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        "msgid": "minister-pushes-to-retain-digital-economic-value-within-indonesia-1781697015",
        "date": "2026-06-17 17:40:41",
        "title": "Minister pushes to retain digital economic value within Indonesia",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid has outlined a strategy to ensure the value generated by Indonesia's growing digital economy remains within the country. She emphasised two key approaches: retaining economic value domestically and ensuring digital growth boosts productivity in traditional sectors like fisheries. The minister noted that Indonesia, with its large population and stable GDP growth, is strategically positioned to prevent global tech platforms from monopolising the benefits of its digital expansion.",
        "content": "<p>Speaking at an economic conference in Jakarta on Wednesday, Meutya\npointed out that while various regions across the archipelago have\nsuccessfully accelerated their digital economies, the actual economic\nvalue frequently flows to digital platforms based outside those\nregions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, large numbers do not automatically mean greater power.\nTherefore, in Indonesia, we are thinking about how to turn this growth\ninto real power through two specific approaches,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<p>The minister explained that the two approaches comprise value\nretention and the distribution of economic value.<\/p>\n<p>This strategy aims to ensure a fairer distribution of digital wealth\nso that the returns remain anchored within domestic digital\ninfrastructure and the local real economy instead of being monopolized\nby global tech corporations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSimply put, we want to retain more of the results of what we build.\nThis is in line with President Prabowo\u2019s vision, which emphasizes the\nimportance of keeping more economic value within the country,\u201d she\nremarked.<\/p>\n<p>The second approach is productivity spillover, which dictates that\ndigital growth must actively elevate the productivity of traditional,\nreal economic sectors rather than just scaling the digital platforms\nthemselves.<\/p>\n<p>Meutya cited an example where fishermen should be able to utilize\ndigital applications to sell their catch directly to consumer markets,\nthereby securing higher profits for the same amount of labor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the real goal. Platform growth is not the final goal. The\nreal strength is economic value that remains within the country and\nproductivity that spreads to all sectors of the real economy,\u201d she\nemphasized.<\/p>\n<p>The minister acknowledged that over the past decade, Southeast Asia\nhas made significant strides in digital connectivity by expanding\nnetwork infrastructure, increasing device accessibility, and integrating\nhundreds of millions of people into the digital ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Meutya concluded that Indonesia holds a highly strategic position to\ncapitalize on this regional momentum.<\/p>\n<p>The country boasts a population of approximately 281 million\npeople\u2014constituting nearly 40 percent of the ASEAN market\u2014with 186\nmillion citizens of working age.<\/p>\n<p>Backed by a stable gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of around\n5 percent and membership in the G20, Indonesia successfully attracted\nUS$55 billion in foreign direct investment in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia pushes three pillars in AI policies:\nMinistry<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia to use digital tools to expand tax base,\nreduce rates<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia calls for digital integration to boost ASEAN\ncompetitiveness<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Sri Dewi Larasati, Yashinta Difa<\/p>",
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