03/08/2012 Uncategorized
?Craeative industry consists of 15 units, such as music, design, TV and Radio, fashion, and cullinary. Most of these units are available in UPH, therefore you have a huge opportunity to be creative industry person,? Marie Elka said. 
Distinguished Guest Speaker Seminar
Creative economy might sound unfamiliar for most people. Batik, which was identical with something old-fashioned and formal, nowadays has been modified to be modern and suitable for any ocassion. That was creative economy as explained by Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia Mari Elka Pangestu, at Distinguished Guest Speaker Seminar UPH Festival 19 on Friday, August 3, 2012.
Creative industry gave added value to something. The development of this field made creative industry as one of the most potential contributors for national economic. ?Craeative industry consists of 15 units, such as music, design, TV and Radio, fashion, and cullinary. Most of these units are available in UPH, therefore you have a huge opportunity to be creative industry person,? Marie Elka said.
Mari Elka talking about creative industry
?Distro or distribution store in Bandung for example. They produce t-shirts with unique design and limited number, like 50 pieces. This alternated t-shirts, which previously an ordinary piece, become something creative,? she explained.
Besides that, Mari Elka also talked about the importance of collaboration between creative industry and tourism. ?The existence of creative industry will encourage people to travel to the place where the creative industry exists. Tourism also supports creative economy,? she continued.
Besides Dr. Mari Elka Pangestu, there were also 2 other speakers in this seminar, they were Gita Irawan Wirjawan (Minister of Trade of Indonesia), Dahlan Iskan (Minister of State Owned Enterprise of Indonesia), and Irman Gusman (Head of DPD RI). (ft/ch)
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