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Govt wants to see significant jump in creative economy by 2019
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Central Statistics Agency (BPS) head Suhariyanto (left) and Creative Economy Agency (Bekraf) head Triawan Munaf speak in a press conference in Jakarta on Dec. 8. (JP/Anton Hermansyah)
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he government aims to boost Indonesia’s creative economy sector through the development of various techno parks and further involvement in international promotions.
“By 2019, we expect that the creative economy will see a 12 percent surge in its contribution to the country’s gross domestic product, a 13 percent increase in its absorption of workers and a 10 percent jump in exports,” Creative Economy Agency (Bekraf) deputy for infrastructure Hari Santosa Sungkari said Tuesday in a statement.
To meet the target, the Industry Ministry has facilitated the development of at least five techno parks in various regions, namely in Bandung, Denpasar, Semarang, Makassar and Batam.
Each techno park will have its own specialty. The one in Bandung, for instance, focuses on application development, while another one in Denpasar is projected to develop the animation sector.
“With the help of such techno parks, start-ups will be incubated, educated and facilitated to develop their businesses until they can stand on their own and compete with other established businesses,” Industry Ministry’s director of electronic and telematics industry Achmad Rodjih Almanshoer said.
In May 2015, the government announced its plan to develop 100 national science and technology parks in a bid to encourage innovation and creativity. (ags)
