The Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Kemenparekraf) re-established Denpasar City as a creative city when the evaluation was carried out through a video conference zoom meeting attended by 10 districts and cities in Indonesia. Mayor of Denpasar, I Gusti Ngurah Jaya Negara, Friday (19/11) said the program presented at the meeting was related to tourism, creative economic synergy. "Denpasar does not have natural resources to explore. Therefore we maximize the development of human resources. In accordance with the vision and mission of 'Denpasar a Culture-Based Creative City Towards Advanced Denpasar'," said Jaya Negara. Jaya Negara further said that Denpasar had formed a Creative Agency since 2016 through its research and development. Furthermore, implementing ecosystem ecosystem management, namely, creation, production, distribution, consumption, conservation and sustainability.
"In the field of creation, we seek the availability of creative space, facilities for developing human resources, as well as facilitation of business development, capacity and expertise," he said. Meanwhile, in the field of production, said Jaya Negara, building infrastructure, facilities and production infrastructure. Likewise in the field of distribution and consumption, building a distribution chain for appreciation, marketing, and commercialization. "With these steps, we can maintain sustainability and sustainability through an integrated and long-term program," said Jaya Negara. Mayor Jaya Negara said that in the realm of creation, Denpasar City Government has provided several facilities. Among others, the Dharma Negara Alaya (DNA) Building which is a creativity center that has facilities for exhibition rooms, cinemas, radios, discussion rooms, theater stages, and several open areas where young people are creative (extreme parks, mural rooms, and youth parks).
This creative hub has twice held large hybrid activities. In 2020 the 13th Denpasar Festival (Denfest) involves 1,500 creators and collaborates with 10 sister cities including Australia, England, Japan, America, China, Italy, Switzerland, Hungary, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe. "Our tagline is creativity must not be extinguished, so in 2021 we will hold the 14th D'youthfest and Denfest events," he said. While in the realm of production, DNA Building activities as a center for developing creative ecosystems carry out several programs such as BKraf Academy training to increase community capacity. In the training there is assistance in production, namely BKraf Coaching Clinic is a consultancy in the field of creative business. "In distribution, we also incubate and encourage startup Baliola to build a blockchain-based marketplace in the form of NFT assets in artwork so that they become digital assets that can be exported to all corners of the world," he said. He said that when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in 2020, the idea that encouraged the community to move the economy together, responded by creating a D'Market id marketplace. By accommodating MSME products in Denpasar City.
"We are grateful that in three months of economic turnover, transactions amounted to Rp. 3.38 billion and around 24 thousand transactions," he said. In addition, said Jaya Negara, the collection also organizes a "pandemic incubator program", which is a productive stimulus assistance for the community and people with disabilities. The program includes several things, such as facilitation of KUR, to facilitation of licensing. The Denpasar City Government carries the concept of cultural tourism which is synergized with the creative economy. The strengthening of tourist destinations is carried out through community participation by involving associations, MSME Pokdarwis and communities in an effort to improve the quality of human resources in tourist destinations and increase product competitiveness in tourist destinations with various trainings and creative activities.
Sources: https://www.nusabali.com/berita/106916/eksis-saat-pandemi-denpasar-kembali-ditetapkan-jadi-kota-kreatif
