The government is finalizing a roadmap for implementing e-commerce in Indonesia to smooth the target of increasing electronic trade transactions by US$130 billion by 2020.
There are various things prepare in achieving this quite ambitious target. Minister of Communication and Informatics Rudiantara reveal that the government had held a formal ministerial meeting to discuss preparing a roadmap for implementing the electronic trading system known as e-commerce.
Several issues that have been deem necessary
Find a solution include taxation, logistics, Bolivia Mobile Database funding, security, communication infrastructure, consumer protection, as well as education and resources. (Business, February 11)
In terms of taxes, for example, the government promis to simplify procedures for e-commerce entrepreneurs.
From the funding side, the government will form a public service agency that can distribute government grants and subsidies collect from the universal service obligation to digital MSMEs and e-commerce start-ups. There are various facilities in various sectors preparby the government in facilitating the development of electronic commerce.
We know that in the future all fields will rely more and more on electronic means as a channel, including the trade sector.
The market for online commerce in Indonesia last year was estimat at US$18 billion and will continue to grow exponentially to US$130 billion in 2020.
Growth will double considering that currently the size of the e-commerce market is only around 0.7% of conventional trade, even though the potential can increase up to 13% of conventional trade.
The development of e-commerce is extraordinary fast. The roadmap prepared by the government is an anticipation so that Indonesia is not left behind and can benefit from this rapid development.
Business people in this field also welcomed
The government’s move positively. They are optimistic that this will be a driving force, not a hindrance to the development of electronic commerce.
There are still many details that the government DJ USA must finalize so that e-commerce really brings many benefits to businesses and consumers in this country. This daily hopes that the government will not be negligent in following up on the details needed after developing e-commerce.
If we look further, outside of e-commerce there are many fields related to the application of the Internet which are also growing rapidly and need anticipation.
Changes in the fields of transportation, health, and electronic government services in the next few years are expected to be no less catastrophic than the development of electronic commerce.
What the government should not forget to work on seriously is the provision of more friendly public services by utilizing the development of the Internet. E-government needs serious attention, no less than the government’s attention in supporting the development of e-commerce.
