Kominfo Welcomes BNI Initiative To Develop Game Industry

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology appreciates the efforts of PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk or BNI which has been proactive in developing the market as well as the domestic game industry.

This step by banking as an intermediary function is believed to be stronger in stimulating the growth of the national game industry.

Meanwhile, as a digital banking pioneer, BNI has organized the e-sports Tournament for Stronger Indonesia.

The competition, which featured three games Free Fire, PUBG Mobile, and Lokapala, was able to attract up to 9,113 local e-sports athletes, or 2,207 groups.

Three of the best time sports such as Dewa United Esport, Cemas Ko Deck, and Tentacle Modja managed to show off and win in this fierce national esports competition.

Spokesman for the Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) Dedy Permadi said that his party welcomed the initiatives of various parties, especially BNI in developing the national game industry, through the implementation of the e-sports Tournament for Stronger Indonesia.

He hopes that what BNI is doing can be followed by all parties and will not stop here, in order to support the creation of a healthy and more innovative national game industry ecosystem.

"We hope that all relevant stakeholders, including BNI, can continue to support the creation of a healthy and more innovative national game industry ecosystem," he said.

He continued that so far the Ministry of Communication and Informatics has continued to support the development of the national game industry, including through the Indonesia Game Developer Exchange (IGDX) program.

"Through this program, we provide a series of training programs to business matchmaking to facilitate local game developers to develop their games," he said.

BNI President Director Royke Tumilaar said that competition events such as the e-sports Tournament for Stronger Indonesia will encourage more local gamers as well as game creators to be more enthusiastic about creating achievements.

According to him, the game world is a place to socialize for today's millennial generation.

In fact, it is not uncommon for serious conversations between millennial generations to occur while playing online games with friends.

Royke ensured that BNI is a lifetime partner of the millennial generation who is also able to facilitate this habit change by providing various banking solutions in every online game transaction.

"We hope that this competition can increase the market for the game sector in Indonesia as well as give birth to more game creators who are able to attract the attention of global millennials," he said.

Dewa United e-sports Team member Denis Haris Prayogo appreciated BNI as the organizer of the e-sport Tournament for Stronger Indonesia.

According to him, this is a form of concern between the government and SOEs in facilitating as well as supporting the talents of young people in making positive contributions to the country.

"We certainly really appreciate the organization of this competition. Thank you BNI. Hopefully BNI continues to be more successful for Stronger Indonesia," he concluded.