Jakarta, Sept. 13 -- The Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) stated that the use of digital technology is not only limited to online marketing, but also an important instrument for strengthening the downstreaming of small businesses.

The statement was delivered by the Assistant Deputy for Production and Digitalization of Small Businesses at the ministry, Ali, at the Product Development Through Digitalization for Small Businesses event, here on Friday.

He said that digitalization should be seen as a tool to improve production efficiency, supply chain management, and traceability systems, which are now global standards.

"So far, MSMEs going digital has often been perceived as only related to financial recording and o...