JAKARTA - Multimedia & Telematics Observer Roy Suryo said that currently is a new era of technological development. According to him, technology has made it easier for humans to transact and do business so that anyone can become an entrepreneur.
"This is the era of the marketplace, an era where you can be both a producer and a consumer. You can create, you can work, you can take advantage of what you have to sell through Instagram or on Facebook. This is the development from selling in the market stalls then to the current marketplace era", said Roy Suryo in the Nusantara Knitting Seminar with the theme 'Preparing a Superior Generation with a Healthy and Productive Internet' held by Telecommunication and Information Accessibility Agency (BAKTI Kominfo), quoted on Monday, May 3.
Roy Suryo added, therefore, anyone can become a businessman or entrepreneur. Moreover, the market in Indonesia is very large, where internet and social media users are always increasing every year.
"This is certainly a great opportunity for someone to make changes, provide added value for themselves and others", he explained.
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For information, Bank Indonesia (BI) recorded that the number of buying and selling transactions in electronic commerce (e-commerce) reached IDR 180.74 trillion as of September 2020.
Executive Director of Bank Indonesia Erwin Haryono said that the value of e-commerce transactions in 2019 was the highest since 2017, amounting to IDR 201 trillion. It was recorded that the value of e-commerce transactions in 2017 was IDR 44.75 trillion and 2018 IDR 106.5 trillion.
"Offline transactions have decreased. These people have switched their transactions to e-commerce", Erwin said at the Indonesia Digital Conference, Tuesday, December 15, 2020.
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