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they are the main source of competitive advantage and management of other sources of
excellence (Moran & Brightman, 2000). Changes in business models with digitalization
systems lead to recognition of the importance of human resources as a critical tool for
organizations that need to be included in the organizational philosophy and also in the strategic
planning process because human resources become part of organizational policy development
(cooperatives). Therefore, the need to carry out the identification of relevant digital
competencies aims to improve HR performance to enable the survival of organizations to
achieve competitive success (Brophy & Kiely, 2002).
4. The Effect of Digital Competence on Cooperative Performance
Digital competence itself has a variety of definitions put forward by experts, among
others according to (Peña-López, 2010) digital competence is the latest concept that describes
a person's skills related to technology.
Reinforced by the opinion expressed by (Ilomäki et al., 2011) digital competence
consists not only of skills, but also related to social and emotional aspects of a person to use
and understand digital devices. According to (Punie et al., 2006) digital competence is a
person's basic skills in ICT and the use of computers to retrieve, assess, store, produce, present,
exchange information, communicate and participate in collaboration over the internet network.
Digital competence is also an indicator and measuring tool for a person's ability to be
said to have digital capabilities. The dimensions in digital competence include information and
data literacy, communication and collaboration, digital content creation, security, and problem-
solving (RAHMAN, 2019).
Digital competence can be divided into four core competencies that need to be owned
by someone so that it can be said to have digital capabilities (Gibbins, 1997). The first
competency is internet search that includes several components. Second, a hypertextual
Navigation guide is the member's knowledge of hypertext and hyperlinks, hypertext
characteristics, information in the internet and textbooks, how the web works, as well as the
characteristics of web pages. Third, evaluation of information content. Lastly, knowledge
assembly. Meanwhile stated that there are six types of digital competencies that must be owned
by a person, including understanding digital and non-digital formats, creation and
communication of digital information, evaluation of information, gathering or compiling
knowledge, information literacy and media literacy (BRODEUR & WILSON, 1996).
5. Cooperatives in Pangandaran Regency, West Java, Indonesia
All manufacturers of both goods and services are required to continuously make
improvements, refinements, and innovations to improve their competitiveness. The innovation
will affect the choice of marketing strategy of a cooperative so that the products made by
members in several cooperatives in Pangandaran Regency become better in terms of quality,
quantity, and brand name that will bring the cooperative to sustainable competitive advantage
in the end. Sustainable competitive advantage is a value that can be created continuously by
the company, for its consumers (Sherlin, 2016).
There are 10,171 MSMEs in Pangandaran Regency, one of them engaged in the fish
auction, namely The KUD (Minasari) which is one of the largest KUD in Pangandaran
Regency. KUD Minasari focuses on the target of the fishing profession members. It was
originally named the (marine fisheries cooperative) established on January 2, 1962, by five
fishermen and currently has a total of 608 members. In 2018 the number of members’ of KUD
Minasari reached 760 people, but as of December 2019, the number of members decreased