One of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s campaign promise was to fully support the growth of Indonesia’s creative economy industry. But when the President changed the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy to just the Ministry of Tourism, industry practitioners began wondering if the President really meant his words. The President responded by promising to create a Creative Economy Body (BEK) and he stayed true to his words, the BEK was finally launched on Monday (Jan. 26). [Continue reading]