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President Jokowi’s message for upscaling MSMEs through the Inclusive Partnership Movement
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President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo speaks with a representative of a micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) and member of the Sampoerna Retail Community (SRC) at the Inclusive Partnership Movement for Leveling up MSMEs event in Jakarta on Monday. In his speech, President Jokowi emphasized the need for MSMEs and larger corporations to collaborate and tackle challenges in a concrete way.
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resident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurated the Inclusive Partnership Movement (Gerakan Kemitraan Inklusif) initiated by the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) at SMESCO Indonesia on Monday.
In a speech, President Jokowi reminded the audience that the world economy was facing food, energy and financial crises. He then emphasized the importance of cooperation with one another.
“We need to be cooperative. That’s why we need Indonesia to be an incorporated body. Businesses big, small and micro must collaborate to tackle problems in a concrete and real way. By banding together, large, medium and small businesses can be a formidable force,” said the President.
President Widodo also stressed the importance of community empowerment by large companies. Warung (kiosks), he said, should benefit greatly from various assistance programs provided by more established corporations.
“I want to see more warung with improved merchandise displays and more attractive packaging with the help of assistance programs,” he said.
During the event, the President took the time to meet with micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) owners, including Sampoerna Retail Community (SRC) members. With more than 165,000 retailers across the country as members, SRC is part of PT HM Sampoerna Tbk. (Sampoerna)’s commitment to support Indonesian MSMEs.
Strengthening collaboration
Meanwhile, Kadin chair Arsjad Rasjid said the Inclusive Partnership Movement to upscale MSMEs was part of Kadin’s plan to gather stakeholders from both the government and private sector – from large corporations to MSMEs – to strengthen industry collaboration in Indonesia.
He hoped that the program would improve the welfare of other actors along the value chain, including farmers and the MSMEs themselves. The program will encompass assistance in farming and market access, increasing productivity and income and maintaining the stability of supply and pricing.
“Kadin believes that the government and the private sector play a crucial role in enabling MSMEs to reach their full potential. This will be the first step in demonstrating how an inclusive partnership should be a vital part of MSMEs, including farmers and fishermen,” Arsjad said.
Kadin also previously launched the Wikiwirausaha digital platform to connect MSMEs with larger businesses in accordance with their needs for technological assistance, funding, export access and more.
