The role of internet in efficiency of Indonesian primary energy export

The Internet is widely recognized as an important technology to accelerate export performance. In the case of energy trade, the issue of export efficiency must be achieved for every exporter country, including Indonesia. The essential input factor to achieve maximum efficiency of trade is to utilize the internet as a technological factor. Therefore, the objective of this study is to examine the impact of the internet on the efficiency of primary energy exports in Indonesia. The study employed the Stochastic Frontier Gravity Model (SFGM) to analyze data from 26 destination countries spanning the period from 2011 to 2020. The result reveals that the condition of internet technology from importers, proxied by fixed broadband subscriptions and secure internet servers has a significant effect on Indonesian export energy performance. Furthermore, the addition of internet technology enhances the Indonesian primary energy export efficiency by comparing the efficiency before and after involvement of the internet. Therefore, the condition of internet technology from importer countries must be considered to maintain the export performance of Indonesia's primary energy to the global market.