Deputy Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Wamenparekraf) Angela Tanoesoedibjo hopes to hold the World Conference on Creative Economy (WCCE) on 5-7 October 2022 in Bali result in strategic actions for the recovery of the global creative economy sector. “This third international creative economy conference is expected to be able to produce a draft to be followed up as an action step to revive the economy and recover the global creative economy sector,” she said during the Opening Session Friends of Creative Economy WCCE 2022 in Nusa Dua, Badung Regency, Bali. She wanted the delegates who were present to collaborate in formulating and following up on the formulation of the pillars of action that mapped the priorities of the creative economy for global recovery.
According to her, there are four sub-themes that are expected to produce essential points for the recovery of the creative economy sector after the pandemic. The sub-themes include “Pertinent Issues and Progress on Creative Economy” which will discuss the current state of the creative economy, including ecosystems, communities, setbacks, progress, and future creative opportunities. The second is related to the “Resilient Creative Economy for Global Goals”, namely the inclusiveness agenda and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to encourage the creative economy resilience sector to be able to answer global issues. The third is “Global Creative Economy: What’s Next?”, where later all together explore the direction of the creative economy and find common ways to overcome challenges and welcome prospects in this sector. Lastly, the “Introduction of Creative Economy Roadmap” will introduce the Bali Creative Economy Roadmap draft which will be the reference document for this year’s WCCE results. She added that the draft consisted of sixteen pillars of action that mapped the priorities of the creative economy for global recovery. She also invites delegates to collaborate in finalizing it as a result document for this year’s WCCE. Previously, she was also grateful for the arrival of delegates from various countries in Bali in the midst of a busy schedule and believes that the meeting and discussion at the WCCE will produce concrete actions that will become the engine of the global economy.
