Menparekraf Sandiaga: ICREFS 2023 Becomes A Future Economic Driver Towards Indonesia Gold 2045

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno. (Photo: Doc. Kemenparekraf)

JAKARTA - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno said, 'Indonesia Creative Economy Festival (ICREFS) 2023' is a trigger as well as a trigger in encouraging the creative economy (ekraf) as a driver of Indonesia's future economy towards Golden Indonesia 2045. 2045. "This is supported by a demographic bonus which we hope will be the locomotive of 70 percent of our future, and this is in young people who are involved in the creative economy," Sandiaga said in the Closing ICREFS 2023 in Jakarta, quoted Tuesday, March 7. ICREFS 2023 which was completed by Gekrafs (National Creative Economy Movement) on March 3-5, in Jakarta, has shown a strong commitment from creative industry players, especially the younger generation in efforts to develop the economy through the creative economy. Creative industry has become an important element that has contributed to building the Indonesian economy.

It is noted that Indonesia's creative economy is ranked third in the world with an added value of IDR 1,300 trillion, after America with the Hollywood and South Korean film industries with the K-Pop music industry. "So, if you all create the works of more than 17 sub-sectors, this is not impossible in five years, we will follow South Korea to number two and in 2045 we will be the number one as the world's largest creative economy," Sandiaga said. The creative economy itself has the concept of community empowerment, so that more and more people are involved, the greater the impact will be on creating new and quality jobs.

Moreover, this creative economy comes from sources of creativity that have no boundaries. Each community can produce ideas or ideas that are out of the box.

"Therefore, I firmly believe in our ability to innovate, adapt, and collaborate to continue to establish networking, and we are enthusiastic about 4as work, hard work, smart work, complete work, and sincere work, we will be able to realize Indonesia Gold, because the creative economy of Indonesia's future. Let's face to the future with full hope," said Sandiaga.

Meanwhile, the General Chairperson of the Gekrafs DPP Kawendra Lukistian added, there are two keys to the success of the creative economy, namely collaboration and optimism or belief. "We must believe that the creative economy is the future of Indonesia. Not only must we be optimistic, but also must be optimistic, because optimism is the half-perfect attitude of the struggle. So, I believe success is from optimism and collaboration," he said. Caption: Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno. Photo: Doc. Kemenparekraf