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World Water Forum 2024 (WWF 2024) was successfully held in Bali from 18 to 25 May 2024. Indonesian Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno said that the impact of organizing the 10th World Water Forum 2024 on the tourism sector and creative economy reached more than 1.3 trillion rupiah. This was revealed by Sandiaga Uno during The Weekly Brief with Sandi Uno which was held hybrid in Jakarta Monday (03/06/2024).

 

“The economic impact with the survey that we have conducted with a 95 percent confidence level, with a margin of error of 5 percent, 400 more respondents said that they spent above 38.8 million and this is a figure far above our prediction of around 2000 dollars initial target. And the total economic impact which is above 1.3 trillion is also between the range of 1 to 1.5 trillion contributions from the World Water Forum to the MICE and tourism-based economy in Bali and its surroundings,“ the Minister explained.

 

Furthermore, Minister Sandiaga Uno said that the 2024 World Water Forum was able to drive national economic activity, both Bali as the host and national economic activity. (Voi-NK-Mar)

 

The Green Tourism Program initiated by the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy is expected to contribute 12 percent of Indonesia's Gross Domestic Product. This was conveyed by the Indonesian Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno, after a media briefing in Jakarta, Monday (03/06).

 

"We have determined that green tourism with the concept of blue and green circular economy with aspects of quality and sustainability that we will focus on. So the contribution of this green tourism and creative economy is around 12 percent of our GDP. If we can transform towards a green economy then we will play a very strategic role," said Minister Uno.

 

 

Sandiaga Uno added, with Indonesia's natural wealth, nature-based tourism or ecotourism can be optimized. Meanwhile, for 2024, the Ministry of Finance on the mediakeuangan.kemenkeu.go.id page lists mentioned the performance target of the tourism sector is expected to generate foreign exchange of 7.38 to 13.08 billion US dollars, and contribute to GDP by 4.5 percent and create 22.8 million jobs. (voi / nk / edit r)

 

 

 

“IKN will be the capital city, the concept is the greenest capital city in the world because the concept is the city of nusarimba, really green. If we are consistent with the initial concept of the development of the capital city of the archipelago which is in the process of development. So again it must be green, must be shady, friendly to pedestrians, friendly to cyclists, have urban forests, have spacious squares and parks," said the president.

 

President Joko Widodo also said that the government is consistent with the initial concept of the IKN development. According to him, the IKN city concept must be green, shady for pedestrians and friendly for cyclists. IKN also has an urban forest and a large square and park.

 

The President said, if a city has already been built filled with buildings and concrete, he considered redesigning the city is needed to add green space. President Joko Widodo emphasized that the ideal future city is a Green City, Smart city, Creative City that is comfortable to live in and comfortable to visit. (Secretariat-Ranov-Mar)