The Role of Institutions in Controlling Digital Investment Market in Indonesia

The development of the digital investment market in Indonesia is experiencing rapid changes. One of the changes in question is the transformation of the investment market mechanism from a non-digital one to a digital investment market. In this transformation, there is a need for institutions to play a role in controlling the operations of the digital investment market. This research attempts to explore the role of these institutions using an economic sociology perspective. The research method employed is a qualitative research method with data collection techniques that involve interviews with policymakers responsible for overseeing the operations of the digital investment market in Indonesia, observation and documentation in digital platform of investment market. The research results show several roles of government institutions in the digital investment market, including: making regulations and providing supervision on the operationalization of the digital investment market to protect investors from fraudulent practices, apart from that, government institutions also provide outreach and education about investment and digital literacy to the public.