According to the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartanto, the digital economy is one sector that has experienced significant growth during this pandemic. Therefore, the government continues to accelerate Indonesia's digital economy. one of them, by developing digital skills in Generation Z or Millennial Generation. He said Indonesia has a productive age population of more than 191 million people, most of whom are Generation Z. "The development of digital skills is estimated to contribute IDR 4,434 trillion to Indonesia's GDP in 2030 or equivalent to 16 % of GDP," he said in a release, Saturday, 12 March 2022. He said Indonesia is estimated to need as many as 9 million digital talents by 2030. During the pandemic, there are several sectors that have increased in terms of digitization, including in the fields of education or edutech and health or healthtech. "This great opportunity for Indonesia's digital economy must be utilized for mutual prosperity," said Coordinating Minister Airlangga.
Indonesia's digital economy is currently the highest in ASEAN with a value of US$ 70 billion or controls 40% of the share of the ASEAN digital economy. This value is estimated to continue to grow to reach US$ 146 billion by 2025. sector edutech. Currently, edutech has active users with significant growth reaching 200% in 2020. "The government continues to encourage the development of digital talent through various programs such as the National Digital Literacy Movement, Digital Talent Scholarship, and the Digital Leadership Academy," said Coordinating Minister Airlangga. According to Airlangga, economic transformation requires coordination and synergy with all parties, including universities. "Digital talent development is also expected to have a positive impact on the digitalization growth of MSMEs in Indonesia," he said. He mentioned that in the digital era, Indonesia's young generation must be able to take advantage of their digital talents, so that they do not only act as jobs seeker. However, you can become a job creator. Entrepreneurship and MSMEs are one of the pillars of economic growth during the pandemic. The current number of Indonesian MSMEs is approximately 64.2 million businesses and contributes 60.51% to GDP or IDR. 9,580 trillion.
