Uno made the statement during the signing event of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the creative economy sector between Indonesia's Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry and the Netherlands' Ministry of Education, Culture and Science in Jakarta on Thursday.
"I am interested in (establishing cooperation) in the film industry because it creates many jobs we need. This year, we are targeting 1.1 million new jobs and 700 thousand in the creative economy sector, and the film industry has the potential to generate 200-300 thousand jobs ranging from cameramen, sound engineers, actors, producers, (to) executive producers," Uno elaborated.
In detail, the MoU between the two governments will encourage cooperation in the fields of culinary; architecture; design encompassing fashion, product design, and interior design; audiovisual encompassing film and music, TV and radio, new media; game development, applications, Over-The-Top (OTT) media service; digital transformation, and publishing.
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Through this collaboration, Uno expects Netherlands' capital Amsterdam and Indonesia's capital Jakarta to become European and Asian hubs for initiatives and development in the creative economy sector.
"I am very happy that after a four-year process, we finally signed an MoU with the Netherlands Government in the creative economy sector. We will follow up by forming a working group with the three focuses that we have chosen, films, games, (and) another one will be determined together," Uno stated.
In addition, Uno said his side will explore cooperation with the Netherlands in the heritage tourism sector, such as Fort Amsterdam in Ambon, Maluku.
Dutch State Secretary for Culture and Media Gunay Uslu remarked that Indonesia's cooperation with the Netherlands is essential to strengthen bilateral relations.
"There are many (fields) we can cooperate in, from films to games and fashion. I hope to collaborate more extensively to strengthen our relationship," Uslu said.
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