Jakarta (VNA)– The Indonesian government has prepared six steps to bolster digital equity forall people in Indonesia in the context of the country’s digital economy forecasted to grow strongly.
Speaking at the launch of the East Ventures Digital Competitiveness Index (EV-DCI) 2023: Digital Justice for All Indonesian People report in Jakarta, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs,Airlangga Hartarto stressed that synergy and collaboration among stakeholders must be strengthened to improve digital equity for all people in Indonesia.
To achieve this, the government has prepared six steps, he said, elaborating that the first step is increasing digitalaccessibility by strengthening digital facilities and infrastructure to reducedisparities.
The second step is improving digital skills by conductingtraining in the field of digital technology.
Third, encouraging micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME)transformation by supporting and strengthening the MSME ecosystem and theelectronic trading ecosystem by encouraging MSMEs to upgrade and create ahealthy business climate.
Fourth, expanding access to digital financial servicesthrough regulations and various policies that can push digital financialservice innovation and providing optimal protection to people who use financialtechnology services and their ecosystem.
Fifth, increasing security and data privacy in accordancewith Law Number 27 of 2022 on Personal Data Protection, and sixth, cooperatingwith private parties to build partnerships with tech companies to developinnovative solutions and accelerate the development of the digital ecosystem inIndonesia.
The minister expressed his hope that the digital economywould become inclusive, agile, and sustainable and that all Indonesian peoplewould make the most of the growth in the digital economy.
Indonesia's digital economy is projected tocontinue to grow due to the high Internet penetration rate of around 78% andthe country's large population. In 2022, 40% of the world's totaldigital transactions, worth 77 billion USD, were made from Indonesia, the minister noted./.
Speaking at the launch of the East Ventures Digital Competitiveness Index (EV-DCI) 2023: Digital Justice for All Indonesian People report in Jakarta, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs,Airlangga Hartarto stressed that synergy and collaboration among stakeholders must be strengthened to improve digital equity for all people in Indonesia.
To achieve this, the government has prepared six steps, he said, elaborating that the first step is increasing digitalaccessibility by strengthening digital facilities and infrastructure to reducedisparities.
The second step is improving digital skills by conductingtraining in the field of digital technology.
Third, encouraging micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME)transformation by supporting and strengthening the MSME ecosystem and theelectronic trading ecosystem by encouraging MSMEs to upgrade and create ahealthy business climate.
Fourth, expanding access to digital financial servicesthrough regulations and various policies that can push digital financialservice innovation and providing optimal protection to people who use financialtechnology services and their ecosystem.
Fifth, increasing security and data privacy in accordancewith Law Number 27 of 2022 on Personal Data Protection, and sixth, cooperatingwith private parties to build partnerships with tech companies to developinnovative solutions and accelerate the development of the digital ecosystem inIndonesia.
The minister expressed his hope that the digital economywould become inclusive, agile, and sustainable and that all Indonesian peoplewould make the most of the growth in the digital economy.
Indonesia's digital economy is projected tocontinue to grow due to the high Internet penetration rate of around 78% andthe country's large population. In 2022, 40% of the world's totaldigital transactions, worth 77 billion USD, were made from Indonesia, the minister noted./.
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