On Friday (23/8), the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FEB UGM) held a Book Launching event entitled “Transformasi Ekonomi Berbasis Digital di Indonesia: Lahirnya Tren Baru Teknologi, Bisnis, Ekonomi, dan Kebijakan di Indonesia” by Prof. Dr. Sri Adiningsih, M.Sc., Chair of the Presidential Advisory Council (WANTIMPRES). The event, held at the FEB UGM Auditory Learning Center, also featured Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X as the keynote speaker. The book, written by one of the FEB UGM lecturers, provides an understanding and contribution of thoughts on digital-based economic transformation in Indonesia.
Eko Suwardi, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Dean of FEB UGM), claimed to be proud of Ms. Ning (a nickname for Sri Adiningsih). “We are very proud that Ms. Ning is currently serving on the Presidential Council, but she still has time to think about this digital era, and then she wrote. This is a form of her concern and emphasized that she was truly a professor of FEB UGM, “he said. Following the launch of the book, the event continued with a discussion.
This discussion is a form of response to the development of the digital era that brought Indonesia into the “Break Out” quadrant, namely a group of countries whose digital adaptation scores were relatively low but evolved quickly and had the potential to become a country with a strong digital economy. The discussion invited Prof. Dr. Didi Achjari, M.Com (Professor of FEB UGM), Dr. Novi Kurnia, M.Sc, M.A. (Chair of the Master of Communication Science FISIPOL UGM), and Dr. Frederica Widyasari Dewi, M.B.A. (President Director of PT. KSEI) as the speakers. Sekar Utami Setiastusi, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Head of the Macroeconomics Dashboard Department of Economics, FEB UGM) was present and guided the discussion.
The 4.0 Industrial Revolution, by introducing the latest technologies, such as Mobile Internet, Cloud Computing, the Internet of Things, and Big Data, can increase the adoption of digital technology in Indonesia. This has a significant impact on the development of digital-based businesses, particularly in e-commerce, online transportation, and financial technology. Especially in 2019, internet connections are expected to increase along with the development of the Palapa Ring project, and will be supported by an electrification ratio of 99.98%. This is a sign that the development of communication and internet networks in Indonesia is ready. However, in the face of digital transformation, challenges and problems must be anticipated and overcome. Readiness to develop physical infrastructure must also be balanced with the readiness of Human Resources (HR) to drive a digital-based economy that can improve Indonesia’s competitiveness.
The event was also attended by members of the Presidential Advisory Council, Chairperson of Bank Indonesia Yogyakarta, Untung Nugroho (Chairperson of the OJK Yogyakarta), Drs. Sapto Amal Damandari, AK., CPA. (President Commissioner of PT Jasa Marga), Sulistianto (PDIP), as well as leaders and deans of various universities throughout Yogyakarta.
“This book is a brilliant and timely work. Because we are already in the digital era or the 4.0 revolution,” said Mayjen Pol Drs. Sidarto Danusubroto, S. H. (member of the Presidential Advisory Council). Sidarto added that this book is a crystallization of thought that has evolved over several years, through various activities with competent resource persons who have foreign policy objectives and a focus on regional development in Indonesia.
Source: Leila Chanifah Zuhri / Sony Budiarso
