Malang, East Java, April 26 -- The Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is preparing a scheme to connect micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with industry players to increase their competitiveness.

Speaking at the Integrated Business Center Service (PLUT) for Cooperatives and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (KUMKM) Summit here on Friday, Cooperatives and SMEs Minister Teten Masduki said that MSMEs and the industry sector are not yet connected.

He noted that in Indonesia, there are around 64 million MSMEs that contribute to the national economy. As per records, more than 90 percent of them are engaged in the creative economy sector.

Of the 17 sub-sectors of the creative economy, three main secto...