Paper Title
The Role Of Indonesia�s Goverment Under Joko Widodo�s Era To Encourage Small-Medium Enterprises In Asean Economic Community

Abstract
This research is aimed to explain the role of Indonesia�s government to encourage small-medium enterprises in ASEAN Economic Community through qualitative methode. In the beginning of 2016, ASEAN countries has agreed to implement ASEAN Economic Community in the southeast asia region. The values of AEC are Free flow of goods, services, foreign direct investment and skill labour. AEC become a threat for most countries in ASEAN region. It is because by implementing AEC, ASEAN countries should be ready in every sectors to be able to compete with other countries. Unfortunately, some of ASEAN countries feel that they are not ready yet to face it and one of those countries is Indonesia. Indonesia is not quite ready to face AEC in small medium enterprises sectors. There are a plenty of things that should be overcome by the government of Indonesia. In due to of the lack of readiness of small medium enterprises in Indonesia, the authors would try to explain the role of Indonesia�s Government especially under Joko Widodo�s era to encourage Small-Medium enterprises to be able to compete with others in AEC. Keyword - Asean Economic Community, Small Medium Enterprises, Government policies and programs