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THE MINISTRY of Tourism and Creative Economy/Tourism and Creative Economy Agency appreciates Presidential Decree (Perpres) Number 19 of 2024 concerning the Acceleration of Development of the National Games Industry as an effort to strengthen the ecosystem and games industry in Indonesia.
According to Adyatama Tourism and Creative Economy Main Expert Tourism Ministry, Nia Niscaya at the Sapta Pesona Building, Central Jakarta, Monday (02/18), 2024 conveyed that this presidential regulation (Perpres) was ratified by President Joko Widodo on February 12 2024 as an effort to encourage and strengthen development the national gaming industry ecosystem is currently developing rapidly. In response, the potential for the games industry in Indonesia is very large, but unfortunately the majority of games on the market are still games made abroad.
“The aim of this presidential regulation is to optimize the gaming business ecosystem, because this requires clear regulations. Moreover, the potential for Indonesia’s creative economy, especially gaming, is quite strong,” said Nia.
Apart from that, through this presidential regulation it is hoped that there will be an acceleration in the development of the national games industry so that it can dominate the domestic market and increase the number of local game industry players to penetrate the global market.
“The Indonesian gaming market is very large, referring to Statista in 2023, the gaming market in Indonesia is projected to generate revenues of up to US$1,117 million, this is very large and most of the gaming industry is online (games) with a market value of US$343 million in 2023. 2023,” she remarked.
Meanwhile, the Director of Regulations at the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Robinson Sinaga, added that there are eight main points discussed in this presidential regulation. These points include research development, educational development, funding and financing facilities, providing infrastructure, developing marketing systems, providing incentives, facilitating intellectual property, and protecting creative results.
“So, these eight contents are expected to encourage the gaming industry in Indonesia to grow more rapidly in the future. We have coordinated with the Ministry of Communication and Information to prepare derivative regulations for this presidential decree,” Robinson concluded. [traveltext.id]
