Final project for Leadership in the Digital Age course. Objective: Identify the current and future state of the organization regarding digital competencies. 1. Perform a gap analysis about the current digital competencies in your organization compared to the digital competencies required to promote a digital transformation inside it. 2. Identify the benefits of possessing digital competencies in your company.

1. Digital Competencies of SUN Energy Group
By: Tomas Septian Halim
1. Perform a gap analysis about the current digital competencies in your organization compared to the digital competencies required to promote a digital transformation inside it.
SUN Energy is a leading solar project developer in Indonesia, having secured more than 200 MWp of solar projects within 5 years of operations since its establishment in 2016. SUN Energy
is experienced in providing integrated solutions, from conception to construction including project siting and permitting, financing, market development and solar leasing. As a leading solar
project developer, SUN Energy offers various financing models including zero upfront cost, where customers can enjoy affordable electricity from clean energy with monthly rental payments.
Our technology is tailor-made to meet every need, including residential, office buildings, factories, shopping centres, hotels, hospitals, gas stations, and mining areas. Trusted by various blue-
chip companies in Indonesia, SUN Energy works with leading technology partners to ensure quality, reliability and efficiency.
Competency Current State Desired Gap How to develop
Have a clear vision of technological
waves
As a leading solar project
developer, SUN Energy has a clear
vision on becoming leading
technology enabled solar power
provider.
Have a clearer vision, and what
steps to take to achieve the vision
Currently the envisioned state
where SUN can provide all-around
platform for renewable energy is
still more technology advancement
Continuously, catching up with the
solar panel & renewable
technology; platforms and
developing what it currently has
The leader must develop the ability
to integrate the operation in the
short term, but with a long-term
business vision.
SUN has a clear long-term vision
on what it wants to become.
Meanwhile, in the ST, it
continuously integrates technology
for its operation.
Have an all-around and integrated
system for all the operations, both
for internal and external
Currently, there are still limited
technology infrastructure and if
there is the cost still expensive
Continuously learning and catching
up with the technology
advancement until the technology
required is feasible to be
implemented
Able to distinguish between the
current processes and products,
and how to evolve them into a new
era of digital economy
SUN has a clear understanding of
its current internal and external
process, which some still carried
out by analog system, and for some
that have gone digital, not
integrated yet
Have an efficient integrated digital
system that could speed up and
increase the efficiency
Some implementation and
development of systems are taking
times and sometimes could be
expensive
Continuously, implement a more
efficient and integrated system or
updating current system so that it
can be integrated or linked between
each other
Have an ability to evaluate the
transformation cost and define how
to guide the organization within the
new types of markets, customers
and interactions
SUN leaders always pay attention
to cost and benefit of technology
implementation. If the cost much
more than the benefit, then it won’t
be implemented
Continuously implement digital
technology that could expand SUN
businesses, segmentation
Sometimes different market has
different perspectives and different
technology competencies
Continuously, perform
benchmarking and invest for a
long-term technology
implementation, so the cost /
benefit be better
Have clear and precise
measurements scale, scope, timing
and speed
SUN is not only implementing new
technology, but it has to go many
steps and process
Has clearer measurement and
faster system to determine the
result
It takes time for a new technology
to be implemented
Technology awareness should be
improved and continuously educate
the stakeholder regarding it

2. Competency Current State Desired Gap How to develop
Know how to present his/ her digital
route and evaluate the cost benefit
of different technologies
People in SUN have an adequate
digital competency to perform the
cost & benefit analysis
Have an excellent digital
competency so the analysis result
would be more precise
Development of digital competency
of someone requires time
SUN leader should continuously
lead the team in developing their
digital competency
Design, integration and analysis,
and strategic use of data
management
Currently the utilization of data
management and analysis are not
maximized yet
Data management and analysis
should be maximized and utilized
Times requirement for developing
digital competency and awareness
SUN leader should continuously
lead the team in developing their
digital competency
Prepare the Company for data
integration as well as new
technologies
SUN has a yearly business plan for
each business unit (especially for
technology integration & adoption)
Has a clear roadmap of integration
and step by step of the integration;
and an efficient management
control
Development of digital competency
and awareness requires time
Technology awareness should be
improved and continuously educate
the stakeholder regarding it
Have the ability to design the
organization of the future
SUN is always performing
benchmark with the world-leading
company especially for technology
adoption
Not only doing benchmark and
copying the world-leading
company, but able to create its own
and become the world-leading
Capital, technical requirement Continuously improve the business
and adopt the new technology and
involve the customer in order to
expand its business
Interact with intelligent societies
and cities
SUN is proactive in smart cities and
societies development
Be the advocate in smart cities and
societies
Capital, technical requirement, and
expertise
Continuously improve the business
and adopt the new technology and
perform research and
benchmarking to the best practice
Soft competencies SUN is supporting its employee
and future leader to develop their
resilience, communication, and
negotiation skill
Have a future leader with great soft
competencies
Time required to develop and raise
the great leader with great soft skill
Continuously support and
encourage the future generation
2. Identify the benefits of possessing digital competencies in your company. By possessing great digital competencies could lead into several things as follows:
1. More efficient operational from the upstream to downstream
2. Could co-create with the customer to provide what they need
3. Increase competitiveness & survival ability
4. Increase the readiness to face the digital transformation
5. Clearer business model, vision, and strategy
6. Increase the profitability of the business
7. Satisfy stakeholders interest