Jakarta, March 25, 2025 – Minister of Creative Economy/Head of the Creative Economy Agency, Teuku Riefky Harsya, held a meeting with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) at the Menara Merdeka Building in Jakarta on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. The meeting aimed to strengthen the intellectual property ecosystem in Indonesia.
Menekraf melakukan diskusi komprehensif dengan Deputy Director General for the Regional and National Development Sector, Hasan Kleib untuk kolaborasi strategis Kemenekraf dengan WIPO, Jakarta (25/03/25).
Minister of Creative Economy Riefky expressed that in the near future, the Ministry of Creative Economy and WIPO will renew their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). He hopes that the collaboration with WIPO will bring many benefits to the growth of Indonesia’s creative economy.
"We are ready to collaborate with WIPO to bring numerous benefits to the Indonesian creative economy ecosystem and strengthen it through creative economy development programs," said Minister of Creative Economy Riefky.
Several collaboration programs have already been discussed and will be implemented in the near future, including:
IP Training for Video Game Developers
IP and Music Project
IP Project for Young Fashion Designers
Minister of Creative Economy Riefky emphasized that this collaboration aligns with President Prabowo’s vision to develop the creative economy.
"With this collaboration, we hope to make the creative economy 'the new engine of growth' that is inclusive, competitive, and sustainable," Minister of Creative Economy Riefky added.
Hasan Kleib, Deputy Director General for the Regional and National Development Sector at WIPO, thanked Minister of Creative Economy Riefky for the opportunity to meet.
WIPO believes that this collaboration will help raise awareness of the importance of intellectual property rights among Indonesia’s creative economy players. According to him, this partnership is the first step toward building a stronger and more sustainable creative economy ecosystem in Indonesia.
"This collaboration is expected to help raise awareness of the importance of intellectual property rights," said Hasan Klein.
Also accompanying Minister of Creative Economy Riefky during the meeting were Muhammad Neil El Himam, Deputy for Digital Creativity and Technology, and Cecep Rukendi, Deputy for Strategic Development of the Creative Economy.
Under the leadership of Minister Riefky, the Ministry of Creative Economy/Creative Economy Agency targets the creation of 27 million jobs, particularly for the youth, over the next five years, with a focus on creating quality jobs.
With the support of Irene Umar as the Deputy Minister of Creative Economy/Deputy Minister of the Creative Economy Agency, Minister of Creative Economy Riefky is pushing for the achievement of the Prabowo-Gibran administration's vision, particularly Asta Cita number 3, which aims to increase quality jobs, foster entrepreneurship, and develop the creative industry.
Through strengthening the ecosystem using the hexahelix approach, the Ministry of Creative Economy/Creative Economy Agency is expected to become the "new engine of growth" for the national economy, starting from the regions.
Kiagoos Irvan Faisal
Acting Head of the Bureau of Communications
Ministry of Creative Economy / Creative Economy Agency
