PORTALJABAR, BANDUNG CITY - The Regional Government of West Java Province continues to strive and encourage Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in West Java to have Business Identification Numbers (NIB).

Based on records from the West Java Investment and One-Stop Integrated Services Service (DPMPTSP), from January to September 2023 , 600,000 MSMEs have NIBs. With the total since the NIB was released in August 2021, it has reached 1.2 million MSMEs.

West Java DPMPTSP Intermediate Expert Licensing Manager Dodin Rusmin Nuryadin said that by 2023 the number of MSMEs in West Java that have NIBs will reach 2.2 million MSMEs.

"We are targeting at least 2.2 million MSMEs out of a total of 6 million that must be registered with NIB this year," said Dodin at the West Java Got Information (Japri) Volume 134 event at Gedung Sate, Bandung City, Thursday (16/11/2023 ).

Dodin said that the West Java Provincial Government will hold the 2023 West Java Micro and Small Business Integrated Services Festival at SOR Arcamanik, Bandung City.

It is hoped that the event, which will be held on November 21 2023 , will be able to increase the number of MSMEs in West Java registered with NIB.

"God willing, to achieve the target of 2.2 million in 2023, at least 1 million MSMEs can be added," he said.

According to Dodin, through the "link" that has been distributed, the 2023 West Java Micro and Small Business Integrated Services Festival will be attended by around 1,200 MSEs.

"At this event (UMK) will receive various services such as NIB, halal certification, E-Catalog, SNI, BPOM, HAKI, etc. If there is a celebration like this, our services will be more massive," explained Dodin.

Dodin revealed that there are various obstacles in trying to get West Java MSMEs to have NIBs, namely that there is still a stigma that taking care of NIBs is difficult and has to be paid. Even though NIB management is not like that.

"To eliminate this stigma, we need to massively socialize and educate the public, especially MSMEs," said Dodin.

He hopes that through joint efforts, collaboration with a number of "stakeholders", especially city/district governments, they will be able to increase awareness of MSME actors in each region to want to pursue the legality of their current businesses.

"With collaboration, God willing, we can quickly get to UMK to get complete NIB information," concluded Dodin.