The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry was currently working to realize the quality and sustainability of the tourism and creative economy sectors through three pillars of recovery: innovation, adaptation, and collaboration.
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno believes that challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic should be viewed as opportunities to drive the tourism and creative economy sectors.

"Pandemic-induced challenges must be viewed as prospects to fundamentally invigorate the tourism and creative economy sector," Uno remarked at the opening of JaKreatif Fest 2021 held virtually here on Monday.

The minister noted that the COVID-19 pandemic had battered the tourism and creative economy sectors globally, including in Indonesia. Hence, he called for applying various supporting programs to accelerate recovery in the sector.

Uno noted that the Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry was currently working to realize the quality and sustainability of the tourism and creative economy sectors through three pillars of recovery: innovation, adaptation, and collaboration.

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According to the minister, the three pillars are applied in drafting various programs to drive economic recovery, especially in the tourism and creative economy sector.

Moreover, the minister lauded the implementation of the JaKreatif Fest 2021 event, initiated by the Jakarta Representative Office of Bank Indonesia (BI), in a bid to help restore the national economy.

"I am optimistic that this Jakarta Creative Festival 2021 activity series can together echo the huge campaign's voice, so that it can instill a sense of pride in Indonesia's craft and local products," he stated.


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Bank Indonesia (BI) Jakarta officially held the Jakarta Creative Festival (JaKreatif Fest) 2021 in support of the "Proud of made in Indonesian Products" (Gernas BBI) and Proud to Travel in Indonesia campaign (BWI).

"The Jakarta Creative Festival is organized to boost the Gernas BBI and BWI," Head of the BI Jakarta Representative Office Onny Widjanarko stated in his speech at the opening of the JaKreatif Fest 2021 here on Monday.

The main theme of JaKreatif Fest 2021 is empowering creative, innovative, and inspiring new sources of economic growth in the era of digitalization to bolster national economic recovery, he added.


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