Indonesian Economic Sovereignty: Soemitronomics and the Axiology of Pancasila as Strategies to Face Global Hegemony

Albert Riyandi; Ali Alkatiri; Anang Fahmi Lukmawan Putra

doi:10.55927/ijis.v5i5.29

Authors

Albert Riyandi Universitas Bina Sarana Informatika
Ali Alkatiri Asdep Produksi dan Digitalisasi Usaha Kecil Kementerian UMKM
Anang Fahmi Lukmawan Putra UIN Prof KH Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55927/ijis.v5i5.29

Keywords:

Soemitronomics, Pancasila Axiology, Indonesian Economic Sovereignty, Global Hegemony, Development Strategy, Digital Sovereignty

Abstract

This article comprehensively examines Indonesia's economic defense strategy in facing the three poles of global hegemony: Sovereign Power (81 Trillion USD), Transcapital Power (78 Trillion USD), and Technology Power (6 Trillion USD). Using a qualitative literature review methodology enriched with critical geopolitical analysis, the study is built upon three main reference pillars: (1) the thought of Soemitro Djojohadikusumo as documented in the book Soemitro Djojohadikusumo Anti-Colonialism: The Struggle of Indonesian Political Economy Thought (2026); (2) the philosophical framework of Pancasila in its axiological dimension as studied by Sindi Pramita et al. in the Journal on Education (2024); and (3) the global geo-economic map of Design Thinking: Defense vs. Domination Strategy (2026). The study finds that Soemitronomics—the value-based economic paradigm developed by Soemitro—operationalizes seven strategic pillars that directly correspond to the axiological framework of Pancasila's five principles. Results demonstrate that the contemporary programs of President Prabowo Subianto, particularly Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) and the Red and White Village Cooperative, represent the most concrete institutional manifestations of this synthesis. The article concludes that Soemitronomics, in the multipolar era of 165 trillion USD global power, constitutes not merely an historical academic legacy but an urgent and actionable roadmap for Indonesia's sovereign development

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