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Jakarta (voinews): Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno said the Lake Toba F1 Power Boat was one of the economic recovery strategies and business opportunities for the people of North Sumatra. In The Weekly Brief with Sandi Uno, Monday (13/2) in Jakarta, he said that this international event was predicted to gain high attention from digital media and have a significant impact on the economy of North Sumatra.

"And the F1 Power Boat is predicted to get the attention of 180 million digital media impressions and a direct impact of 212 billion Rupiah on the economy of North Sumatra," said Sandiaga.

Sandiaga Uno further said that the direct economic impact of the F1 Power Boat would be felt more by the MSME sector. According to him, the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy had conducted training and strengthened the supply chain so that MSMEs could maximize the existing economic potential when the Lake Toba F1 Power Boat was held.

The Lake Toba F1 Power Boat will be held from 24 to 26 February 2023. This championship is attended by 20 participants from 10 teams coming from various countries including England, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, China, Portugal, Brazil, France, South Korea and Qatar . Sandiaga Uno said that preparation for the highest level powerboat (water jet) race in the world (such as MotoGP) had entered its final stage.

"There are only 11 days left, so please promote it together. This (F1 PowerBoat) will be held in the Mulia Raja Napitupulu Harbor area, Balige, Toba Regency. This implementation has been monitored according to plan starting from (construction) dry paddock and wet paddock," said Menparekraf Sandiaga Uno.

Not only building infrastructure and other supporting facilities, the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy together with ministries/agencies and other related parties, said Sandiaga, also ensured the readiness of human resources (HR). Ensuring community involvement through the preparation of homestays, tourism village packages, including the development of local MSME products.

The F1 PowerBoat event is targeted to attract 25 thousand tourists visiting from athletes, officials, crew, and others. So that it can encourage the achievement of the target of 7.4 million foreign tourists and 1.4 billion movements of domestic tourists this year. (VOI/Thiodor)