Media Ekonomi dan Manajemen, Volume 38 Issue 2, July 2023, 250-265
250 p-ISSN: 0854-1442 (Print) e-ISSN: 2503-4464 (Online)
THE ROLE OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION TO ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE
PROVINCES OF SOUTH SUMATRA, ACEH, AND LAMPUNG
Adhitya Wardhono
Faculty of Economics and Business - University of Jember, Indonesia
Email: adhitya.wardhono@unej.ac.id (corresponding author)
Misbahol Yaqin
Faculty of Economics and Business - University of Indonesia, Indonesia
Email: misbahol.yaqin@ui.ac.id
Mega Indah Sari
Faculty of Economics and Business-Sebelas Maret University, Indonesia
Email: megaindah031@gmail.com
Kiky Indah Sari
Faculty of Economics and Business - University of Jember, Indonesia
Email: kikyindahsari17@gmail.com
Ciplis Gema Qori’ah
Faculty of Economics and Business - University of Jember, Indonesia
Email: ciplisqoriah@unej.ac.id
M. Abd. Nasir
Faculty of Economics and Business - University of Jember, Indonesia
Email: abd.nasir@unej.ac.id
Abstract
The development of digital transformation is critical for innovation and surviving the crisis
and being a sustainable focus. This study aims to observe the relationship between digital
transformation and selected macroeconomic variables in accelerating economic growth
recovery at the regional level. The data used is panel data from 2018Q1 - 2020Q4 in three
Sumatra provinces, namely South Sumatra, Aceh, and Lampung. The method used is Panel
Vector Autoregression (PVAR). The results of this study confirm that internet uses and
investment contribute to economic growth in three Sumatra provinces. From these results is
recommended that the government need to develop digital access and understanding such as
internet use in the three provinces of Sumatra, namely South Sumatra, Aceh and Lampung.
This is in order to maximize the potential of existing economic growth.
Keywords: Digital Transformation; Economic Growth; Internet
JEL Classification: O30, E00, O32
Article History: Submitted: 2022-12-16; Revision: 2023-03-07; Accepted: 2023-03-28; Published: 2023-07-28
Copyright ©2023 Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Semarang
This is an open access article under the CC BY license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
How to Cite: Wardhono, A., Yaqin, M., Sari, M. I., Sari, K. I., Qori’ah, C. G., & Nasir, M. A. (2023). The Role
of Digital Transformation to Economic Growth in the Provinces of South Sumatra, Aceh, and Lampung. Media
Ekonomi dan Manajemen, 38(2), 250-265.