Category: MSME

Tribun Jabar

Posted on 2025-08-13

TRIBUNJABAR.ID – Surabaya, Pemberdayaan Usaha Mikro, Kecil, dan Menengah (UMKM) yang terintegrasi dalam ekosistem kewirausahaan yang inovatif dan berdaya saing terus didorong melalui berbagai program pemerintah. Dalam upaya ini, UMKM memainkan peran aktif dan strategis dalam menciptakan lapangan kerja produktif, mendukung transformasi industri nasional, serta mewujudkan kedaulatan pangan dan energi.

Sebagai bentuk dukungan nyata, Kementerian BUMN bersama dengan PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Telkom) berkolaborasi dengan BUMN lainnya, melalui salah satu platform digitalnya, PaDi UMKM, kembali menyelenggarakan PaDi UMKM Hybrid Expo & Conference 2025 yang digelar di Pakuwon Mall Surabaya, pada Jumat (1/8), sebagai bagian dari bentuk komitmen dalam memperkuat peran UMKM di tingkat nasional.

Peresmian pembukaan dilakukan secara simbolis oleh Wakil Menteri BUMN Aminuddin Ma’ruf dan Staf Ahli Bidang Keuangan dan Pengembangan UMKM Kementerian BUMN Loto Srinaita Ginting, didampingi Ketua Harian Dewan Kerajinan Nasional Destry Anna Sari, Kepala Departemen Ekonomi Keuangan Inklusif dan Hijau Bank Indonesia Nita Anastuty, VP Synergy Telkom Kuncoro Wastuwibowo, CEO PaDi UMKM Jimmy Karisma, SVP Procurement PT Pertamina (Persero) Hery Murahmanta, dan Regional CEO VIII/Jawa 3 PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk Hendra Wahyudi.

Dalam sambutan pembukaannya, Wakil Menteri BUMN Aminuddin Ma’ruf menyampaikan bahwa kegiatan PaDi UMKM Hybrid Expo & Conference 2025 menjadi wadah strategis untuk memperluas jaringan dalam upaya mendukung UMKM Go Digital dan Go Global.

Kementerian BUMN memiliki salah satu fokus utama yaitu penguatan UMKM. Penguatan untuk UMKM melalui platform PaDi UMKM dilakukan melalui berbagai aspek seperti akses pembiayaan dan pelatihan serta pendampingan untuk mendorong UMKM lebih maju. Diharapkan, UMKM ke depan dapat masuk ke dalam pengadaan pemerintah dan rantai pasok BUMN, melakukan substitusi terhadap produk impor, bahkan menembus pasar global, yang pada akhirnya dapat berkontribusi lebih signifikan terhadap perekonomian Indonesia.

Radar Surabaya

Posted on 2025-08-02

RADAR SURABAYA BISNIS – PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk terus berperan aktif dalam memajukan UMKM melalui berbagai inisiatif, seperti pelatihan digital, akses pasar yang lebih luas, dan penyediaan solusi teknologi. Beberapa program dan layanan Telkom untuk UMKM di antaranya PaDi UMKM, yaitu sebuah platform marketplace B2B yang dirancang untuk mempertemukan UMKM dengan BUMN dan perusahaan swasta, menyediakan akses pasar yang lebih luas.

Telkom juga menyelenggarakan pelatihan untuk memberdayakan UMKM dengan teknologi digital, seperti pemanfaatan kecerdasan buatan (artificial intelligence/AI), untuk meningkatkan daya saing dan produktivitas. BUMN telekomunikasi ini juga memiliki Telkom Craft Indonesia, yaitu pameran yang menampilkan produk-produk UMKM terpilih, terutama dalam kategori kerajinan, fashion, dan makanan. Ada pula program lain seperti Rumah BUMN Telkom hingga Sobat UMKM.

VP Synergy Telkom Kuncoro Wastuwibowo mengatakan, pihaknya terus memperkuat sinergi dengan BUMN lainnya untuk membangun ekosistem digital yang mendorong pertumbuhan UMKM. Saat ini, digitalisasi UMKM menjadi salah satu fokus Telkom dalam menciptakan ekosistem yang berdaya saing, termasuk dengan mendorong pemanfaatan teknologi AI.

“Kami ingin UMKM kita tidak hanya berkembang, tapi mengembangkan diri dengan pemanfaatan teknologi digital, seperti AI,” ungkap Kuncoro di sela PaDi UMKM Hybrid Expo Conference 2025 di Pakuwon Mall Surabaya, Jumat (1/8/2025). Ia menjelaskan, dengan teknologi AI maka rantai pasok (supply chain) UMKM bisa lebih efisien, mulai dari sisi pembayaran hingga penjualan. “Mereka juga bisa mendapatkan bahan baku berkualitas, akses ke pasar yang tepat, dan harga produk yang sesuai nilai,” sambungnya.

Saat ini, terdapat sekitar 600 ribu UMKM yang telah didampingi Telkom. Khusus untuk platform PaDi UMKM, tercatat sekitar 200 ribu UMKM telah bergabung. Namun, Kuncoro menjelaskan, untuk segmentasi PaDi UMKM, Telkom menerapkan seleksi ketat agar UMKM yang bergabung benar-benar siap melayani pasar B2B dengan kualitas produk yang mumpuni.

A Visit to Minister of MSME

Posted on 2025-03-05

Today we paid a visit to Ministry of MSME at SMESCO, and met the Minister himself: Mr Maman Abdurrahman. We discussed seamless ways in MSME developments: building up, capability enhancement, consulting, certificates, and surely ending up in massive scale of commerce with well-prepared market (industries, public sectors, exports).

Sociopreneurship Workshop

Posted on 2024-11-09

This week, I had the chance to attend a workshop in Bandung, part of the Entrepreneur Hub (EHUB) program organized by the Ministry MSME (KemenUMKM). The event, focusing on sociopreneurship, was opened by Siti Azizah, Deputy for Entrepreneurship, and Irwansyah Putra Panjaitan, Assistant Deputy for Business Ecosystem Development. The audience included social entrepreneurs, SMEs, and representatives from the West Java provincial government. It was an engaging session that shed light on how sociopreneurship is shaping the MSME economy.

Sociopreneurship is all about blending business strategies with a commitment to solving social problems. What makes it unique is that its performance is measured by the impact it creates on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Whether it’s tackling poverty, promoting education, or addressing environmental issues, sociopreneurship drives real-world solutions while building sustainable businesses.

On the regulatory side, the Indonesian government plays a vital role in creating policies that support the growth of these ventures, ensuring they thrive within a robust MSME ecosystem. Ultimately, sociopreneurship is a catalyst for economic and social empowerment, creating a ripple effect of positive change in communities.

BBI Bengkulu

Posted on 2023-11-18

BBI in Bengkulu province was one of almost the last event carried out in 2023 — just 1 day before the harvesting session of BBI in Jakarta.

I landed in Bengkulu in a clear weather on Friday (Nov 17th). Arrived at the Mercure Hotel, I attended BRIEF — and economic forum prepared for national & global investor to leverage the economy of Bengkulu.

BBI was carried out on Saturday night (Nov 18th), presenting the Governor of Bengkulu who also celebrated the anniversary of the Bengkulu province, and some big cheeses from Jakarta.

Telkom displayed the way to support SME commerce using Metanesia — the last we would do for BBI.

There was only less than one day than to reach Jakarta to help the preparation of BBI DKI Jakarta in Kota Tua. But that’s another story.

Seminar on Indonesia & Russia Business

Posted on 2023-04-14

Today I attended a zoominar discussing business opportunities and challenges between Indonesia and Russia amid the current crises. The organiser is Inaris Forum, and the speakers were the representatives from the government and business.

Before Russian invasion to Ukraine last year, the economic relationship between Indonesia and Russia had been developing steadily, although the total trade was relatively small. According to data from the Indonesian Ministry of Trade, the total bilateral trade volume between the two countries in 2020 was valued at approximately US$ 2.62 billion, with Indonesia recording a trade surplus of around US$ 400 million.

The total value of exports from Indonesia to Russia in 2020 was approximately US$ 1.25 billion, while the value of imports from Russia to Indonesia was around USD 1.37 billion. The biggest export from Indonesia to Russia was palm oil, which accounted for around 57% of total Indonesian exports to Russia. Other significant exports from Indonesia to Russia included rubber, coffee, tea, and textiles. Russia’s main exports to Indonesia were wheat, coal, aluminium, and fertilisers.

BBI Lampung

Posted on 2022-06-24

Welcome to Tegal Mas Island in Lampung Province. Here we were attending the June edition of Gernas BBI, organised by Ministry of Industry and the Indonesian top brands, including Telkom Indonesia.

This event was attended by Coord Minister of Maritime & Investment, Mr Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, as the key speaker.

The main event here — at least for me personally — was the Coordinative Meeting (Rakor) of P3DN program, also led by Mr Luhut. Here Telkom got more roles in the nationwide P3DN program, after proving our commitment to the program in the last months. We’ll talk about it later, but not here. This is not my main blog, anyway :).

On the Garuda flight home, I got a seat just beside Mr Sudarto, the Advisor of the Minister of Finance. We spent about 30 minutes of the flight between Lampung and Jakarta on the continuation of this program; and the sustainability of the program in general.

BBI Prep for North Maluku

Posted on 2022-06-08

September 2022 edition of BBI will be carried out in North Maluku — a province surrounding Northern Moluccas islands. Northern Moluccas was once a central source of global trade even since the Roman era. But currently the economy of this area is not so significant comparing to other areas. With this BBI program, we intend to leverage the MSME economy in these islands.

The campaign manager of this program is The Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration (Kemendesa PDTT). The leader for this program is Ms Harlina Sulistyorini, the DG of Economy Development & Investment.

Telkom will support this program by providing MSME build up program (in collaboration with BNI and other state-owned enterprises) integrated with digital business transformation for the MSME, and a virtual expo to display and promote curated MSME products.