Entrepreneurship Landscape of Translating Business in Indonesia: An Observation and Online Survey During Covid 19 Pandemic

Abstract

Translating enterprises in Indonesia has not been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The work procedure of a translator is in line with the health enforced by the Indonesian government that urge people to avoid from community gathering and maintain social distancing. The Indonesian public is very supportive in the development of the translating field that is on high demand and provides opportunities in creating jobs. This chapter describes the authors’ observation on the prospect of translating entrepreneurship in Indonesia including its business opportunity, the translator’s competencies, and the efforts required in improving the quality of translator in Indonesia. An indepth opinion survey was also organized by the authors using Whattsapp involving Indonesian translating actors who translate during the Covid 19 pandemic. A number of websites related to translation business have been observed and included in this chapter in order to gain insights on translation service quality, competencies and information on the translation fees. The chapter concludes that the translation business in Indonesia is still very promising and becomes one that absorbs of the Indonesian translating workforce that will get demographic bonuses in the next few years. This chapter is expected to provide a quick report on the current development of the translation business in Indonesia in order to create awareness and to attract attention from the public especially those parties associated with translation service.