Becoming The Minister Of Creative Economy, Teuku Riefky Will Consolidate After Separation From The Ministry Of Tourism And Creative Economy

Minister of Creative Economy Teuku Riefky Harsya (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Creative Economy Minister Teuku Riefky Harsya said that in the near future he would conduct internal consolidation. Especially now that the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has been officially separated, so it requires further coordination at the internal level, including the HR issue in it.

His party also opened communication with various parties including experts, associations and communities to listen to various problems that exist in the creative economy sector.

"We also want to listen to our respective ecosystems," said Riefky quoting Antara.

Within 100 days, his party will also present programs to boost 17 sub-sectors of the creative economy.

Meanwhile, regarding the budget, it was previously known that the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy had not yet been separated from obtaining a budget in 2025 of IDR 1.7 trillion.

Riefky admitted that together with the Minister of Tourism Widiyanti Putri Wardhana, he would discuss further about the distribution of this budget.

Furthermore, regarding the special direction from President Prabowo Subianto regarding the tourism and creative sectors, the Minister of Tourism Widi and Riefky admitted that they were still waiting for further directions.

However, Riefky acknowledged, creative economy is expected to be the backbone of the Indonesian economy in the future.

"We also understand that our creative economy has several sectors that have extraordinary strength, extraordinary development but also a lot of sub-sectoral economies from our creative economy that can still be developed even bigger," he concluded.

The name Teuku Riefky Harsya is one of the names that colored the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka government cabinet. The man who was born in Jakarta, June 28, 1972, has now officially served as Minister of Creative Economy.

As is known, the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Kemenparekraf) in President Prabowo's administration was again separated as was the case during the era of President Joko Widodo in 2014-2019.

Once the Chairman of Commission X in 2014-2017, one of which oversees the parekraf sector, Riefky admitted that his party is familiar with the creative economy sector, which includes 17 sub-sectors.

With his experience, he is also ready to bring Indonesia's creative economy to the next round so that he can support the national economic growth which is targeted at 8 percent.