PT Solusi Sinergi Digital Tbk (IDX: WIFI) or Surge is a digital ecosystem company in Indonesia that currently supports the digitization of cooperative warehouses to encourage optimization of the micro economy in rural areas..
Village Unit Cooperative (KUD) in fact, it has a central role as a bridge that helps connect the community with a variety of assistance channeled by both the Government and the private sector.
It is not just a matter of channeling funding for the community, but also as a driving force for the passion of the rural economy through a number of initiatives undertaken such as support provided for the advancement of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (UMKM).
Amid the challenges of a pandemic that has a major impact on national economic growth, Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises, Teten Masduki, said that cooperatives have great potential in economic recovery.
Quoting its statement on the 73rd National Cooperative Day, the ministry is preparing a number of initiatives to strengthen and modernize cooperatives so that they can access a wider market and develop business capacity as broadly as possible..
In line with this statement, Digital transformation is the main driver in efforts to strengthen and modernize cooperatives that are currently being prepared by the government. One of the ways to do this transformation is the development of an online warehousing management system that is ready to be integrated in KUDs throughout Indonesia.
This warehousing transformation is currently being carried out by the Village Unit Cooperative Parent (INDUK KUD) by cooperating with PT Solusi Sinergi Digital (Surge) Tbk, a leading digital ecosystem company engaged in software and application development, infrastructure network and advertising media.
"In the midst of revitalization and transformation efforts carried out by INDUK KUD, Digital-based warehousing management will provide many facilities and new opportunities for KUDs throughout Indonesia, starting from the database system, inventory settings, to tracking the supply of products that enter and leave the warehouse. As solutions or enablers of digital transformation in Indonesia, we have a complete service ecosystem that will greatly support the process of digitizing KUD warehousing,"Explained the Director of Surge, Hermansjah Haryono.
In addition to software development being carried out according to Hermansjah, Gradually Surge will also integrate the other two services, namely the infrastructure network and advertising media, to maximize the benefits provided in this collaboration.
"Surge's support will include starting from providing warehousing facilities whose inventory can be monitored online, warehouse infrastructure according to customer requirements, operational team, to courier delivery. With our business ecosystem, We believe that we will be able to provide many opportunities for KUD Indonesia to develop and answer the challenges of today's industry and economy,"Explained Hermansjah.
Extend Reach to Optimize Rural Macro Economy
This digitization is in line with the plan to develop the INDUK KUD business network, which in the future will empower small shops as new business partners..
The warehouse monitoring process that runs in real time and can be accessed by all KUDs will also make it easier for stall traders to order and store goods tailored to market demand..
Main Director of Village Unit Cooperative Parent (KUD parent) Portasius Nggedi said that the development of this application will integrate data from approximately 5.600 KUD network throughout Indonesia. This integration is in line with his efforts to expand the reach of business partners to the micro scale, such as food stall traders.
“Thus they have the opportunity to grow and develop together with the INDUK KUD. With the wider range of business partners that we help, we hope to be a source of new jobs, help reduce high unemployment due to the pandemic and encourage the optimization of the micro-economy in rural areas,"He continued.
In line with the digitization process being carried out, Support for the development of this application will help maximize the business services of the KUD and boost the income of the INDUK KUD and its network.
Surge is optimistic about the great potential of collaboration with INDUK KUD in helping the national economy recover after the pandemic.
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