Wahyu Dwi Anggoro
IDXChannel - Indonesia successfully initiated the adoption of a resolution entitled "Promoting Creative Economy for Sustainable Development" by consensus at the 78th UN General Assembly Session in New York this week.
The resolution is the first UN substance resolution that specifically addresses the creative economy.
"For Indonesia, the Resolution continues Indonesia's leadership role in mainstreaming international cooperation on creative economy, which has been realised through the World Conference on Creative Economy (WCCE) initiative since 2018," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a media release, Wednesday (20/12/2023).
"Moreover, the Resolution will also be used by Indonesia to realise more capacity building cooperation that will be of real benefit to creative economy actors and various national stakeholders," it added.
The resolution proposed by Indonesia was supported by 59 other countries as Co-Sponsors, coming from various regions and different levels of development. The composition of the Co-Sponsors was apprec
Efforts to raise support for the Resolution have been intensive since the beginning of 2023, through close cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy.
The negotiation process of the Resolution text itself was led by Indonesia for 6 weeks in October and November 2023 at the UN Headquarters in New York.
The resolution encourages UN member states and various related parties to provide greater support to the development of the creative economy sector, including through (i) strengthening data, (ii) improving research, talent development, education and training, (iii) increasing access to finance, health and social protection, (iv) utilising intellectual property, and (v) utilising digital technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), responsibly.
In addition, the Resolution mandates the UN to regularly discuss creative economy issues, increase capacity building support, facilitate discussions, conduct research, compile guidelines and publications on a regular basis. (WHY)
