Serang - Serang City has begun to encourage cultural development through regulatory channels. The Regional Regulation Formation Agency or Bapemperda of Serang City met with the Minister of Culture Fadli Zon to discuss the preparation of stronger cultural regulations and in line with national policies.
The meeting took place at the Ministry of Culture Office, Jakarta, Monday, May 25. The Head of the Serang City Culture and Art Agency was present with academics and cultural activists.
Fadli Zon assessed that Banten, including the City of Serang, needed an acceleration of cultural development. This region has a large capital because it is close to Jakarta, has a long history, and stores important cultural sites.
According to Fadli, culture should not only be the business of one service. Cultural development must involve education, creative economy, tourism, and other local devices.
"Banten needs to have festivals that are typical, unique, known at the national level, not only in Banten," said Fadli.
He called Benteng Surosowan and Keraton Kaibon cultural assets that could be revitalized and revived in the regional cultural ecosystem.
The Head of the Serang City Bapemperda, Edi Santoso, said Serang has a major strength in history and culture. Therefore, city development should not be disconnected from the cultural roots of the community.
"Tourism should not be far from the roots of culture. Culture must be the root and foundation of the development of Serang City," said Edi.
Serang City academic and cultural activist Ferry Sandi said the impetus for the preparation of the Cultural Development Regulation was born from grassroots movements. One of them is through the Serang City Culture Congress in September 2025.
The congress gathered the aspirations of artists and cultural workers about the direction of cultural development in the City of Serang.
The Serang City Minister of Religion also expressed support for the plan to restore historical areas, including Surosowan Fort and Keraton Kaibon.
The support will be driven through a number of draft regulations. Among them are the Cultural Development Regulation, the Creative Economy Regulation, and the Tourism Regulation.
Apart from regulations, the City of Serang also prepares institutional strengthening. The fields of culture, tourism, and creative economy are encouraged to be in one regional apparatus organization so that their management is more focused.
The Serang City Government will also propose the construction of a cultural hall as a gathering space for the art and culture community. The city government stated that it was ready to provide land to support the cultural infrastructure.
The meeting was also attended by the Director General of Cultural and Traditional Protection Restu Gunawan and a number of officials from the Ministry of Culture.
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