Klojen, MC – In order to grow the creative economy sector, especially in the digital world, the Malang City Industry and Trade Service (Disperindag) is holding 'Coaching of Community Work Skills and Abilities in the IHT Environment Through 3-Dimensional Product Design and Prototype Making Training' at the Montana Hotel from Tuesday (13/9) to Saturday (17/9).
Head of the Department of Industry and Trade, Dra. Tri Widyani P., M.Si and Coordinator Malang Creative Fusion (MCF) Vicky Arief was present and provided direct guidance in the training attended by 30 participants who passed verification from Malang City, Thursday (15/9).
The training participants this time were quite enthusiastic to see the presentation from the resource person who was specially brought in from Malaysia. For 45 minutes the training participants received quite qualified material as provisions for these digital creators to work at the national and even international levels.
Tri Widyani said that this training is an effort by the Malang City Government to explore the potential in the digital creative world so that Malang can become a World Digital Creative City. "In Indonesia, there is no city that focuses on the digital creative world, only Malang is the only one," said the woman who is familiarly called Yani.
In addition, to grow startups new in this world will have an impact on the growth of the economic power of the community through Small and Medium Industries (IKM), especially now entering the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) so that competition is getting tighter. "We will have Malang Creative Week as a forum for creative industry players to market their products," he said.
Meanwhile, MCF Coordinator Vicky Arief welcomed the training positively. He hopes that the synergy between communities, creative industry players and the Malang City Government can run well, so that later MCF can provide input, suggestions and new innovations for the development of Malang City.
"This training is something that the community really needs, and the Malang City Government has facilitated it well," said Vicky.
Malang Mayor, H. Moch. Anton, hopes that by continuing to hone the skills of creative young people through training such as that conducted by the Malang City Trade and Industry Office, it can foster a good climate for the creative economy.
"What is clear is that currently the government (of Malang City) is focusing on growing the creative economy sector, one of which is through MCF," said the man who is usually called Abah Anton.
In fact, in supporting the effort, the Malang City Government is currently working with the ministry to build a Technopark that will later be used to promote the work of these creative young people. (say/yon)
