Jakarta, 10 March, 2026 – Minister of Creative Economy/Head of the Creative Economy Agency, Teuku Riefky Harsya, received an audience with the Governor of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Lalu Muhamad Iqbal, at the Ministry of Creative Economy Office in Jakarta on Tuesday (10/3). During the meeting, the Minister expressed support for the West Nusa Tenggara Provincial Government’s initiative to introduce more event intellectual property (IP).
Minister of Creative Economy Teuku Riefky Harsya received an audience with the Governor of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Lalu Muhamad Iqbal, at the Ministry of Creative Economy Office in Jakarta, Tuesday (10/03/2026).
Therefore, the Minister of Creative Economy supports the implementation of certification for event organizers in the region. One way to carry out this certification is through collaboration with the Indonesia Event Industry Council (IVENDO) as an association representing event industry practitioners.
Through this initiative, event organizer practitioners in West Nusa Tenggara Province will be able to participate in training sessions and workshops to gain knowledge on organizing various events that meet national and international standards.
Doc: Bureau for Communication, Ministry of Creative Economy / Creative Economy Agency.
“Through this effort, we can encourage the emergence of new event IPs in NTB, whether related to exhibitions, music, or seminars. To strengthen EO professionals, one of our partners is IVENDO, which can assist with certification training,” said Minister of Creative Economy Teuku Riefky Harsya.
In addition, the Ministry of Creative Economy welcomed the plan of the West Nusa Tenggara Provincial Government to develop an international-standard programming or coding school in collaboration with School 42, which will be offered free of charge. This vocational program is expected to produce talents in the digital and multimedia sectors that align with the subsectors within the Ministry of Creative Economy.
During the meeting, Teuku Riefky also expressed appreciation for the West Nusa Tenggara Provincial Government’s plan to build a solar-powered data center in the Mandalika area. According to him, data centers play an important role in supporting several subsectors within the creative economy ecosystem.
“Data centers support the digital ecosystem, allowing the gig economy and digital nomad communities to grow in Mandalika. Supporting digital nomads and the gig economy is also part of our mandate from the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs,” he explained.
Doc: Bureau for Communication, Ministry of Creative Economy / Creative Economy Agency.
Meanwhile, the Governor of West Nusa Tenggara, Lalu Muhamad Iqbal, welcomed the role of the Ministry of Creative Economy in supporting the three programs that will be developed by the West Nusa Tenggara Provincial Government. He explained that the provincial government continues to encourage the development of the creative economy in the region. Currently, they have established cooperation with the Provincial Governments of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and Bali to develop a super hub aimed at strengthening national development, particularly in the tourism and creative economy sectors.
“So we agreed to integrate three sectors: tourism, the creative economy, and energy. These sectors will be integrated with the direction of building a super hub. We are also developing connectivity through this cooperation,” he said.
Doc: Bureau for Communication, Ministry of Creative Economy / Creative Economy Agency.
During the audience, Minister of Creative Economy Teuku Riefky Harsya was accompanied by Director for Marketing System Development and Institutional Relations Radi Manggala and the Minister’s Expert Staff for Strategic Issues Gemintang K. Mallarangeng.
Kiagoos Irvan Faisal
Head of the Bureau for Communication
Ministry of Creative Economy / Creative Economy Agency
