Local Tourism Businesses in the Digital Era: Implications for Bridging the Critical Skills Gap in Indonesia

Title
Local Tourism Businesses in the Digital Era: Implications for Bridging the Critical Skills Gap in Indonesia
Publication Date
2025
Author(s)
Dhakal, Subas P
( Auhtor )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8507-3206
Email: sdhakal2@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:sdhakal2
Tjokro, Saskia
Editor
Editor(s): Subas P Dhakal, Alan Nankervis, John Burgess
Type of document
Book Chapter
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Routledge
Place of publication
Abingdon, United Kingdom
Edition
1
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/69030
Abstract

The travel and tourism industry (TTI) is considered one of the main drivers for achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) as a part of the United Nations (UN) 2030 agenda. This study focuses on the Indonesian TTI, including the accommodation and food services and the transport, postal, and warehousing sectors—considered one of the main drivers of economic growth in the digital era. The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and the associated innovation and digitisation technologies have emerged as crucial industry priorities in the post-pandemic digital era. However, although an inability to bridge the critical skills gaps can adversely impact local tourism businesses (LTBs), the unfolding implications of the 4IR related on the TTI remain underexplored. This chapter responds to this gap. It draws on the strategic human resource management (SHRM) perspective and utilises findings from an online survey (n = 147) and interviews (n = 11). The contributions of this chapter are twofold. First, it highlights workforce-related challenges associated with the uptake of digital technologies. Second, it demonstrates the need for TTI-specific policy initiatives to bridge the critical skills gap in the digital era.

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Citation
The Future of Work in the Asia Pacific: Addressing Critical Skills Shortages for Sustainable Development, p. 146-157
ISBN
9781032458700
9781032458717
9781003379065
Start page
146
End page
157

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