JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of Commission VII DPR RI, Rahayu Saraswati Djojohadikusumo, stated that his party is committed to intensively discussing the Draft Tourism Law (RUU Kewisataan) during this session. In this bill, Commission VII DPR will encourage the establishment of an independent tourism promotional institution.
The Gerindra legislator, who is familiarly called Sara, said the bill was being formulated as a new legal basis capable of building a sustainable national tourism ecosystem.
Sara hopes that the Tourism Bill can build an Indonesian tourism ecosystem that has a strong roots in local culture and customs, and is in line with the international tourism code of ethics.
"We formulate this law to ensure that the development of the tourism sector is not only oriented towards economic growth, but also upholds local wisdom values and opens the widest possible participation space for the local community," said Sara, Thursday, April 24.
Sara said that Commission VII of the DPR RI also encouraged the establishment of an independent tourism promotional institution in this bill.
He explained that this independent institution is a kind of Indonesian Tourism Board, which can operate flexibly and does not depend on the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN).
Where the institution is expected to spearhead the promotion of Indonesia's leading destinations on the international stage.
"It's time for Indonesia to have a professional, adaptive, and effective tourism promotional institution. The Ministry of Tourism needs strategic partners who focus on Indonesia's positioning and branding as world destinations," he explained.
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The member of the DPR for the Jakarta electoral district said that the Tourism Bill also opened up opportunities for multi-party synergy with a hexahelix approach, involving elements of the government, academics, industry players, communities, media, and Indonesian diaspora. This is intended to jointly form the face of Indonesian tourism that is globally competitive but still has a local spirit.
"With this regulatory update, it is hoped that the transformation of the Indonesian tourism sector towards sustainability and social justice can run more systematically and directedly," concluded Sara.
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