The E-Commerce and Digital Economy Branch of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia will hold a validation workshop for the eTrade Readiness Assessment (eT Ready) of Indonesia on 28 and 29 August 2025. The workshop will bring together key e-commerce stakeholders from the public sector, private sector, civil society, as well as UN and development partners to validate the findings and recommendations of the eT Ready for promoting e-commerce and digital trade in Indonesia. The validation workshop follows the online multi-stakeholder kick-off meeting on 13 February 2025, as well as the multi-stakeholder consultations on 22 and 23 May 2025. The event will take place in Jakarta with in-person and online participation options.
The eTrade Readiness Assessment reviews Indonesia’s e-commerce and digital trade ecosystem, with a view to identifying policy recommendations for strengthening innovation, increasing global competitiveness, and creating a robust and inclusive digital economy. It focuses 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, as well as digital payment systems and financial inclusion.
The assessment is the 41st assessment to be undertaken by UNCTAD globally 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).
