Teuku Riefky Harsya: “The creative economy sector can contribute to reducing open unemployment, in which 82 percent are Gen Z and Millennials.”

Every year, data from the Statistics Indonesia (BPS) shows that between 1 million and 1.5 million people enter the creative economy sector.

What I like about ASIED is that this program is not only about competition, but also about learning, building self-confidence, and creating opportunities.

This does not mean we are closed to cooperation with foreign creative professionals. We remain open to collaboration with international partners.

Following reports from photography stakeholders, we contacted the ministry, which responded by deporting 25 illegal foreign photographers.