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.