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Jokowi opens Indonesian craft expo

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo opened on Thursday the annual International Handicraft Trade Fair, or Inacraft, at the Jakarta Convention Center JCC. The handicraft exhibit will run through April 30 and involve 1,392 participants

News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Thu, April 27, 2017

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Jokowi opens Indonesian craft expo President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo talks to first lady Iriana Joko Widodo about products being displayed at the International Handicraft Trade Fair (Inacraft) in Jakarta on April 26. (The Presidential Office via Antara/ Krishadiyanto)

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resident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo opened on Thursday the annual International Handicraft Trade Fair, or Inacraft, at the Jakarta Convention Center JCC. The handicraft exhibit will run through April 30 and involve 1,392 participants.

Jokowi expressed his appreciation for the progress Indonesia’s handicraft and creative industries have made, and hoped relevant businesses will continue to contribute significantly to the Indonesian economy.

“The craft and creative industry has grown rapidly in Indonesia. I am convinced that the future of Indonesia will be in the handicraft and creative industry,” the President said at JCC on Wednesday as reported by tempo.co.

(Read also: Yogyakarta is ideal place to develop creative industries: Jokowi)

Other aspects of the creative industry that can be further developed include music, movies, digital programming and fashion, he added.

Inacraft takes inspiration from Yogyakarta this year with the theme “From Smart Villages to the Global Market.”

Despite the 12 percent decline in the global craft industry to US$46.8 billion, Indonesia must still expand its position in the market, said Trade Ministry Enggartiasto Lukita.

Indonesia’s market share in the international craft market currently stands at 1.41 percent.

“[Indonesia’s] low market share has become a primary focus,” he said,

Steps the ministry will take to boost the nation’s position included cooperating with Indonesian embassies in various countries, as well as taking part in various trade expos, he added. (bbn)

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