FEB UI Lecturer: There Needs to be One Big Data to Manage Indonesian SMEs

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia (FEB UI) Hapsari Setyowardhani, stated that it was necessary to have one big data managed by the government as a database for Small and Medium Enterprises (UKM) throughout Indonesia.

"This database can be used by various government agencies as well as by SMEs to map the market and manage competition", he said in Depok, West Java, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, February 14.

Hapsari said that there were several issues from the government, such as the absence of an orderly database, overlapping and repetitive programs, the absence of effective coordination, and the large number of SMEs participating in education and training (Training) with a focus only on capital assistance provided. not yet into the substance of the training. In addition, there needs to support from the local government, such as the local government or city government in terms of assisting SMEs to upgrade.

The Head of the Digital Economy Division of ILUNI FEB University of Indonesia, Imanul Hakim Camil provides another alternative for the development of SMEs. He suggested that it would be far more effective to use the super off-taker scheme so that business forms that are partnered with brands and quality are guaranteed so that turnover is more maintained.

According to him, because it is undeniable that SMEs always focus on sales turnover, it is difficult for them to take part in training and mentoring programs that sacrifice a lot of their time and energy that can be allocated for selling.

"This scheme aims to create an ecosystem with a healthy SME turnover", he said.