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On Thursday, 2 September 2021, at the Politap Tax Center Hall, KPP Pratama Ketapang and Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) held a Business Development Service (BDS) event with the topic of Featured Packaging for Local Products. The event was attended by the Head of KPP Pratama Ketapang Edral Yulvan, Politap Director Endang Kusmana, the BDS committee, Politap Tax Center management, and MSME entrepreneurs in Ketapang Regency under health protocols.
Head of KPP Pratama Ketapang Edral Yulvan conveyed in his opening remarks that the BDS activity is an annual agenda of KPP Pratama Ketapang and in 2021 collaborated with Politap to drive the digitalization of MSMEs so that Ketapang MSMEs can level up. His office encourages Ketapang MSME products to utilize current advancements in information technology to expand their business.
Meanwhile, Endang Kusmana, Director of Politap, who was also a resource person for the event, outlined mentoring opportunities Politap can provide to Ketapang MSMEs, including product innovation, product quality, packaging, intellectual property rights, Kampus Merdeka, and synergies with other institutions. His party opened opportunities for Ketapang MSMEs to collaborate with Politap so they can leverage various collaborative potentials with Politap, particularly regarding education, research, and community service.
Meanwhile, A.Razy Muhammad, a Politap lecturer serving as the second speaker, highlighted the importance of Ketapang MSMEs entering the market through the use of information technology with digital marketing, expressing readiness to provide education to MSMEs using the resources of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang. Separately, Dyah Novia Nugraheni, Advisor of the Politap Tax Center, noted that this BDS activity was attended by 40 MSME entrepreneurs in Ketapang. According to Dyah, all participating MSMEs are active businesses that currently use social media to market their products. Through this event, it is hoped that optimizing the use of information technology with assistance from Politap can help Ketapang MSMEs level up.