In the course of the assembly in Jakarta, Tuesday, Harsya said that Indonesia and Saudi Arabia share a long-standing relationship constructed not solely on diplomatic ties, but in addition on sturdy non secular values, shared historical past and people-to-people connections.
“The connection between Indonesia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia goes past formal diplomacy, rooted in non secular values, shared historical past and a brotherhood that has endured throughout generations,” the minister stated in his assertion.
He added that the inventive economic system is a strategic sector for each international locations in driving sustainable progress. Indonesia, with its 17 subsectors, continues to develop its cultural potential mixed with trendy innovation to generate new financial worth.
“The inventive economic system is a key driver of the longer term. We imagine the fusion of cultural heritage and innovation will create sustainable financial influence for each international locations,” he defined.
In the course of the assembly, Minister Harsya recognized a number of strategic collaboration alternatives, together with participation within the World Expo, strengthening the hajj and umrah ecosystem via inventive merchandise, expertise and expertise change, enhancement of mental property (IP) safety in addition to collaboration within the World Convention on Inventive Economic system (WCCE) 2026 in Jakarta.
In the meantime, Saudi Minister Badr bin Abdullah expressed appreciation for the nice and cozy welcome and reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s dedication to increasing cross-sector collaboration within the inventive industries.
“We look ahead to strengthening collaboration in varied fields, together with expo, hajj, gaming and mental property. We additionally welcome the invitation to take part within the upcoming international discussion board in Jakarta,” he stated.
Prince Badr additionally highlighted potential cooperation in movie, trend and expertise improvement, together with movie manufacturing incentives and academic packages via arts establishments in Saudi Arabia.
As well as, strengthening the mental property ecosystem and native model improvement initiatives had been emphasised to reinforce international competitiveness.
“Within the movie sector, Saudi Arabia is creating the trade comprehensively, from manufacturing to distribution, supported by varied funding schemes. We provide alternatives for movie co-production with incentives of as much as 60–65 % of manufacturing prices,” he remarked.
“In mental property, Saudi Arabia has established a devoted authority to assist the inventive trade. The ‘Saudi 100 Manufacturers’ program serves as an accelerator for native designers, alongside sustainable trend initiatives, together with eco-friendly ihram,” he added.
This cooperation is predicted to strengthen the place of Indonesia and Saudi Arabia as strategic companions within the improvement of the worldwide inventive economic system.
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