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The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy / Head of the Tourism and Creative Economy Agency, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, when receiving an audience with the APDESI DPP management - 

The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy/Tourism and Creative Economy Agency will collaborate with the Association of Indonesian Village Governments (DPP APDESI) in an effort to develop tourist villages and creative villages so that they can make Indonesia a world-class tourism destination, competitive, sustainable and able to encourage development. area and people's welfare.

The economy of tourist villages or creative villages has a tendency to grow faster than non-tourism villages. Through tourism activities, tourist villages are also able to improve the socio-economic conditions of the village.

The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy / Head of the Tourism and Creative Economy Agency, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, when receiving an audience with the APDESI DPP management, Wednesday (29/12/2021) at the Sapta Pesona Building, Central Jakarta, said that tourist villages and creative villages have a role important in creating job opportunities and improving people's welfare so that it has an impact on the revival of the national economy.

"This tourism village and creative village are job creators. So the drivers are village communities, MSMEs and local entrepreneurships with local wisdom," said Sandiaga.

Sandiaga encourages APDESI to provide opportunities for the younger generations in tourism villages and creative villages to expand economic opportunities. "So I want the younger generation to be given the opportunity to take the opportunity to open up economic opportunities, increase income," he said.

The former Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta wants villages that are members of APDESI to develop agro-tourism potential. Thus, food ingredients from villages can be sent to creative economy actors in the culinary sub-sector in urban areas. "So I ask my village friends to develop (agro-tourism potential) so that it becomes a solution," said Sandiaga.

On the same occasion, the Chairperson of the APDESI DPP, Surtawijaya, appreciated the programs owned by Kemenparekraf/Baparekraf related to the development of tourism villages and creative villages. Such as the Indonesian Tourism Village Award and the Creative Village.

"We in the villages need support, both in terms of assistance and access to promote villages that have tourism and creative economy potential. Hopefully, we can synergize with the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy in this regard," said Surtawijaya.

This hearing was also attended offline by the Deputy for Strategic Policy at the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, R. Kurleni Ukar; Deputy for Digital Products and Creative Economy Kemenparekraf/Baparekraf, Muhammad Neil El Himam; Secretary to the Deputy for Destination and Infrastructure Development at the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Oneng Setya Harini; and the Director of the Creative Industry of Fashion, Design and Culinary Kemenparekraf/Baparekraf, Yuke Sri Rahayu who attended online//VOI-NK