Indonesia Islamic economy 2021: Increasing digitalization for halal industry, work on Shariah-compliant investment bank to continue
JAKARTA – Indonesia plans to codify and digitalize data from halal certificates to better track and manage its domestic halal industry.
“We will start the codification of data from halal certificates, and synchronize these with data from the Ministry of Trade and the Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs,” said Afdhal Aliasar, director of halal products industry of the National Sharia Economy and Finance Committee (KNEKS), told Salaam Gateway.
The exercise that the government plans to start in 2021 will also involve the national halal certifier BPJPH, the Islamic clerical body MUI that passes fatwa for halal certificates, Customs and Clearance, and the Ministry of Industry.
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