Love this proposal!
Don’t you think Tangerang BSD City would be a better fit than Jakarta?
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Hence, the reason why we put ICE at the first mention. But, I do believe that all the places mentioned are the only places that are feasible enough to hold an event at the scale of Devcon. Each certainly has their pro and cons to it
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Strongly support this proposal!
The country of 4th biggest population in the world, with 17,000+ island (largest archipelagic country in the world!), 200+ ethnic groups and 300+ languages spoken would be a great narratives.
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With one of the largest and youngest digital native populations in the world, Indonesia represents long-term ecosystem growth potential.
An event here wouldn’t just be impactful short-term it would seed the next wave of contributors.
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Representing the collective interests of Lisk Indonesia and Optimism Indonesia (Part Of Superchain) , I am pleased to offer my formal support for this proposal. Our advocacy is rooted in the conviction that the Southeast Asian corridor is not merely a regional market, but a critical geopolitical and technological nexus for the Ethereum ecosystem’s longterm scalability.
The Strategic Rationale for Southeast Asia
The candidacy of Southeast Asia and Indonesia specifically is supported by several key structural pillars:
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Accelerated OnChain Adoption Curves: SEA consistently exhibits some of the highest global penetration rates for decentralized technologies. This is underpinned by a “leapfrog” digital culture where mobile first populations bypassed legacy banking in favor of digital native payment architectures.
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Transition from Consumption to Production: We are witnessing a fundamental shift in the regional labor economy. SEA is evolving from a high volume user base into a sophisticated builder centric ecosystem. The proliferation of local developer cohorts and startups indicates a maturing infrastructure capable of sustaining core protocol contributions.
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Demographic Dividend and Human Capital: The region’s youth-weighted demographic profile provides a regenerative pipeline of tech literate talent. This creates an ideal environment for developer onboarding and high velocity experimentation in Web3 entrepreneurship.
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Economic Efficiency and Operational Agility: As a high impact, cost efficient innovation hub, SEA allows founders to optimize their “burn rate” while iterating on products. This lower barrier to entry fosters a diverse range of use cases that are often price prohibitive in Western tech centers.
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Structural Decentralization of the Ecosystem: Despite these metrics, SEA remains an underutilized asset in the global Ethereum discourse. Establishing a significant presence here such as Devcon directly addresses the geographical decentralization of the network
If Devcon is held in Indonesia, the impact on the SEA market could be significant: Indonesia could emerge as a regional Web3 hub and temporarily rival Singapore as the primary event center, making it easier and more affordable for SEA builders to attend while driving a surge in hackathons, meetups, L2 Hypes or DAO and stronger builder network effects. Historically, Devcon attracts VCs, infrastructure founders, L2 teams, and tooling companies, meaning SEA startups could gain global exposure without relocating, increase regional deal flow, and position Indonesia as a discovery market for investors ultimately accelerating the funding pipeline. From a talent perspective, Devcon acts as a knowledge transfer catalyst through workshops led by core builders, university onboarding, and increased adoption of Solidity and infrastructure development, creating a talent flywheel. Narratively, hosting Devcon in Indonesia could shift global perception of SEA from merely a user market to a builder market, while reinforcing Indonesia’s position as an emerging crypto economy and attracting greater regulatory and institutional interest over the long term.
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Tangerang BSD is also works! It’s located near Jakarta, there’s ICE Convention Center, it’s a big venue, accommodating transportation access and hotels too 
Hotels near ICE:
- Hotel Santika Premiere ICE BSD City
- Mercure Tangerang BSD City
- Novotel Tangerang BSD City
Other alternative to be considered:
- Jakarta Convention Center → better public transportation line (MRT station, Transjakarta line, Train line), more hotels, located in central of South Jakarta, and it’s surrounded by center of Indonesia’s tech hubs (SCBD, Kuningan, etc), here we have a looot of tech companies and emerging web3 companies, communities, and the people <3
Hotels near JCC:
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I strongly support the proposal to host Devcon in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Jakarta represents a unique intersection between regulatory maturity, mass adoption, and a fast-growing developer ecosystem. Indonesia is not just another emerging crypto market. It is one of the few countries that has formally integrated crypto into its national financial framework through the P2SK Law under OJK oversight. That shift signals long-term institutional seriousness, not short-term hype.
From a community standpoint, Jakarta offers access to one of the largest on-chain user bases in the world. With over 19 million registered crypto traders and strong grassroots communities such as Ethereum Jakarta, Base Indonesia, and university blockchain clubs at university like Universitas Indonesia, Gadjah Mada University, Bina Nusantara University, Devcon would immediately plug into a vibrant, technically curious generation.
Strategically, this is bigger than location. Hosting Devcon in Jakarta positions Ethereum at the center of Southeast Asia’s regulatory experimentation and Real-World Asset tokenization push. Indonesia’s focus on RWA, financial inclusion, and hybrid finance models makes it a real-world laboratory for sovereign-scale Ethereum integration. Few regions offer that level of live policy alignment combined with mass retail participation.
Logistically, Jakarta has proven capability. It has successfully hosted the 43rd ASEAN Summit and G20 ministerial events without incident. Venue options such as the Jakarta Convention Center, ICE BSD, and NICE PIK provide capacity flexibility for 10,000 to 40,000 attendees, with modern infrastructure and competitive cost structures compared to Western cities.
Cost efficiency is another advantage. Accommodation, food, and transport are significantly more affordable than Europe or North America, increasing accessibility for builders from emerging markets. This directly aligns with Ethereum’s global and inclusive ethos.
There are logistical complexities such as traffic and jurisdictional coordination, but these are manageable with structured transport planning and centralized permitting. The city has repeatedly handled events of similar scale under high-security frameworks.
Devcon in Jakarta would not just be a conference. It would be a strategic move that connects Ethereum core development with one of the world’s most active and rapidly maturing digital asset ecosystems. It strengthens Ethereum’s presence in ASEAN, expands participation beyond traditional Western hubs, and reinforces its role as a neutral global infrastructure layer.
Jakarta is ready, and the timing is right.
LFG 
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Exactly. While Jakarta is the perfect fit location where the central business and crypto development is there with the various international event infrastructure available, Many cities nearby can be reached or come along, and vice versa, to get involved together at Devcon 9 2027 Jakarta.
- Bandung: the capital city of West Java. Some call it “The Paris of Java” or “ City of Flowers”, surrounded by natural wonders, delicious cuisine, and, as it is well said, many emerging tech developers are from here, and it only takes 30 minutes using the bullet train; Whoosh, from Jakarta.
- Bogor: one of the major cities in West Java, a southern urban area of Jakarta. takes only 45-90 minutes to drive from Central Jakarta. Such a short gateway to get another style of Indonesian cuisine in many hills. Some call this city a rainy city and a gastronomic city.
- Bekasi: Don’t take this city underrated. Bekasi is the 3rd/4th largest city and a vital eastern satellite city of Jakarta. Bekasi is the largest industrial cluster in SEA, and many web3 projects and developers come from here. Very reachable with the Commuter Line train, TransJakarta bus, LRT train, and even by motorcycle or car.
- Tanggerang: A modern major city of Banten, as the vital western satellite city of Jakarta. While the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is administratively located there, Tanggerang is the 2nd hub of industry after Bekasi. Many new build infrastructures are available here, including ICE BSD. Where everyone can reach it easily too with the Commuter Line train, TransJakarta bus, motorcycle, and car.
I can’t imagine how amazing it would be if Devcon 9 2027 can be held in Jakarta and many friends from many places can come together on that day. 
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