Eco-Friendly Digital Economy Philosophy on the Indonesia-Timor Leste Border

Abstract

The people on the Indonesia-Timor Leste border are classified as poor and need to be empowered. Poverty is not due to a lack of natural resources but because the natural potential has not been optimally explored. President Joko Widodo has paid attention to the border area to be developed to grow a new economic point for the local people. This research method applies qualitative methods with a philosophical approach. Study findings indicate that the Indonesia-Timor Leste border area, especially Belu Regency is rich in environmentally friendly resources and digital economy that can be developed. An eco- friendly digital economy philosophy on the Indonesia-Timor Leste border can become a reference framework for implementing development at the border toward people’s welfare. The philosophy of an environmentally friendly digital economy can become a new thought innovation that drives the dynamics of development towards improving the economic quality of 600 thousand people for a better life. An environmentally friendly digital economy philosophy can be a solution to poverty in border areas to improve the welfare of the local community. This research provides a framework and recommendations for the Indonesian government to carry out development activities in border areas.