Jakarta, July 22, 2026 – Minister of Creative Economy/Head of the Creative Economy Agency, Teuku Riefky Harsya, received Bungo Regent Dedy Putra to discuss strengthening the creative economy ecosystem in Bungo Regency. The discussion focused on the development of priority subsectors, capacity building for creative economy players, and mentoring efforts toward becoming part of the Creative Regency of Indonesia initiative.
Minister of Creative Economy/Head of the Creative Economy Agency, Teuku Riefky Harsya (center), speaks with Bungo Regent Dedy Putra (third from left) during a meeting at the Ministry of Creative Economy Office in Jakarta on Wednesday (July 22, 2026).
“Every region has different creative economy potential. Our task is to assist local governments in mapping that potential so it can grow into a source of economic growth, create quality jobs, and improve community welfare,” said the Minister of Creative Economy during the meeting at Autograph Tower, Jakarta, on Tuesday (July 22).
During the meeting, the Minister of Creative Economy presented the Creative Economy Master Plan (Rindekraf) 2026–2045 as the framework for national creative economy development. To accelerate regional growth, the Ministry introduced strategic programs such as Creative Village Activation, Creative Hub Activation, and Creative by Indonesia.
“We want to encourage the emergence of local heroes from every region. Creative economy players who have already demonstrated growth need to be accelerated through curation, capacity strengthening, market access, and financing so they can scale up and become drivers of the creative economy in their respective regions,” said the Minister.
Photo: Bureau for Communication, Ministry of Creative Economy / Creative Economy Agency
The meeting also discussed concrete collaboration opportunities in Bungo Regency, including strengthening community-based creative spaces, curating local brands, and downstreaming local intellectual property such as historical narratives and folklore into high value-added creative products in the comic, film, animation, and digital content subsectors.
Bungo Regent Dedy Putra stated that Bungo Regency has significant potential in the culinary, craft, fashion, music, performing arts, film, and digital content subsectors. These strengths serve as the foundation for the Bungo Regency Administration’s efforts to position the creative economy as a new engine of regional economic growth.
“We hope that the Ministry of Creative Economy can support the development of the creative economy in Bungo Regency through training, ecosystem strengthening, intellectual property facilitation, promotion, and various programs that can enhance the competitiveness of creative economy players in the region,” said Dedy Putra.
Photo: Bureau for Communication, Ministry of Creative Economy / Creative Economy Agency
This meeting marked a strategic foundation for strengthening collaboration between the Ministry of Creative Economy and the Bungo Regency Administration in building a sustainable, inclusive, and impactful creative economy ecosystem that delivers tangible benefits to the regional economy.
Kiagoos Irvan Faisal
Head of the Bureau for Communication
Ministry of Creative Economy / Creative Economy Agency
