One Stop Event Licensing System Inaugurated, Sandiaga Hopes To Improve Local Economy

Menparekraf Sandiaga Uno (Photo: Theresia Agatha/VOI)

JAKARTA - The government officially launched a trial system for licensing events in Indonesia today, Monday, September 11. The launch of the trial was carried out at the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Kemenparekraf) Building, Jakarta.

"It will not be postponed again, today, September 11, we are launching a digital licensing system for events, in order to get feedback from promoters," said Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno at a press conference in Jakarta, on Monday, September 11.

Menparekraf Sandiaga said this was an effort by the government to improve the local economy, and as a means for providing jobs.

"There are around 3,000 more events whose class is medium and large that can create economic value of around Rp. 162 trillion. This is part of our efforts and solutions to improve the economy," he said.

Sandiaga added that digital transformation efforts in various sectors are also in accordance with the direction of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in every limited meeting (Ratas).

"At that time, the president emphasized that events should be a catalyst for accelerating economic recovery, so that policies that are right on target, benefit, and on time must also have a positive impact on the local economy and the provision of employment," he added.

On the same occasion, Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform (Menpan RB) Azwar Anas said, with the launch of a trial of the licensing application, it is hoped that there will be equitable economic growth in every region of Indonesia.

"Well, hopefully all of this will be a suggestion for government services that are able to provide quality services and increase economic potential, both for local governments and nationally," he said.

For your information, the licensing test system for organizing events in Indonesia has been decided in a limited meeting held at the State Palace, Jakarta, on Tuesday, August 1.

The presence of this one-door permit service system is expected to encourage more events in Indonesia.

Even so, the trial of the event service system can only be carried out in 15 venues. The 15 venues include the GBK Jakarta Stadium (Central Jakarta), the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) (Central Jakarta), Ancol Beach City International Stadium (North Jakarta), JIExpo Kemayoran (Central Jakarta), Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE) BSD (South Tangerang), and Community Park PIK 2 (Tangerang Kota).

Then, East Java Expo (East Java), Siliwangi Stadium (West Java), MMTC Gor North Sumatra Provincial Government (North Sumatra), Sentul City (West Java), Gor Padjajaran (West Java), Peninsula Island (Bali), West Parking Page Mandala Krida Stadium (Yogyakarta Special Region), Kedung Batu Sampookong Page Complex (Central Java), and Manahan Stadium (Central Java).

Through the digitization of this licensing, licensing and security costs, as well as the amount of Non-Tax State Revenue (PNBP) generated can be transparently reported. If this digitization has been implemented, the efficiency and added value of the economy from organizing the event could get an additional IDR 17 trillion.