Jakarta, Aktual.com – The government is asked to give special attention to the creative industry players, particularly in access to capital. The reason for this support from the government to make the creative industries as one of the sectors in supporting the national economy is still considered to be less than the maximum.
Deputy Access Capital Agency Creative Economy Hutomo Fajar said that currently many opportunities of capital sources that can be used by the government in order to achieve the realization of the increase of creative industries, one of which is a venture capital companies.
“The government should provide incentives to venture capital companies. Because they have done duty of the state to develop the creative economy,” said Fadjar in the discussion” Economic Incentives for Creative Industries “at The Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (HIPMI) CENTRE, Bidakara Tower, South Jakarta, Tuesday (15/3).
According to Fajar, the company kind of creative industry with intangible assets requires different sources of capital with tangible assets.
“The source of capital is supposed to be long term,” he said.
To this day, according to Fajar, the government has not fully pay attention to the creative industries.
“The government should provide incentives for investors who want to finance the creative industries, one of which venture capital firms,” he explained.
Fadjar revealed, is currently the creative industry is still difficult to access banking institutions. The reason, about 73 percent of banking and financial institutions require a guarantee of land and buildings as well when the creative industries ask for capital support.
“In fact, their main asset is actually the power of creativity. By him that the government should take note of this,” he explained.
In addition to capital, said Fajar, the government also needs to increase the climate for research is good for the sustainability of creative industries. Creative economy can not be separated from the research.
“The government should encourage the marketing of products of creative industries through e-commerce,” he said.
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