Digital Transformation Can Accelerate Global Recovery

Indonesia's G20 presidency encourages digital transformation as a means of accelerating global recovery. The digital economy is expected to play a future pivotal role in building resilience in the event of a pandemic.

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The office of electronic payments company Doku in Jakarta is seen on Tuesday (22/10/2019). Indonesia's digital economy ecosystem is becoming more mature in line with the rapid growth of the digital industry. According to the 2019 SEA e-Conomy report by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company, Indonesia was the country with the fastest-growing digital economy in Southeast Asia with a percentage growth of 49 percent.

NUSA DUA, KOMPAS — President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the opening of the third session on the second day of the G20 Summit reiterated that the war should be stopped. He repeated his words twice, saying that the world economy otherwise will not recover given the current unfavorable global situation.

”Stop the war! I repeat. Stop the war! A lot is at stake. War will only make people suffer. The global economic recovery will not be achieved if the situation does not improve,” said President Jokowi on Wednesday (16/11/2022).