Digital talent development in accelerating digital competitiveness
Research by the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2021 showed that Indonesia is ranked 53rd of 63 countries. Another index, Global Innovation Index which measures a country’s innovation capability, reported that Indonesia has remained in the same position from 2018 to 2020, which was the 85th rank.
Technology integration enables nuanced experience in shopping
The development of digitalization is not always about shifting from offline to online; it is also the integration of many things. Although Indonesia’s income per capita is not yet the biggest in Asia, digital adoption in our country is relatively successful. Also, mobile phone ownership grows more exponentially in Indonesia compared to other countries. The pandemic has accelerated the demand to shift from offline to online.
Synergized equal digitalization across the nation
First, we need to foster quality human resources. Indonesia has more than 2,200 startups companies, and will continue to grow. This demonstrates the favorable regulatory which encourage the growth of the startup ecosystem. However, there remains a lack of workforce for the digital economy industry.
Equal distribution of digital and data-driven talents in the logistics sector
With Indonesia’s big population, there is a high demand for logistics. However, the logistic costs are equally high. One of the causes is that Indonesia has many islands, yet infrastructure is concentrated only on a few of them.
Bridging the gap to drive growth through digital distribution
First is the infrastructure issue. Although infrastructure is now progressing in a positive trajectory, some blind spots remain unaddressed. The second issue is productive utilization of technology. Social media usage is already quite good, but the conversion level from usage into economic transactions is not yet sufficient.
Business relevance is the answer to regional digital divide
Recently, we did collaborative studies with LPEM FEB UI at the end of 2021 to demonstrate the development of Eastern Indonesia in relation to the existence of Grab. This study focused on two areas: Kupang and Jayapura.
Digital infrastructure and consumer education remain as main issues
Digital infrastructure and physical infrastructure were really lacking when we first began. It is changing but it remains as the main issue. There is still a long way for us to achieve global standards. Over the last couple of years, Indonesia has catapulted past other parts of the region. As the infrastructure improves, you can see the proliferation and the number of start-ups booming and growing quickly, which could not have been done with the infrastructure that existed a few years ago.
East Ventures, Berkolaborasi dengan Katadata dan PwC Indonesia, Merilis Laporan East Ventures – Digital Competitiveness Index 2022
East Ventures, perusahaan venture capital yang memelopori investasi startup teknologi di seluruh bidang (sector-agnostic) dan paling aktif di Indonesia, bersama Katadata Insight Center dan PwC Indonesia meluncurkan East Ventures - Digital Competitiveness Index (EV-DCI) 2022. Laporan riset EV-DCI 2022 merupakan pengukuran daya saing digital Indonesia dengan tema “Menuju Era Keemasan Digital Indonesia”.