All stakeholders and players in the cooperatives sector in Indonesia should make efforts to transform the image of cooperatives into a more modern one, he said at the grand launching event of Nasari Digital via video conferencing from here on Saturday.
"It is time for cooperatives to be able to adapt with environmental changes and do digital transformation; they must change the image of cooperatives to become modern, both in business management, member services, and access to financing," the Vice President remarked, while speaking from his official residence here.
He said the Indonesian government has continued its commitment to meeting the infrastructure needs of the telecommunications and information sector to support the digital transformation of cooperatives.
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In addition, the Indonesian government, through the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs, is also increasing the number of digital cooperatives in the country, he added.
"The Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs is targeting (to achieve) 100 modern and digital-based cooperatives by 2021. Cooperatives are also expected to be able to increase their contribution to the GDP (gross domestic product) per year to reach 5.1-5.5 percent in 2024," Amin said.
Therefore, the Vice President asked all cooperatives and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to continue encouraging people's economic activities.
"I hope that all cooperatives and MSME players can continue to strive and be able to rise to drive the community's economic activities in a bid to support national economic recovery," he remarked.
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Translator: Fransiska Ninditya, Raka Adji
Editor: Suharto
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