Development of synergistic between digitalization MSMEs and digital society in Indonesia

Abstract

This article aims to elaborate on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and the Digital Society during the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia. The Covid-19 pandemic has paralyzed most sectors of the economy, especially micro-enterprises. The profits of most MSME actors did not increase, and many went bankrupt. That is why MSME business actors change their sales strategy with digitalization schemes. The digitization scheme is to use the marketplace as an intermediary and social media as a marketing technique. In addition, digital MSME actors must synergize with the digital community in marketing products and services. Therefore, the SME digital development initiative can be an alternative to saving business actors during the Covid-19 pandemic. This article uses a literature study with a library research method approach by elaborating various literature on the development of digital SMEs. Twenty-five articles were reviewed in this study from Sinta (Science and Technology Index) and Google Scholar. The paper argues that the development of digital MSMEs has become an alternative to saving and developing digital entrepreneurship in Indonesia during the Covid-19 pandemic.