Indonesian demographic dividend in relationship with global competitiveness and entrepreneural intention

Abstract

Indonesia is facing a fundamental shift in demography and geography. The birth rates is declining, with improvement in the health facilities, as well as increasing the proportion of individuals of productive ages. The advantages occurred in the conditions of growing individuals in the age group 15-64 years, and declining birth rates (fertility). Can this advantages used to increase the competitiveness of Indonesia? This condition shows the power of productive age, and is known as the demographic dividend. In the demographic dividend period, Indonesia has an abundance of potential human resources in the productive age. On the other hand that entrepreneurship is a vehicle to enhance the nation's competitiveness. But an increasing in entrepreneurial activity at a certain level does not necessarily improve the competitiveness, it should increase significantly and continually.