Jakarta (ANTARA) - Deputy Minister of Trade Jerry Sambuaga underscored that the younger generation must be digitally capable to make the most of export opportunities in the global market.
"Mastery of digital technology can help the younger generation to be creative and make innovations, thereby making Indonesian products better known (globally)," Sambuaga noted in a statement from his ministry here on Tuesday.
According to the deputy minister, Indonesia's large population of young people with the potential to master digital technology will be a significant driver of its economic growth in the future.
The Ministry of Trade continues to conduct training programs to create young talents that can contribute to Indonesia's export and digital sectors. One of the programs is the Export Online Business Training in Jakarta on Monday (July 15).
The training reflects the ministry's efforts to improve the capacity of human resources in the field of export, not only for business players but also for future entrepreneurs among lecturers and students.
The ministry also has programs related to the development of human resources in the field of export, such as collaboration in marketing through digital platforms and optimizing the presence of Indonesia's trade representatives abroad, namely trade attachés and the Indonesia Trade Promotion Center.
According to Bank Indonesia data, Indonesia's digital trade continued to grow and make a bigger contribution to the economy. The value of e-commerce transactions in 2023 had reached Rp453.75 trillion (around US$27.99 billion)
The value is projected to increase by 2.8 percent to Rp487 trillion (around US$30.04 billion) in 2024 and grow 3.3 percent to Rp503 trillion (around US$31.03 billion) in 2025.
According to the Trade Ministry's data, Indonesia continued to record a monthly surplus in its trade for 49 successive months from May 2020 to May 2024.
The country clocked a surplus of US$2.93 billion in May 2024, while export performance in the same month was recorded at US$22.33 billion, reflecting a growth of 13.82 percent.
"This is a good momentum for the national economy. Therefore, the trade performance, which is already good, must be maintained and increased," he stated.
