SIAP SIAGA Real Time Learning Brief No. 2

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, several SIAP SIAGA partners turned their attention to supporting local communities, and in particular MSMEs, to make use of digital platforms to sustain their economic activities, as well as improve data collection and planning the community. In theory, this should be a straightforward process, considering the accessibility to smart phones, and well-known platforms such as Tokopedia, Shopee, GoJek and Grab, as well as the increasing use of GIS and easy to use data collection tools like Google Forms. However, the road to a digital community is not a smooth or straightforward one. Issues of digital literacy, data privacy, internet availability, as well as data errors, were the most common challenges faced by SIAP SIAGA’s partners.