Jakarta, 15 December 2025 — The Ministry of Creative Economy / Creative Economy Agency has won two awards at the 2025 Public Information Disclosure Awards organized by the Central Information Commission. The Ministry of Creative Economy was recognized as an “Informative Public Agency” and also received the “New Public Agency” award.
Sekretaris Kementerian Ekonomi Kreatif, Dessy Ruhati, mewakilli Kementerian Ekonomi Kreatif menerima penghargaan “Badan Publik dengan Kualifikasi Informatif” dan “Badan Publik Baru” dalam Anugerah Keterbukaan Informasi Publik 2025 yang digelar Komisi Informasi Pusat di Hotel Bidakara, Jakarta, Senin (15/12//2025).
“Alhamdulillah, this is an acknowledgment that among five newly established public agencies, the Ministry of Creative Economy was assessed as being able to directly meet the informative qualification. This is a breakthrough, because as a new public agency we were able to immediately achieve an informative score,” said the Secretary of the Ministry of Creative Economy / Secretary of the Creative Economy Agency, Dessy Ruhati, after receiving the award at Hotel Bidakara, Jakarta, on Monday, 15 December 2025.
The Ministry of Creative Economy earned the “Informative Public Agency” award with a score of 95.08 in the 2025 Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Information Disclosure. This achievement demonstrates the strong commitment of the Ministry of Creative Economy to upholding the principles of transparency and accountability to the public.
Dok. Biro Komunikasi Kementerian Ekraf/ Badan Ekraf
In addition, the Ministry of Creative Economy also received the New Public Agency award together with other ministries and agencies, namely the National Food Agency, the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections, the National Nutrition Agency, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, and the State Intelligence Agency. This award was granted as recognition of the initial performance of newly established public agencies that were assessed as being able to optimally implement public information disclosure.
Dessy emphasized that this achievement could not be separated from the direction and leadership of the Minister of Creative Economy Teuku Riefky Harsya and Deputy Minister Irene Umar. According to her, this award is the result of strategic policies and guidance from the leadership that encourage all levels of the organization to place public information disclosure as an essential part of institutional governance.
Dok. Biro Komunikasi Kementerian Ekraf/ Badan Ekraf
“The Ministry of Creative Economy can grow as a ministry and agency that is open, informative, and responsive to the public’s information needs,” she affirmed.
Furthermore, the Ministry of Creative Economy ranked fifth among all newly established or restructured ministries that fall under the Informative category. The first rank was achieved by the Ministry for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers / Indonesian Migrant Worker Protection Agency, followed by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, the Ministry of Law, and the Ministry of Public Works.
Dok. Biro Komunikasi Kementerian Ekraf/ Badan Ekraf
The Public Information Disclosure Awards are a form of appreciation by the Central Information Commission for public agencies that consistently implement the mandate of Law Number 14 of 2008 on Public Information Disclosure. The assessment is conducted to ensure that the public’s right to information is optimally fulfilled.
In the 2025 implementation, out of a total of 23 newly established ministries assessed, only 10 ministries succeeded in obtaining the Informative Predicate, including the Ministry of Creative Economy / Creative Economy Agency. This achievement reflects an early success in building transparent, accountable, and public service–oriented governance.
Dok. Biro Komunikasi Kementerian Ekraf/ Badan Ekraf
Accompanying the Secretary of the Ministry of Creative Economy / Secretary of the Creative Economy Agency at the award ceremony was the Acting Head of the Bureau for Communication, Kiagoos Irvan Faisal.
Kiagoos Irvan Faisal
Acting Head of the Bureau for Communication
Ministry of Creative Economy / Creative Economy Agency
