The E-Commerce and Digital Economy Branch of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia are organizing a national multi-stakeholder kick-off meeting for the eTrade Readiness Assessment of Indonesia on 13 February 2024. The online kick-off meeting will bring together a broad range of stakeholders who will be involved throughout the project. It will provide an opportunity to present the project objectives and timelines, engage in discussions with stakeholders on each thematic area of the assessment, as well as prepare the ground for further bilateral meetings and subsequent in-person multi-stakeholder consultations during the year.
The eTrade Readiness Assessment (eT Ready) will review Indonesia’s e-commerce ecosystem, with a view to identifying policy recommendations for strengthening innovation, increasing global competitiveness, and creating a robust and inclusive digital economy. The eT Ready will focus on the following policy areas: e-commerce and digital trade policy framework, technologies adoption, SMEs’ performance on e-commerce and digital trade, legal and regulatory frameworks, digital payment systems and financial inclusion and the environmental impact of e-commerce and digital trade.
The assessment will be the eleventh eT Ready in Asia and the fourth in Southeast Asia following the ones in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar. Funding is provided by the E-commerce and Digital Economy Programme Core Donors (Australia, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden and the Kingdom of the Netherlands).
