Jakarta, Nov. 5 -- Deputy Minister of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Helvi Moraza called for urgent technology adoption to elevate Indonesian MSMEs in both domestic and global markets.

"Strengthening production technology is a strategic step to help local products compete and play a bigger role," he said here on Wednesday.

According to the Ministry's Single Data Information System, over half of Indonesia's 30 million MSMEs-around 16 million-still rely on manual or semi-manual equipment.

The government is now accelerating efforts to modernize production and expand digital marketing.

To support this shift, the government launched a Rp20 trillion (US$1.19 billion) Labor-Intensive Investment Credit scheme in 2025.

The initi...