Jakarta, July 22, 2026 – The Ministry of Creative Economy / Creative Economy Agency held a strategic assembly with the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology to speed up collaboration in implementing Presidential Regulation No. 37 of 2026 on the Creative Economy Master Plan (Rindekraf) 2026–2045. The synergy between the two ministries focuses on analysis growth methods, schooling growth methods, and mental property (IP) facilitation methods.
Minister of Creative Economy/Head of the Creative Economy Agency, Teuku Riefky Harsya (left), speaks with Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology, Brian Yuliarto (proper), following a strategic assembly between the Ministry of Creative Economy / Creative Economy Agency and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology at the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Office in Jakarta on Wednesday (July 22, 2026).
“The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology is one of the ministries involved in the Rindekraf Coordination Team. Therefore, aligning the programs of both ministries is essential to ensure that the Rindekraf action plan is implemented in an integrated manner. We strongly expect higher education institutions to become key drivers of talent development, research, and creative innovation that support the growth of Indonesia’s creative economy,” mentioned Minister of Creative Economy Teuku Riefky Harsya at the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Office in Jakarta on Wednesday (July 22).
The assembly aimed to current the coverage path for strengthening the nationwide artistic economic system ecosystem as a brand new engine of financial development whereas additionally introducing the Rindekraf 2026–2045 framework. In addition, each ministries recognized strategic collaboration alternatives in strengthening artistic economic system analysis and innovation, creating facilities of excellence, nurturing artistic expertise by larger schooling establishments, and reinforcing the artistic economic system ecosystem by strategic inter-ministerial partnerships.
“We see strong collaboration potential between the Ministry of Creative Economy and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology in supporting the implementation of Rindekraf 2026–2045, particularly through the strategic role of higher education institutions in curriculum development, talent development, research and innovation, as well as the downstreaming of creative economy research outcomes,” the Minister of Creative Economy emphasised.
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Based on Appendix II of the Rindekraf Presidential Regulation Action Plan, collaboration between the Ministry of Creative Economy and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology encompasses three key methods. Under the analysis growth technique, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology performs a job in selling the utilization of artistic economic system analysis by {industry}, organizing analysis conferences, and implementing matching fund applications for artistic economic system analysis. Under the schooling growth technique, the ministry has a strategic function in making ready artistic expertise by human useful resource mapping, creating instructing supplies and industry-based studying applications, strengthening internship applications, and coordinating artistic economic system schooling. Meanwhile, in the space of IP facilitation, the ministry helps the institution of IP facilities at larger schooling establishments to strengthen the safety, downstreaming, and commercialization of artistic economic system mental property.
In addition to implementing the motion plan, the two ministries additionally recognized alternatives to deepen collaboration by extra focused artistic economic system analysis aligned with {industry} wants, scholarship applications in the artistic economic system sector, mainstreaming the artistic economic system inside college environments, and strengthening the Creative Economy Higher Education Consortium.
To additional reinforce the ecosystem, the Ministry of Creative Economy can also be making ready its flagship applications, together with Creative Villages, Creative Hubs, and Creative by Indonesia. These applications are designed to stimulate nationwide financial development, alleviate poverty, and create employment alternatives. In explicit, the activation of Creative Hubs and Creative by Indonesia will function strategic collaboration platforms with the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology and larger schooling establishments to develop expertise, analysis, and the downstreaming of artistic works, enabling native heroes to go nationwide and nationwide champions to go international.
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“We warmly welcome this strategic collaboration because higher education institutions have a significant mandate to produce outstanding research and highly qualified human resources capable of supporting Indonesia’s creative industries. The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology is fully committed to implementing Rindekraf 2026–2045 through strengthening research, advancing education, and facilitating IP protection. We see tremendous potential in this initiative and will integrate it into our programs,” mentioned Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Brian Yuliarto.
In addition to discussing Rindekraf, the Ministry of Creative Economy additionally used the alternative to focus on preparations for the World Conference on Creative Economy (WCCE) 2026, scheduled to happen on October 21–23, 2026, at JIEXPO Kemayoran, Jakarta. The international discussion board, anticipated to be attended by delegates from roughly 80 international locations, goals to formulate the Jakarta Declaration as a roadmap towards a United Nations Resolution on the Creative Economy. The Ministry of Creative Economy invited the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology and the educational neighborhood to actively take part in the Creative Session to disseminate main college analysis and innovation, strengthen evidence-based policymaking, and additional set up Indonesia’s management in the international artistic economic system.
Accompanying the Minister of Creative Economy at the assembly have been Acting Deputy for Strategic Development Agus Syarip Hidayat; Special Staff to the Minister for Strategic Issues and Inter-Institutional Relations Rian Firmansyah; Special Staff to the Minister for Internal Management Yanuar Pranuradhi; and Head of the Human Resources Development Center R. Adi M. Rivai. Meanwhile, Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Brian Yuliarto was accompanied by Acting Secretary General Prof. Badri Munir Sukoco; Special Staff to the Minister for Public Communication M. Fajar Shiddieq; and Director of Downstreaming and Partnerships Yos Sunitiyoso.
Kiagoos Irvan Faisal
Head of the Bureau for Communication
Ministry of Creative Economy / Creative Economy Agency