Sandiaga Uno Invites Brunei Darussalam Investors To Invest In Super Priority Destinations And KEK

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Salahuddin and Minister of Foreign Affairs II of Brunei Darussalam Dato Seri Setia Haji Erywan (Photo via ministry)

JAKARTA - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno invited investors from Brunei Darussalam to invest in Indonesia.

"I invite investors from Brunei Darussalam to be able to invest in various strategic tourism projects such as in 5 super priority destinations and various special economic zones," said Sandiaga after receiving an audience with the Minister of Foreign Affairs II of Brunei Darussalam Dato Seri Setia Haji Erywan, in a press release Wednesday. August 17th.

Sandiaga also invited the participation of the Brunei Darussalam delegation to attend World Tourism Day as well as the World Creative Economy Conference in Bali, which is part of the G20 Indonesia Presidency.

Furthermore, Sandiaga also discussed the current state of tourism and the creative economy as well as various opportunities for cooperation in an effort to encourage economic revival and job creation.

One of them is through exploring cooperation to increase the capacity and competence of human resources (HR) as an effort to create human resources with competency standards for tourism professionals.

"We appreciate and welcome the open plans and opportunities for this collaboration. We have six Poltekpar (Tourism Polytechnic), one of which is in Bali, whose graduates produce many reliable tourism workers. Like the best chefs, and many are absorbed by the industry," explained Password.

In this collaboration, he said, student exchanges could be carried out. Either from Brunei Darussalam to learn at Poltekpar or Poltekpar students who can study in the field at hotels in Brunei.

"Human resources are one of the main factors in our efforts to accelerate the recovery of conditions in various sectors to be stronger in facing global challenges. Making the crisis an opportunity, one of which is supported by digitalization," said Sandiaga.

In response to this, the Minister of Foreign Affairs II of Brunei Darussalam Dato Seri Setia Haji Erywan welcomed the Kemenparekraf offer in an effort to cooperate in encouraging the revival of the tourism sector and the creative economy.

"There are many things we can do together. Not only tourism, but also how to encourage trade and investment between the two countries," said Dato Seri Setia Haji Erywan.