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IT IS hoped that the creative economy sector can continue to develop because the opportunities are still wide open in Indonesia. Moreover, the government has also determined that the creative industry is the backbone of the country’s economy.
According to the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno in a webinar, Tuesday (11/9)
conveyed, creative industry players must continue to be creative with new innovations so that their products can compete. In addition to being innovative, creative industry players, including those from the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) category, must also be good at adapting to situations and have a tough mentality to survive.
“If all of these are owned by creative industry players, the creative economy will be able to grow and compete. I also salute and respect creative entrepreneurs in the fashion sub-sector who have succeeded in turning crisis situations into opportunities, even being able to help or support as many talents and skills as possible. workforce to survive and prosper in the midst of a crisis,” said Sandiaga.
He explained, I appreciate every profession in the fashion industry. As of June 2021, the creative economy sector has contributed a gross domestic product (GDP) of IDR1,100 trillion from 17 sub-sectors of the creative economy, which are dominated by fashion, culinary, and crafts.
“The contribution of the creative economy sector to Indonesia is the third largest in the world after the United States with Hollywood and South Korea with K-pop and drama series. As many as 33.4% of creative economy actors in Indonesia come from the fashion sub-sector, including from small and
Sandiaga added that the export value of the fashion sub-sector was also the largest, totaling US$15 million in 2019. Small and Medium Industries (IKM) in the fashion sector themselves since 2019 have recorded a large contribution to (GDP) of 19.5%, an increase from the previous year which is worth 5.4%.
“With optimism that the fashion industry can compete in the global economy, the Tourism Ministry also provides assistance through facilities that can encourage this sub-sector to become bigger,” Sandiaga noted.
The Ministry of Tourism will issue policies to encourage the use of fashion works in the country, facilitate the availability of raw materials, to promote and support domestic fashion products in the domestic and global markets. [traveltext.id]
