The Government of Indonesia has launched the Indonesia Open Network (ION) in partnership with India, aiming to expand digital market access for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and reduce reliance on closed digital platforms. The initiative was unveiled at the Indonesia Economic Forum (IEF) 2026 in Jakarta.
ION is designed as an open, interoperable digital infrastructure that allows buyer applications, seller platforms, payment systems, and logistics providers to connect through common standards. The network seeks to lower transaction costs, improve interoperability, and enable MSMEs across Indonesia’s archipelago to participate more effectively in digital commerce, drawing lessons from India’s Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC).
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Some 30 million micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Indonesia – from a small batik producer in Solo or a food business in Makassar – are set to plug into the country’s fast-growing digital economy through the launch of the Indonesia Open Network (ION).
‘Nearly 90 per cent of our MSMEs operate in the informal sector; so if we can bring them to the formal sector, the impact on both gross domestic product and income of small business owners will be significant,’ [Minister of MSMEs Maman Abdurrahman] added.