Jakarta, 25 September 2024 – The 1st High-Level Meeting of Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Forum 2023 will become a momentum for the Special Capital Region (DKI) of Jakarta Provincial Government to promote the Seribu Islands as a pilot island-based tourism destination in the country.
The Acting Governor of Jakarta
Heru Budi Hartono stated this in Jakarta on Monday, 25 September.
The 1st High-Level
Meeting of the AIS Forum is a gathering of island and archipelagic nations that
will be hosted by Indonesia on 11—12 October in Nusa Dua, Bali.
A total of twenty-five heads of
state or government from the island and archipelagic countries are expected to
attend the meeting. One of the objectives is to discuss cooperation in
enhancing the marine spatial planning conditions in their respective regions.
"Yes, all of us (Jakarta
Provincial Government) support it, and some of the matter will be discussed in
Bali," said Heru.
He stated that the Jakarta
Provincial Government has prioritized the growth of the tourism industry,
particularly island-based tourism. This is done to increase locally generated
income (PAD) from tourism-related activities.
Jakarta is collaborating with
all relevant agencies to increase the number and types of public transportation
modes. Additionally, the city is striving to improve the facilities and
infrastructure at prominent tourism destinations such as Ancol, Taman Mini
Indonesia Indah (TMII), and the Seribu Islands.
Based on data from the Jakarta
Tourism and Creative Economy Office in 2022, the tourism sector contributed at
least more than Rp500 billion to the total locally generated income (PAD) worth
Rp5.29 trillion.
"Through these efforts,
(PAD from the Jakarta Special Region tourism sector) will hopefully continue to
grow," he said.
Previously, Muhammad Taufik
Zoelkifli, a member of Commission B of the Provincial Legislative Council for
the Economy of DKI Jakarta, assessed that the High-Level Meeting of the AIS
Forum
2023 would be a catalyst for
the DKI
Provincial
Government to advance the tourism development of the Seribu Islands.
Taufik believes that tourism on
the Seribu Islands could generate a high income for Jakarta if managed
properly. In addition, he mentioned that Seribu Islands’s contribution of
income from its tourism industry will be even more important if Jakarta loses
its status as the capital city in the future. (Riezko Bima Elko
Prasetya/TR/Siti Chodijah/Wisnu Wardoyo)
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About AIS Forum:
The Archipelagic and Island
States (AIS) Forum is a global platform for cooperation among island and
archipelagic states that aims at strengthening collaboration to address global
issues with four main areas of focus: climate change mitigation and adaptation,
the blue economy, marine plastic waste management, and good maritime
governance. The High-Level Meeting of the AIS Forum is organized to reinforce
the role of the AIS Forum as a center for intelligent solutions and a platform
for collaboration in promoting the future agenda of global maritime governance.
For more information, please
contact:
Director General of Public
Information and Communications of the Ministry of Communications and
Informatics – Usman Kansong (0816785320).
Get more information on press releases, news, photos, and videos related to the 2023 HLM of the AIS Forum at https://s.id/aispedia.
Foto caption: Acting Governor of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono (right) chats with one of the foreign guests at 2023 Jakarta Innovation Days (JID) organized by Jakarta Province’s Regional Development Planning Agency (Bappenda) at Jakarta City Hall on Monday, 25 September 2023. (ANTARA/M Riezko Bima Elko P).
1st High-Level Meeting of AIS Forum 2023, Momentum to Make Seribu Islands a Tourism Model
Jakarta, 25 September 2024 – The 1st High-Level Meeting of Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Forum 2023 will become a momentum for the Special Capital Region (DKI) of Jakarta Provincial Government to promote the Seribu Islands as a pilot island-based tourism destination in the country.The...