The ministry's Director General of Intellectual Property (DJKI), Min Usihen, said the intellectual property ecosystem is a system that produces a sustainable cycle of creation and innovation that encompasses the three main elements of creation, protection, and utilization.
"We must continue to encourage the development of an intellectual property system so that we can get out of the middle income trap," she remarked during the opening of a series of activities for World IP Day 2024, followed online from Jakarta on Friday.
"This is also to help the nation achieve the vision of a Golden Indonesia 2045 through economic development based on an intellectual property ecosystem," she added.
Usihen affirmed that the government remains committed to paying significant attention to the development of the intellectual property ecosystem.
This aims to propel Indonesia forward by increasing the contribution of the industrial sector based on creativity and innovation to improve the national economy.
World IP Day 2024 bears the theme of "Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development Goals: Building the Future with Innovation and Creativity," which is in line with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Intellectual property is considered to play an important role in realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda, as it is not only related to economic growth but also health, social and cultural welfare, and equality.
To commemorate World IP Day 2024, the DJKI is holding various activities, including organizing seminars, conducting workshops to strengthen the intellectual property ecosystem, conferring WIPO Awards, and holding the Indonesian patent expo.
The series of activities is expected to increase public awareness and understanding of the importance of protecting, managing, and utilizing intellectual property, not only for the benefit of regional progress but also for the welfare of the nation and state.
"Through effective intellectual property protection, it is hoped that a conducive situation will be created for creators and inventors to continue working, which in the end can contribute to and improve the quality of legal and economic development in Indonesia," she remarked.
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Translator: Fath Putra Mulya, Cindy Frishanti Octavia
Editor: Anton Santoso
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