Jakarta, 12 January 2026 – The Deputy Minister of Creative Economy / Deputy Head of the Creative Economy Agency, Irene Umar, welcomed the Global Executive Nexus Program (GENP), which focuses on strengthening collaboration and positioning of the creative economy between Indonesia and China. This was conveyed during an audience with the GENP delegation at the Ministry of Creative Economy Office, Jakarta.
The Deputy Minister of Creative Economy, Irene Umar, received an audience from the Global Executive Nexus Program (GENP) delegation and Fudan University at the Ministry of Creative Economy Office, Jakarta, Monday (12/1/2026).
During the meeting, the Deputy Minister emphasized the strategic role of higher education institutions in opening avenues for cooperation, particularly through the development of international research-based academic networks.
“We understand how the supply chains of Indonesia and China can be integrated and then jointly compete in the global market. With the talent expertise and demographic strengths involved, each country must be able to identify international opportunities so that the creative economy remains a key space for creating quality jobs,” said Deputy Minister Irene Umar.
She expressed hope that the meeting would serve as an initial step toward building shared objectives between Indonesia and China in strengthening creative economy research and studies in collaboration with Fudan University. Such cooperation is expected to support evidence-based creative economy policymaking, grounded in data and statistics across the 17 creative economy subsectors.
Doc. Bureau for Communication, Ministry of Creative Economy / Creative Economy Agency
“Indonesia has vast resources and significant advantages, therefore the Ministry of Creative Economy must design programs aligned with the direction of the national creative economy. One of these is the Emak-Emak Matic program, which equips housewives with an understanding of new technologies and trains them to become capable marketers (affiliators) who can start online businesses. This ensures that their capacity building and digital skills development are more targeted,” added Deputy Minister Irene Umar.
Fudan University is one of the leading research universities in Shanghai, China, established in 1905. According to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2025, Fudan University is ranked 36th globally. Through its Center for Southeast Asia & Common Market (SEACM), Fudan University actively promotes regional economic research, international cooperation, and academic exchanges in area studies and public policy.
Doc. Bureau for Communication, Ministry of Creative Economy / Creative Economy Agency
A representative of the GENP Indonesia Working Group, CHEN Chao, noted that Indonesia possesses strong local cultural assets. He stated that the meeting facilitates deeper mutual understanding of each country’s market and culture.
“We are ready to promote strategic partnerships with the Ministry of Creative Economy, in line with Fudan University’s commitment to developing young professionals and global entrepreneurs,” he explained.
The audience was also attended by the Director of Marketing System Development and Institutional Relations, Radi Manggala; Acting Director of Applications, Wahyu Wicaksono; and Head of the Creative Economy Human Resources Development Center, Siamwahyuni. Also present were Executive Director of SEACM 2, BAI Yun, along with representatives of the GENP Indonesia Working Group, William Hadi Tarjanto and WANG Juan.
Kiagoos Irvan Faisal
Acting Head of the Bureau for Communication
Ministry of Creative Economy / Creative Economy Agency
