Jakarta, 17 September 2025 – The Ministry of Creative Economy / Creative Economy Agency (Ministry of Creative Economy) is exploring strategic collaboration with digital platform Paper.id to create quality employment in the creative sector. This collaboration focuses on enhancing human resource capacity, expanding access to financing, and accelerating business digitalization, in line with the Government’s priority agenda.
Menteri Ekonomi Kreatif, Teuku Riefky Harsya, menerima audiensi dengan Paper.id, Jakarta, Rabu (17/09/2025).
“Under President Prabowo’s third Asta Cita, the Government’s focus is to increase the availability of quality jobs, one of which is through the development of the creative industries. We are not aiming to create merely informal or low-value jobs, but quality employment. This can be achieved through skills enhancement, especially in the digital era. This is aligned with what Paper.id is doing, namely encouraging entrepreneurship so that the creative industries can continue to grow,” said Minister of Creative Economy Teuku Riefky Harsya during an audience with Paper.id at the Ministry of Creative Economy Office in Jakarta on Wednesday, 17 September 2025.
The Minister of Creative Economy also highlighted various Creative Economy program clusters that could be collaboratively developed with Paper.id. According to him, cooperation with digital platforms such as Paper.id presents a strategic opportunity, particularly in terms of financing, including for the Ekraf Hub platform, which connects creative economy players from various subsectors and regions with all creative economy stakeholders.
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“There are many potential collaborations that can be undertaken with Paper.id. Our cooperation can be linked to creative economy program clusters such as Ekraf Talent for enhancing capacity and income of business practitioners, Ekraf Fund for access to financing, with impacts also related to Ekraf Market, and extending to the Ekraf Data cluster to strengthen data on creative economy business actors. We are also in the process of building Ekraf Hub, where Paper.id could potentially be integrated, particularly in terms of financing,” explained Minister of Creative Economy Teuku Riefky.
Paper.id is a Business-to-Business (B2B) digital platform that has empowered more than 700,000 businesses in digitizing invoice management and payments to improve efficiency. Its services include the creation, delivery, and payment of online invoices, supported by key features such as official credit term extensions through partnerships with financial institutions, invoice-based financing, and inventory management. Upholding the philosophy behind its name “Paper” as a symbol of reducing paper usage, Paper.id is committed to delivering practical, transparent, and sustainable digital solutions.
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CEO and Co-Founder of Paper.id, Yosia, welcomed the vision of the Ministry of Creative Economy, which he said is highly aligned with Paper.id’s mission to accelerate the growth of creative industry businesses. He also reaffirmed Paper.id’s commitment to supporting the Ministry’s programs.
“It turns out that we share many common visions and aspirations for Indonesia’s creative economy ecosystem, especially in accelerating business growth through digitalization and education for business practitioners. In addition, we are also focused on facilitating access to financing, which aligns very well with the Ministry of Creative Economy’s programs. We can also contribute to the Ekraf Data program to support creative economy practitioners,” said Yosia.
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On the same occasion, the Paper.id team introduced Paper Unfold, a cross-sector discussion forum scheduled to take place on 15 October 2025 in Jakarta. Carrying the theme “Rooted in Legacy, Rising with Technology”, the event will bring together more than 1,000 business leaders to discuss opportunities and challenges in the digitalization of business operations.
“We want to unlock the potential of Indonesian business actors so they can truly progress together. Strong core values and legacy must be preserved, while at the same time we encourage technological transformation so that the digital economy can grow stronger. Therefore, we hope this event will receive support from the Ministry of Creative Economy,” said Yosia.
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The exploration of collaboration between the Ministry of Creative Economy and Paper.id reflects optimism in building a creative economy ecosystem that is adaptive in the digital era. With full support from the Ministry of Creative Economy, business actors and creative industry practitioners are expected to continuously enhance their skills, gain access to appropriate financing, and optimize technology to drive the creation of quality and sustainable employment.
Kiagoos Irvan Faisal
Acting Head of the Bureau for Communication
Ministry of Creative Economy / Creative Economy Agency
