adoption, especially through open-source AI, with the goal of optimizing investment and innovation.

The study's findings also show that companies in Indonesia are increasingly focusing on strategic AI investments. As many as 81% of organizations surveyed plan to increase or maintain their AI investments this year. Globally, of the 62% planning to increase investments, nearly two-fifths (39%) of respondents intend to increase their budgets by 25-50%.