Jakarta, March 21, 2025 – The Ministry of Creative Economy/Creative Economy Agency has strengthened its synergy with the Indonesia Creative Cities Network (ICCN). One of ICCN's supports is related to the establishment of creative economy agencies in the regions.
Menekraf mengamati paparan Indonesia Creative Cities Network (ICCN) untuk mewujudkan 10 Prinsip Kota Kreatif dengan pembentukan dinas ekraf di daerah saat audiensi di Gedung Menara Merdeka, Jakarta (21/3/25).
The meeting, which took place at Menara Merdeka, Jakarta, aimed to reinforce the collaboration between the government and ICCN in supporting the infrastructure of the creative economy ecosystem in Indonesia. Minister of Creative Economy Teuku Riefky Harsya emphasized the central government's role as a facilitator, supporting regional development of the creative economy.
"We are optimistic that with close cooperation, existing challenges can be overcome. One of our focuses is to ensure that creative economy data is more accurate, including through collaboration with the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) and related associations," said Minister of Creative Economy Riefky during the meeting on Friday, March 21, 2025.
ICCN itself is a network of Creative Cities/Regencies that has been established since 2015 with the vision of realizing the 10 Principles of Creative Cities. To achieve this goal, ICCN develops the Catha Ekadasa program as a main strategy.
To date, ICCN has embraced more than 211 cities and regencies across Indonesia. ICCN also involves various elements in the pentahelix ecosystem of the creative economy, including academics, entrepreneurs/SMEs, communities, government, media, and aggregators.
Communications Bureau of The Ministry of Creative Economy/ Creative Economy Agency
Minister of Creative Economy Riefky also highlighted the important role of regional governments in the development of the creative economy ecosystem. To this end, Minister of Economy Creative Riefky is working with the Ministry of Home Affairs by signing a Joint Decree (SKB) on the establishment of creative economy agencies at the regional level.
This step is expected to strengthen regulations and policies that are supportive of creative industry players. Additionally, the government will reactivate creative spaces in various regions and encourage the use of cooperatives to support the sustainability of creative businesses.
"We are also working on creating a creative economy index and certifying skilled workers to ensure that this industry becomes more professional and competitive," added Minister of Creative Economy Riefky.
Communications Bureau of The Ministry of Creative Economy/ Creative Economy Agency
In response, ICCN Chairman TB Fiki Satari appreciated the Ministry of Creative Economy's efforts in supporting the development of creative cities in Indonesia. According to him, the policies taken by the government are very concrete and grounded.
"We see many initiatives that are truly tangible, including connecting creators with the media, business actors, and regional governments through various facilitation and promotion programs," said Fiki.
Fiki also emphasized three main focuses from this meeting, which are:
Encouraging the establishment of creative economy agencies in every regency/city and province to strengthen coordination with regional governments.
Processing more comprehensive data through a digital dashboard to monitor the contribution of the creative economy to GDP, employment, and investment.
Identifying creative potential in each region, including utilizing idle spaces that can be developed through cooperation with SOEs and regional-owned enterprises.
Communications Bureau of The Ministry of Creative Economy/ Creative Economy Agency
"We hope these steps can be implemented in the next phase together with Ministry of Creative Economy," said Fiki.
This meeting was also attended by the ICCN Executive Committee, including Dwinita Larasati and Vicky Arief Herinadharma. Meanwhile, accompanying Minister of Creative Economy Riefky were Deputy for Strategic Development of the Creative Economy Cecep Rukendi, Director of Infrastructure Facilitation Fahmy Akmal, Director of Marketing System Development and Institutional Relations Radi Manggala, and Acting Head of the Human Resources Development Center Siam Wahyuni.
Communications Bureau of The Ministry of Creative Economy/ Creative Economy Agency
The Ministry of Creative Economy/Creative Economy Agency, under the leadership of Minister Teuku Riefky Harsya, aims to achieve the creation of 27 million jobs over the next five years, especially for the youth, with the goal of generating high-quality jobs.
Assisted by Irene Umar as Deputy Minister of Creative Economy/Deputy Head of the Creative Economy Agency, Minister of Creative Economy Riefky is encouraging the 17 subsectors of the creative economy to realize the vision and mission of Prabowo-Gibran, particularly Asta Cita number 3, which focuses on increasing quality jobs, fostering entrepreneurship, and developing the creative industries.
Communications Bureau of The Ministry of Creative Economy/ Creative Economy Agency
Through strengthening the ecosystem via the hexahelix approach, the Ministry of Creative Economy/Creative Economy Agency is expected to become the "new engine of growth" for national economic development starting from the regions.
Kiagoos Irvan Faisal
Acting Head of the Bureau of Communications
Ministry of Creative Economy/ Creative Economy Agency
