INDUSTRY.co.id -Jakarta- President Joko Widodo opens International Digital Conference or IDBYTE 2017 by inviting Indonesian people to develop local brand products to be promoted through "e-commerce".
"The Internet does make the distance meaningless, but that does not mean that the location is not important. The location or local characteristics are still very meaningful and very important," said the President in his opening speech in Jakarta on Thursday (28/09/2017)
Some of the characteristics and local products of Indonesia certainly are not owned by people in other countries that make it a special thing.
The President considers that Indonesians need to utilize a number of "e-payment" applications to facilitate financial transactions for local product trades such as Paypall and Alipay.
It can also improve the competitiveness of Indonesian products on a global level through the internet.
The President said Indonesia is also a big market for local goods.
"The local market is big too, but with the time, with the growth of e-commerce companies, our products will also be regional and the end will be 'go global'," said Jokowi.
Head of State said the progress of communications technology accompanied by the progress of "e-commerce" inevitably to be accommodated in Indonesia.
Technological developments can not be dammed and if rejected then Indonesia can lose competitiveness in global trade, explained Jokowi.
