THE BENEFITS OF CREATIVE ECONOMY FOR SOCIETY

Nowadays, Indonesia is facing conditions that require people to grow more quickly
and accurately, which is to face the MEA (Masyarakat Ekonomi ASEAN). Indonesia, of
course, hope can get benefit from the implementation of MEA (Lukman Hakim, 2016).
Creative economy has great potential to become one of the factors that can get the
opportunities in MEA, because according to Ralph Waldo Emerson (American Poet, Lecturer
and Essayist) that the creative economy is the source of magnificence of a country because it
is so broad and limitless. To realize these opportunities in Indonesia, on January 20, 2015,
through the Peraturan Presiden Republik Indonesia Number 6 The year 2015 about Badan
Ekonomi Kreatif, President Joko Widodo formed a new non-ministerial agency called Badan
Ekonomi Kreatif (Bekraf) (www.bekraf.go.id , 2015) . The agency is responsible for the
development of the creative economy in Indonesia. Creative Economy has many benefits that
can be felt by the society, like : promoting humans creativity, expanding job opportunities
and increasing economic growth.

The creative economy can increase a human's creativity because the creative economy
comes from human creativity are infinite. The outcome of the creative economy can also be
increased and unlimited by time and place, especially if there is a facility to realize the
creativity. The creativity can produce something are new and have values in a economic
manner is not only think and talk, but also must do and create something new and different
(Suryana, 2013, p 23). As we can see in the film industry. In this industry, everyone can freely
express his ideas and they can expand their creative ideas. Moreover, the film industry got a
very high appreciation all over the world and it can give effects to GDP. In 2015, the creative
economy increase 7% of national GDP, which amounted to Rp 641.8 trillion (http://bem-
s1.fe.unpad.ac.id , June 1 2016). So, with the development of the creative economy, people
be more excited creating creative ideas and will continue to grow up with the times.

The next benefit after developing creative ideas, the creative economy can increase
job opportunities. The increase of employment needs a broad market, with the creative
economy will directly expand the market. In fact, the creative economy has a very wide
industry, such as food, textile, furniture, handicrafts, etc., with so many jobs the industry will
be more comprehensive and reduce unemployment. Industry sector is able to absorb the 11.8
million workers, or 10.7 percent of the national workforce in 2015 (http://bem-
s1.fe.unpad.ac.id , June 1 2016). So, because of the creative economy isnt dependent on
natural resources and more focus on human resources, the market that was created for jobs is
also more extensive.

After impact on job opportunities, the creative economy automatically will be affected
in economic growth. As described in the previous paragraph, so many creative industries that
influence economic growth, as the data below :

Table Creative Economy Development Of Various Sectors Of The Year 2011-2015

No
Sectors in Creative Economy 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
.
5,24
1 Food and Beverage Industry 5,31% 5,14% 5,32% 5,61%
%
1,38
3 Textile and Garment 1,35% 1,36% 1,32% 1,21%
%
0,28
4 Leather industry 0,25% 0,26% 0,27% 0,27%
%
0,76
5 Wood industry 0,70% 0,70% 0,72% 0,67%
%
0,28
6 Furniture industry 0,26% 0,26% 0,27% 0,27%
%
7 Export Crafts 15.54% 17.77% 20.18% 21.72%
8 Fashion and Crafts 44,3% 24,8 %
9 Advertising industry 15% 20%
Source: BPS, Pusdatin Kemenperin (http://agribisnis.co.id/industri-kreatif/)

Based on the data, we can see that economic growth in the food sector, exports of crafts and
advertising industry is growing every year, and for the other sectors are still not very
developed and we hope the governments could increase the potential of the other sectors,
because it can be develop faster economic growth. So, the creative economy can create jobs
and fight poverty along with economic growth.

Creative Economy has many obstacles in their development. However, President Joko
Widodo was optimistic that the creative economy would become the foundation of
Indonesia's economy. The supports of government is realised on the establishment of
BEKRAF in 2015. Different of other sectors that are highly dependent on the exploitation of
natural resources, the strength of the creative economy is dependant on the benefits of human
resources like art, architecture, books, technology innovation, and animation, comes from the
creative ideas of human thought. (www.bekraf.go.id , 2015). So, with the many benefits that
we get from the development of creative industries, our task as the younger generation, is the
support of all the government's efforts to develop the creative industries to continue to work
and develop creativity, and we can play a role in the economic development of Indonesia.

References :

(2015). BEKRAF Badan Ekonomi Kreatif Indonesia Tonggak Baru Ekonomi Kreatif
Indonesia[web log post].Retrieved from http://www.bekraf.go.id/profil

Hakim, L. (2016). Menangkap Gelombang Ekonomi Kreatif Indonesia di Era MEA[web log
post]. Retrieved from https://www.selasar.com/jurnal/12226/Menangkap-Gelombang-
Ekonomi-Kreatif-Indonesia-di-Era-MEA

Suryana. (2013). Ekonomi Kratif Ekonomi Baru : Mengubah Ide dan Menciptakan Peluang.
Jakarta : Salemba Empat

(2016, June 1). Pengembangan Potensi Sektor Ekonomi Kreatif Indonesia dalam Menghadapi
Tantangan Persaingan Ekonomi Global[web log post]. Retrieved from http://bem-
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ekonomi-kreatif-di-indonesia/

Industri Kreatif[web log post]. Retrieved from http://agribisnis.co.id/industri-kreatif/

Kerangka Judul :

Economy Microeconomics Creative Economy Benefits to Society

Paragraph 2 :

- Connection/Relationship Creativity with Creative Economy

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Paragraph 3 :

- Connection/Relationship Job opportunities with Creative Economy

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- Connection/Relationship Job opportunities with Creative Economy

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- The obstacle of economy creative development in Indonesia (memunculkan thesis

statement lain)
- Usaha pemerintah

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