Indonesia needs a creativity boost - OBG

Indonesia needs a creativity boost

As concerns grow that an over-reliance on resource-related exports could see Indonesia repeat the boom-bust mistakes of its past, the country is being encouraged to accelerate moves to diversify its economy away from commodities and towards areas such as the creative industries.
Two major fashion events, Jakarta Fashion Week and Indonesia Fashion Week, are helping showcase Indonesia’s creative capacity, although critics say the government isn’t doing enough to help the capital or the country as a whole fulfil its potential as a centre for creativity. Effective government support is all the more important now, ... Read more.

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