Creative industries and regional economic development in Indonesia:Meanings, patterns and impacts

In developed countries, stimulating the emergence of a creative economy is a wide-spread and tested policy strategy to spur regional economic growth. Today, developing countries also implement such a strategy. However, it is unclear whether it can operate in the same way and deliver the same outcomes as in developed countries. This research looks into the feasibility of promoting creative industries as an instrument for regional economic development in developing economies in general, and in Indonesia in particular. Policies on creative industries in Indonesia are strongly influenced by the prominence of traditional crafts businesses which constitute a large share of all jobs. Even though these businesses are involved in creative processes, the products tend to be ‘stagnant’ over time, as heritage values are highlighted as selling points. This contradicts the conceptual idea of creative industries, which emphasises innovation and new knowledge. ‘Real’ creative industries are still rare in Indonesia. The strongest concentrations of creative industries are found in fairly advanced urban regions, such as Java and Bali. However, even there, creative industries do not yet constitute a leading sector and are rather an indicator of regional development than a driver. Yet, given their relatively rapid growth, creative industries are likely to increasingly contribute to the regional economy. Promoting creative industries can thus be a feasible strategy for regional development in Indonesia, and potentially in other developing countries. Acknowledging the different manifestations of creative industries, however, is crucial in setting realistic policy goals that fit to the local contexts

The Privatization of Metropolitan Jakarta's (Jabodetabek) Urban Fringes:The Early Stages of "Post-Suburbanization" in Indonesia

Problem, research strategy, and findings: Recent metropolitan development in developed countries is associated with post-suburbia, or a decline in population in the former central city and the growth of polycentric structures outside the traditional core. Current urban development in Asian cities, particularly in the Jakarta metropolitan region (Jabodetabek), also reflects an early stage of post-suburbia. We examine physical development patterns and the changing role of public and private sectors, although our approach is descriptive in nature. The rapid growth in fringe areas that have developed from dormitory communities into independent towns, triggered by privatization of industrial estates and multifunction new towns, shows typical post-suburban patterns. The national government's pro-growth economic policies and the local autonomy granted to local governments have given the private sector the power to largely control the acquisition, development, and management of land in fringe areas, accelerating post-suburban development patterns.Takeaway for practice: Planners in developing nations must be alert to the rapidly increasing role of the private sector, recognizing how the private sector can help the government to respond to regional needs for housing, jobs, shopping and educational opportunities, and infrastructure while understanding the key role that planning can and should play in ensuring private sector actions do not exacerbate regional problems and lead to uncoordinated public responses

Branding Tempat dan Produksi Ruang (Studi Kasus: Kawasan Cibadak, Kota Bandung)

Local governments frequently use place branding strategies to enhance regional competitiveness. One example is the Municipality of Bandung that attempted to brand Cibadak Area as Bandung’s Chinatown. The process of communication of the brand is the most important process in the effort to place branding. It is expected that the process can construct a brand image that is in accordance with the expectation of the government. It is argued that the process of communication the brand can be explained by the production of space, as the spatial production that occurs is able to construct a brand image that is accepted by society. This study aims to determine the space production process that has implications for brand image in Cibadak Area. This study uses qualitative method analysis. Based on this research, it is identified that there is a difference between the citizens perspective and the plan which is imagined by the government. This matter shows that there is a difference between brand image received by the community and brand identity desired by the government

Creative Industries and Regional Productivity Growth in the Developing Economy: Evidence from Indonesia

This paper examines the degree to which creative industries stimulate regional productivity growth in a developing country, Indonesia. The Indonesian government promotes long-established traditional craft businesses as creative industries, but they pay less attention to new knowledge creation and focus on highlighting heritage values as selling points. Our findings show that the real creative industries are still scarce and found mostly in fairly advanced urban regions. These industries are more likely to be an indicator than a driver of regional economic development. Meanwhile, those traditional businesses are much larger than creative industries and potentially contribute to regional productivity through consumption activities, thereby requiring different policy strategies