Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said that the digital economy in Indonesia continues to increase. In 2020, said Airlangga, as much as 41.9 percent of the total ASEAN digital economy transactions came from Indonesia, which was contributed by the e-commerce sector. "Indonesia's total digital economy transactions have reached 44 billion US dollars in 2020 and are predicted to increase to 124 billion US dollars by 2025," Airlangga said during the virtual 9th US-Indonesia Investment Summit, Monday (12/13/2021). . According to him, the Covid-19 pandemic has also encouraged rapid developments in the edutech and healthtech fields, as a result of the application of online learning and health consultations.
E-commerce transactions, digital banking, and electronic money are also predicted to continue to increase this year. He said that the largest increase occurred in e-commerce transactions, which amounted to 48.4 percent (YoY) in 2021. Electronic money and digital banking are projected to increase by 35.7 percent (YoY) and 30.1 percent (YoY) respectively in 2021. "This increase in digital transactions has a crucial role and contributes to Indonesia's economic recovery during the Covid-19 pandemic," said Airlangga. Airlangga explained, there are several challenges that need to be overcome to create a good digital economy ecosystem, so new breakthroughs are needed. "Development of digital infrastructure, development of human resources, and regulations are the main keys in realizing a digital economy ecosystem that supports economic recovery in various sectors, including the financial sector," he said.
Regarding human resources, the government will encourage the development of digital talent. The basic skills program to advance digital skills will help digital talent match the company's needs, where digital talent will increase company productivity in all sectors, including the digital finance sector. Especially for MSMEs, the Indonesian government will encourage the MSME digitization program as part of empowering MSMEs. "The Indonesian government is also building a digital industry ecosystem, including through the Indonesian Digital Industry Center 4.0 (PIDI 4.0)," said Airlangga.
