Minister Sandiaga: The Success Of The Powerboat F1 Must Be Balanced With The Quality Improvement Of MSMEs In North Sumatra

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno asked MSME actors in Bige, Toba Regency, North Sumatra, to improve the quality of their products by strengthening innovation, adaptation, and collaboration.

Sandiaga said that the successful implementation of the fast boat racing competition F1Powerboat in the Lake Toba area needs to be balanced with improving the product quality of MSME actors, especially from the craft sub-sector through innovation, adaptation, and good collaboration with various parties.

"I believe that with the F1 Powerboat and the empowerment of MSMEs, we can create many business opportunities and employment opportunities that will be open, so that the welfare of the people (Toba) increases," he said in a press statement, Monday, February 27.

Moreover, said Sandiaga, Toba Regency has been designated as Creative Regency through curation from the Creative Regency/City (KaTa Kreatif) program.

"In my opinion, these products are drained, the quality has met export standards. So, if we increase this quality in the future, (Balige) can be (selected) to become (part of) Unesco Creative Cities Network," he said.

For your information, the Lake Toba 2023 F1 Powerboat competition event was held in collaboration with various parties, including the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy.

FIH2O is a Powerboat World Championship organized by Union Internationale Motonautique and sponsored by H2O, so it is often referred to as F2H20.

This championship is the highest class in the Powerboat race which also bears the name F1 like a car race.

This is the first Powerboat international level race to be held in Indonesia.