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The government is attempting to boost its exports by providing support to creative industries in Bali, reports the Jakarta Post.
Trade Minister M.S. Hidayat has promised to help strengthen Bali's creative industry in an effort to double the national export volume.
"Indonesia will work hard to achieve the target by boosting the creative industry sector in the country," Hidayat said during a meeting here in Sanur on Monday.
Bali's creative industry has played a significant role in supporting both the provincial and national economy.
Handicrafts, garment and fashion products contributed to the country's total export volume, which reached Rp 115 trillion in 2009.
"We will map the industry's potentials in order to penetrate both domestic and international markets," the minister said.
The Trade Ministry, he said, would push the hard-banking sector to help the sector gain wide access to capital and financial support.
"Banks have standards of lending money by asking for fixed collaterals," Hidayat said.
"Most people in the creative industry are unable to provide such collateral. Banks must start to trust their *software', their intellectual assets."
The ministry announced four places - Bali, Yogyakarta, Jakarta and Bandung - as the country's pilot projects for the development of creative industry.
"Bali has developed a successful tourism industry with the support of creative industry products such as handicrafts, arts and fashion," Hidayat said.
There are 127,286 small-scale companies involved in the creative industry absorbing around 304,922 workforce.
Around 70 percent of the companies work in handicraft and fashion businesses.
I Gde Wiratha, one of noted businessmen, complained Bali's artisans were facing difficulties in procuring raw materials, especially wood materials.
"Many artisans work in the wood carving industry. They produce high quality artworks and many are exported."
Responding to the complaint, Hidayat promised to overcome the problem by providing access to wood producers in Kalimantan.
Trade Minister M.S. Hidayat has promised to help strengthen Bali's creative industry in an effort to double the national export volume.
"Indonesia will work hard to achieve the target by boosting the creative industry sector in the country," Hidayat said during a meeting here in Sanur on Monday.
Bali's creative industry has played a significant role in supporting both the provincial and national economy.
Handicrafts, garment and fashion products contributed to the country's total export volume, which reached Rp 115 trillion in 2009.
"We will map the industry's potentials in order to penetrate both domestic and international markets," the minister said.
The Trade Ministry, he said, would push the hard-banking sector to help the sector gain wide access to capital and financial support.
"Banks have standards of lending money by asking for fixed collaterals," Hidayat said.
"Most people in the creative industry are unable to provide such collateral. Banks must start to trust their *software', their intellectual assets."
The ministry announced four places - Bali, Yogyakarta, Jakarta and Bandung - as the country's pilot projects for the development of creative industry.
"Bali has developed a successful tourism industry with the support of creative industry products such as handicrafts, arts and fashion," Hidayat said.
There are 127,286 small-scale companies involved in the creative industry absorbing around 304,922 workforce.
Around 70 percent of the companies work in handicraft and fashion businesses.
I Gde Wiratha, one of noted businessmen, complained Bali's artisans were facing difficulties in procuring raw materials, especially wood materials.
"Many artisans work in the wood carving industry. They produce high quality artworks and many are exported."
Responding to the complaint, Hidayat promised to overcome the problem by providing access to wood producers in Kalimantan.