Digital Technology, Education, and Economic Growth in a Green Economy in Indonesia

Abstract

This study investigates digital inclusion in the form of internet users, education, economic growth, and CO2 emissions to understand the digital economy and green economy in Indonesia. This research examines data from 2000 until 2020 to be able to produce "autoregressive vectors" that may be used to evaluate the causal link between variables. Based on secondary data from the World Bank, the following multivariate regression model was used to investigate the causal link between Internet Users, Economic Growth, Education, and Carbon dioxide expenditure in Indonesia. Carbon Dioxide encourages investment in Education to solve environmental problems so that the higher levels of CO2 in Indonesia's air encourage the Indonesian government to invest in education in terms of CO2 problems. Where education itself significantly increases public awareness so the relationship between education and CO2 has a significant negative correlation. And education drives future education and significantly boosts economic growth. High economic growth or a more established economy actually has a significant negative correlation with CO2 levels, which means that a green economy can be applied in Indonesia. The interesting thing is that there is a significant positive relationship between internet users and the increase in CO2 levels in the air in Indonesia. This is very interesting because the use of the internet in Indonesia has an impact on the business sector and ordering or online shopping increases the use of transportation for shipping goods which actually increases CO2 levels in Indonesia's air.