ICONIC is being held with the intention of realizing a cross-disciplinary mutual assistance platform that involves domestic and international researchers (and is) designed to enrich the study of Indonesian cultureJakarta (ANTARA) - The Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Ministry is holding the International Conference on Indonesian Culture (ICONIC) in an online format from November 30 to December 2, 2021.
"ICONIC is being held with the intention of realizing a cross-disciplinary mutual assistance platform that involves domestic and international researchers, (it is) designed to enrich the study of Indonesian culture, Judi Wahjudin, an official from the ministry, informed here on Wednesday.
"One of the cultural advancement strategic agendas is providing space for a diverse cultural expression and encouraging cultural interaction to bolster inclusive culture," he said.
ICONIC has been organized to build a mechanism for cultural research consolidation in Indonesia that supports the strategic agenda of cultural policymaking, he added.
The event aims to realize synergy between the world of academia and publishing, both domestic and international, to facilitate the translation and publishing of books on Indonesian culture, he informed.
The other purpose of ICONIC is to encourage the distribution of research results among the public and stakeholders, which would allow transformation at a local level, he added.
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The conference is themed "The Resilience of Cultural Ecosystem amid the Pandemic", he said. It is expected to produce a solution to that problem, he added.
A number of cultural experts are scheduled to talk about the role of culture within the present-day during the conference.
Several cultural and non-cultural researchers, academicians, and practitioners have been invited to the conference to provide their ideas and suggestions through writing and discussions, he informed.
In June 2021, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) published a report entitled Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) In the Face of COVID-19: An Economic Impact Outlook, Wahjudin added.
As per the report, CCI was one of the first sectors to be closed down and will be the last one to revive since most of the sector depends on mass congregation, he noted.
The UNESCO report provided an outlook for the economic impact on the CCI and also the efforts taken in various countries to handle the issue. (
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