JABAR EKSPRES – The cities of Depok, West Java, and Surakarta, Central Java, are proposed to represent Indonesia in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) 2023.
Both cities are proposed as candidates for UCCN 2023 because they are considered to meet the criteria of the 19 assessment indicators set by UNESCO. Surakarta City with the creative field of crafts and folk art and Depok City in the field of media arts.
Indonesia itself already has four cities that have received the UCCN title, namely Pekalongan as a city of crafts and folk art, Bandung as a city of design, Ambon as a city of music, and Jakarta as a city of literature.
Depok City is considered to be an area that has a creative economy ecosystem with specialization in fields that are needed by many people.
Based on the results of analysis through big data, Depok City has advantages in the creative economy sector, namely in the fields of media, animation, games, music, and film.
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Responding to the proposal, Depok City responded positively to the appointment of Depok City as one of the regions nominated for the UNESCO Creative City Network 2023.
The appointment of Depok City to represent Indonesia at the UNESCO Creative City Event in the field of media arts was decided by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy based on the results of a plenary meeting on May 26, 2023.
Depok Mayor Mohammad Idris said that it is time for the city to be confident as a West Java delegation to become Depok City of Media Arts.
The progress of Depok City, which was established on April 27, 1999, with rapid development efforts, should make Depok more confident to become a West Java delegate, after Bandung City in 2015 became the City of Design.
Depok should emerge as a creative city according to its potential and capacity as a growing city at the age of 24, in the field or category of media arts.
