UNAIR NEWS Indonesian economic growth cannot be separated from contributions of many sectors, including from the manufacture industry. Manufacturing industry has supported 5% of Indonesian Brutto Domestic Income (PDB). On the other hand, the industry itself is facing global challenges, such as technological development.
To respond to this challenge, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) held a seminar entitled 淩iding The Wave of Technological Changes: The Way Forward to Drive Productivity And Alleviate Inequality.
Dr. Rudi Purwono, Vice Dean I FEB extended warm welcome and thanks to all the participants, especially to the students of Indonesian Economics Course.
Located in Fajar Notonegoro Hall on Tuesday, September 19, there were some speakers from the academics, entrepreneurs and related institution.
The speakers were Yasir Niti Samudro, Ph.D from Fiscal Policy Agency, DR. (HC) Alim Markus from Maspion Grup, and Prof. Badri Munir Sukoco, Ph.D from Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB). The second session, there were DR. Cornelius Tjahjaprijadi from Fiscal Policy Agency, Ir. Arief Tri Hardjoko, MT from Bappeda of East Java, an academic of FEB Dr. Rudi Purwono.
The focus of the discussion was about the utilization of advance tenchnology in manufacturing industry, also how to push growth of e-commercein Indonesia.
Alim explained that to respond the global challenges, Maspion accelerates and improves its products.
淢aspion used to produce fans only, but it also produces AC now. But we still produce conventional series which still has its market in eastern regions, added Alim.
Similar statement was made by Yasir that economic changes revolve around entrepreneurship and market power. Manual work is being replaced by technology. The industrials must also aware of this rapid advancement. Some developed countries even have initiated an idea of Industrial Revolution 4.0 which is based on the internet, data center and automation.
Cornelius also elaborated that one of the obstacles of e-commerce in developing countries are infrastructure, technology, network availability and quality human resources. (*)
Author : Siti Nur Umami
Editor : Binti Q. Masruroh
