Effectiveness of Using Technology in Globalization Era for Trading in Indonesia

Globalization is a condition that has increased dependence between countries in the world because of the process of expansion of economic activities that takes place across the political boundaries of a country (Hermawanto dan Anggraini, 2020). Globalization is an issue that is often discussed by people from various walks of life. This is because globalization is a global process that cannot be avoided.

Globalization has resulted in various aspects of the world being developed. Examples of these aspects are the fields of transportation, telecommunications, education, and trade. These various aspects can develop significantly due to technological advances. People take advantage of rapid developments in technology for various things, one of which is in economic activities such as trade. One of the popular ways to do this because of its practicality is to trade through e-commerce which is done online. Globalization has a positive or negative impact on international trade because it considers the world as a unit where all regions can be reached easily and quickly. In addition, there is a trading and inventory side that makes everyone free to work anywhere and anytime. Plus the era of free trade that is very supportive is happening at this time. Knowing the impact of globalization on international trade is very important, whether the country is a developing country or a developed country or even a superpower country. This is because by knowing the negative and positive impacts, each country can minimize the negative impacts and maximize the positive impacts on international trade which of course will have an effect on the economic development of a country. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) defines globalization as a process in which various ideas, people, services, and capital are increasingly integrated into the economy of society (IMF Staff, 2002).

Quoted from Digital, Social, and Mobile Report data taken in 2016 it is explained that there has been an increase in active users in Indonesia by 15% when compared to January 2015. WeAreSocial also publishes data, in this data it is said that currently there are 88.1 million Indonesians who use the internet out of a total population of 259 million. This shows that there is a directly proportional relationship between the use of digital technology and trade in Indonesia. The more widespread the use of the internet, the more widespread electronic commerce (e-commerce) is carried out by business people of various sizes, from multinational companies to online shops . Buyers and sellers can easily connect quickly to make transactions, and what buyers want can also be quickly responded to by sellers, so that customers can achieve satisfaction and sellers can reap profits.

The use of technology in the trade sector can be seen from the widespread use of electronic commerce or its usual abbreviation, e-commerce. E-commerce is the use of the internet and computers as well as web browsers to introduce, offer, buy and sell products (Maulana, SM, Susilo, H., & Riyadi, 2015).that E-commerce applications are well-known and often used by the public today are Shopee, Lazada, Tokopedia, Blibli, Sorabel, JD.ID, and Zalora.

Various goods and even services are available in full in this application. Starting from selling food, clothing, books, to services. Payment methods are also available in various forms, from using debit, credit, COD (Cash on Delivery Applications e-wallet. This complete availability and easy use of course make it easier for people to meet their needs.