With Collaboration And Sustainability, Deputy Minister Of Creative Economy Sees The Potential For Music To Move The Economy

Deputy Minister of Creative Economy, Irene Umar (Instagram @irene.umar)

JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Creative Economy Irene Umar looks at the optimistic point of view regarding the potential of music sub-sectors in Indonesia. According to him, this sector can be a strategic force in accelerating the creative economy.

After attending a concert celebrating Andien's 25-year musical journey, in Jakarta on Saturday night, Deputy Minister Ekraf Irene said that music is not just entertainment, but also strengthens Indonesia's position in the global arena.

Music is a collaboration bridge. On stage like this we see a meeting of talents, technology, and cross-disciplinary creativity that produces economic value," Irene said in an official statement received in Jakarta, citing ANTARA on Sunday, November 16.

Irene highlighted that large-scale concerts are an important indicator of the resilience of Indonesia's creative ecosystem.

He assessed how the production series ranged from musical works, stage designs, artistic procedures, fashion, performance technology, to intellectual management featured chains of creative values that were interconnected and continued to grow.

Irene also emphasized that the success of concert performances is a real example of how music is able to move economic, social and cultural values at once.

He again emphasized the importance of strengthening hexahelix collaboration between governments, industry players, communities, academics, media, and international partners as the foundation to increase Indonesia's competitiveness at the global level.

As an effort to accelerate the growth of the music sector, the Ministry of Creative Economy continues to strengthen various strategic initiatives, ranging from increasing the competence of creative actors, strengthening supply chains, to cross-sectoral collaboration and global partnerships as part of the strategy towards Indonesia Gold 2045.

This is the creative ecosystem that we want to build. Strong, collaborative, and sustainable. Through collaboration and capacity building for creative actors, we open up greater opportunities for Indonesian talents to advance to class and penetrate the international market," said Irene.