Digital infrastructure development is the development of information technology-based infrastructure to support various activities and the digital economy. Digital infrastructure will increase the provision of services and services to be more responsive and efficient. This infrastructure consists of infrastructure in the form of physical (hardware) and non-physical (software). Physical infrastructure development includes building internet networks [...]

With the development of trade through electronic systems, taxation has become one of the things that are becoming a frequent topic of discussion. The number of transactions through electronic systems, through E-Commerce, creates a discourse on how the tax mechanism for electronic transactions is applied. Earlier this year, the Government issued Perppu 01/2020, which was [...]

Like other countries globally, Indonesia is entering the digital era or is widely referred to as the fourth industrial revolution. The rapid penetration of the internet in Indonesia has triggered this development, where the number of internet users has jumped from 8.1 million (2005) to 143 million (2019) (Jurriens & Tapsel, 2017, APJII, 2019). Digitalization [...]

With fewer people traveling and visiting shops or shopping centers, the retail sector has experienced a drastic decline in income. Indonesian Shopping Center Managers Association (APPBI), reported by the Jakarta Post (28/5/2020), said that 190 malls were temporarily closed during the implementation of the PSBB. The mall closure lowers consumer visits, reducing the retailer's income [...]

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, inevitably, all forms of education have been diverted online or online to involve as few contacts as possible. This "forces" the education sector to digitize as soon as possible, including formal teaching and learning activities (schools) that must be done online, and the proliferation of online education services. Online learning activities [...]

Increasingly advanced digital technology reforms the health services sectors' landscape. Numerous health-tech services companies began to develop according to the digital era. Globally, in 2018 186 digital healthcare companies are conducting IPO with up to USD 24 billion valuations, which is a sharp increase compared to 2017, which amounted up to USD 15 billion. Galen [...]

Adaptasi teknologi digital menjadi peluang sektor jasa ke depannya. Hambatan sektor jasa yaitu mobilitas (sulit untuk diperdagangkan) dan memerlukan interaksi langsung dapat dikurangi melalui digitalisasi. Sejumlah jasa yang selama ini sulit untuk diperdagangkan lintas negara dan memerlukan interaksi langsung, seperti jasa pendidikan dan keuangan, saat ini dapat didigitalisasi sehingga mulai menjamurnya kursus online dan perusahaan [...]

ISD held the dissemination of  our earlier study "Economic Assessment of Import Duty on Electronically-Transmitted Products" with representative from various IT businesses. Businesses are concerned on how the import duty on electronically-transmitted products can be implemented - which will further complicate administrative and tax procedures. The discussion was held on 28/02 at our executive office [...]

As representative of private sector, ISD was invited to the discussion on the implementation of Government Regulation (PP) 83 on 'Employment of Competent Technical Workers in Services Trade' that was held by Ministry of Trade Directorate of Negotiation in Services Trade (DPPJ Kemendag) on Friday 28/02 at Morrissey Hotel, Jakarta. We welcome the regulation's intention [...]