KUCHING: At the government intervention level, the government is considering building a specific e-commerce platform, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Datuk Abang Openg. “This is to solve specific problems such as the marking of rural products into urban centres and providing platforms for rural folks to operate.
“This can also provide a common platform for eateries’ spots where our people can order the food by just using an app and later just pay using Sarawak Pay.
“This common platform can also connect and provide seamless Business to Business (B2B) interconnectivity in their daily operations such as ordering their supplies, online payment, and stock monitoring. “This is where Sarawak Pay will also come in to play an important role in monetising the rural economy.
“The dedicated e-commerce platform will cut out a large portion of the middlemen and help to increase profits to the primary sellers,” he said. Johari added that two big ecommerce platforms are already operating in the state, which are Alibaba and Lazada.
“Their platforms are here in the state and they are training local sellers how they can put their products onto their platforms and run; they are also organising their fulfilment centres in Kuching.
“So, Sarawak is now ready for e-commerce for those who are interested in this business,” he said during his winding-up speech during the State Legislative Assembly sitting in Kuching yesterday.
