Sandiaga Calls Mojo Batik Festival Eligible To Become A National Activity

Mojo Batik Festival (MBF) 2023 (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Kemenparekraf), Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno stated that the Mojo Batik Festival (MBF) 2023 in Mojokerto City, East Java deserves to be a national activity. "It's a national agenda. If you look at the works and creations, it opens up opportunities for Mojokerto City to become a center of batik and go internationally," he said on the sidelines of attending the Mojo Batik Festival 2023 activities at Mojokerto City Square, Saturday night, quoted by Antara.

According to him, the Mojo Batik Festival activities can be felt in one spirit and vibration of batik industry players in Mojokerto City. "Congratulations on this activity, because many empower environmentally friendly batik creations and can open up jobs," he said. He encouraged the resulting batik to be displayed in Karisma Event Nusantara activities and curated, so that next year we can pass additional incentives from the Menparekraf. "Form of promotion, we bring batik to festivals and performances of foreign fashion performances. We will also promote digitally and invite all Mojokerto people to continue to use applications on social media channels," he said. East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa on that occasion admitted that he wanted to strengthen the Mojo Batik Festival philosophy was raised universally. "The story of Majapahit in building a Nusantara, various diversity as a booster of the archipelago," he said.

With this strengthening, he said, an understanding emerged which was followed by trust and respect. "Strengthening the philosophy was carried out with various strengthening of batik designer creators to unite ideas of thought that were added," he said. Mayor of Mojokerto Ika Puspitasari said on behalf of the Mojokerto City Government would like to thank the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, because Mojokerto City was given assistance and budget for three months to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) "The result is fashion products and accessories from batik," he said.