R-TIK Digital Transformation towards Indonesia Information Society

ABSTRACT: As a developing country, Indonesians are still constrained by the use of digital-based technology.  Based on the characteristics of geographic areas, digital discrepancy becomes an inevitable problem.  So that in order to create an Information Society according to the agreement of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), collaboration between various parties is needed.  One of the efforts made by the Indonesian government is to encourage the formation of the Information Society through the policy of forming Information and Communication Technology Volunteers (in Indonesia known as R-TIK/Indonesia ICT Volunteers) in various regions spread throughout Indonesia. This study aims to determine the activities of R-TIK in realizing the Information Society in Indonesia.  The method used is descriptive qualitative, by conducting in-depth observations and participant observation with R-TIK activists, stakeholders, business actors (UMKM/SMMEs), and the community as R-TIK partners.  Based on the research results, it can be concluded that R-TIK is able to encourage public awareness in the sustainable use of digital technology.  Even R-TIK together with UMKM (SMMEs) have been able to push the rate of economic growth in Indonesia by utilizing digital technology under the name Qren.