Deputy Minister Of Education Giring Ganesha: Indonesian Music Advancement Team Has Started Work

Deputy Minister of Culture Giring Ganesha Djumaryo (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Culture (Wamenbud) Giring Ganesha stated that the points of agreement from the Indonesian Music Conference (KMI) one by one have tried to be carried out.

Not just a discourse, Giring said the Music Advancement Team had moved to solve various problems, ranging from school curriculum to concert licensing loopholes that had ensnared promoters.

Outspokenly, Giring opened a card about the results of the KMI which had previously been echoed. He ensured that all input points from the musicians were now neatly summarized and ready to enter the execution stage.

"The Music Advancement Team (Indonesia) has started working. Yesterday, we were working on updating the music curriculum in schools," Giring told media crews in Gambir, Central Jakarta on Friday, November 14.

This statement clearly highlights one of the main foundations of the music ecosystem, namely education. The effort to update the curriculum is a concrete step to ensure that music teaching materials at the school level are relevant to current industrial developments.

It did not stop in the classroom, Giring's sharp spotlight has now shifted to the stage arena. Concert licensing matters, which are often a scourge for promoters, are now also a priority.

"Secondly, we are testing the event, how to cooperate with the police," he said. Promotor must sit a lot with the police to determine a security system that is okay and also secure payments that are transparent.

Furthermore, the Deputy Minister highlighted the polemic that was no less hot, namely the problem of managing music royalties. According to him, this problem has received fresh air because it involves directly the Ministry of Law in the affairs of the National Collective Management Institute (LMKN).

"And if for example the issue of royalties, we will provide input to the Ministry of Law," explained Giring.

He added, "Pak Supratman and Prof. Edi and the ranks of the Ministry of Law have done an extraordinary thing: reforming LMKN and also improving LMK governance as well," he added.

The direct involvement of the Ministry of Law is believed to be the key to accelerating reform of copyright governance and music royalties in Indonesia. Giring also promised to continue to provide the latest news regarding real steps born out of the spirit of the Indonesian Music Conference.