Jakarta, May 26, 2026 – The Government continues to strengthen its support for Indonesia’s creative industry, particularly the publishing subsector, through the restructuring of taxation policies for authors to make them simpler, fairer, and more supportive.

Jakarta, May 25, 2026 – Deputy Minister of Creative Economy/Deputy Head of the Creative Economy Agency, Irene Umar, attended the Result & Reunion Night of Indonesian Idol XIV at RCTI+ Studio, West Jakarta, on Monday (25/5). The Deputy Minister’s presence reflected the government’s support for the development of the national entertainment industry, which continues to produce highly competitive young talents.

Jakarta, May 26, 2026 – Deputy Minister of Creative Economy/Deputy Head of the Creative Economy Agency, Irene Umar, discussed opportunities for creative economy cooperation between Indonesia and Berlin during an audience with AsiaBerlin. The discussion covered talent exchange programs, strengthening startup networks, and expanding international market access for Indonesian creative talents.

Jakarta, May 25, 2026 – Minister of Creative Economy/Head of the Creative Economy Agency, Teuku Riefky Harsya, stated that content creators are an important part of realizing the creative economy as the new engine of growth. Therefore, the Minister of Creative Economy is encouraging regional creative potential to develop into a national force capable of penetrating global markets.

Depok, May 24, 2026 – The Ministry of Creative Economy/Creative Economy Agency hopes that young creative talents can become more explorative and adaptive within the advertising industry. Through the Advertising Week Festival (AWF) 2026, Minister of Creative Economy Teuku Riefky Harsya aims to foster creative leaders capable of competing at international events.

Jakarta, May 25, 2026 – The Ministry of Creative Economy/Creative Economy Agency explored a strategic collaboration with Garindo Media Tama to strengthen the national competitiveness of the furniture industry and interior design subsector through the Indonesia Interior & Furniture Expo (INTERFEX) 2026 agenda. In addition to targeting domestic growth, the planned collaboration is also aimed at improving the quality of the creative industry ecosystem based on furniture and interior design.

Jakarta, May 21, 2026 – Deputy Minister for Creative Economy/Deputy Head of the Creative Economy Agency, Irene Umar, emphasized that the creative economy must be able to generate tangible economic and social impacts. One of its key sources, according to the Deputy Minister, is higher education institutions.

Jakarta, May 21, 2026 – The Ministry of Creative Economy/Creative Economy Agency, through the Deputy for Media Creativity, particularly the Directorate of Music, has implemented the Music Creative Acceleration Program (AKTIF Musik) in North Maluku. The program facilitates the production of music videos featuring regional songs for two selected musicians curated through the program: Alan Darmawan from Ternate and Bams Conoras (Presiden Tidore).

Jakarta, May 20, 2026 – The Ministry of Creative Economy/Creative Economy Agency received an audience with the Indonesian Jamu Council (DJI) to strengthen the jamu ecosystem as both a health product and a cultural heritage with high economic value. The meeting marked a strategic step toward advancing Indonesia’s jamu industry to an international and sustainable level.