BSN targets certifying 1,050 MSMEs annually
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Standardization Agency (BSN) aims to certify 1,050 micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) products per year to support competitiveness in the business world.
“The hope is that through MSME development and obtaining SNI (Indonesian National Standard) certification, their market penetration can be broader,” said the Head of the National Standardization Agency (BSN), Donny Purnomo Januardhi Effyandono, in Jakarta on Monday, following a hearing with Commission VII of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR-RI).
According to him, support for SNI certification for MSME players is essential so that the products they produce can compete effectively both domestically and abroad. Donny noted that MSME products currently still face difficulties competing in the domestic arena, thus requiring SNI certificates to be accepted in wider markets.
He explained that following the hearing with Commission VII of the DPR-RI, an agreement was reached to increase the annual certification of MSME products to reach 1,050 MSMEs. “We are striving to ensure that we can certify 1,000 [entities] per year,” he said.
Donny added that out of more than 64 million MSME players spread across Indonesia, only about 1 million have been certified. He noted that this figure is very small compared to the total number of MSME players; therefore, BSN is working to increase certification achievements.
Additionally, BSN targets conducting socialisation for more than 20,000 MSME players to support the target of certifying 1,050 MSMEs per year. “Out of the total of approximately 64 million, as of this year, about 1,080,000 have received MSME development support,” he added.
During the hearing between Commission VII of the DPR-RI and BSN, an agreement was reached to increase the budget for MSME certification, which was originally targeted at only 105 MSMEs, to 1,050 MSMEs, with a total budget of Rp82 billion, up from the previous Rp4 billion. Meanwhile, the total budget proposal for BSN in 2027 is planned at Rp300 billion.