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        "id": 1843990,
        "msgid": "cooperatives-to-open-financing-access-for-tourism-village-managers-says-minister-1783353211",
        "date": "2026-07-06 22:24:21",
        "title": "Cooperatives to Open Financing Access for Tourism Village Managers, Says Minister",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Minister of Cooperatives Ferry Juliantono has announced that formalising tourism awareness groups (Pokdarwis) into cooperatives will unlock access to financing and business support for tourism village managers. The initiative aims to enhance the competitiveness of the tourism sector by providing legal status, better governance, and government assistance. Belitung Regency has been selected as a pilot area for the programme, which is expected to ensure local communities directly benefit from tourism revenue.",
        "content": "<p>Minister of Cooperatives Ferry Juliantono has stated that\nstrengthening the institutional capacity of Tourism Awareness Groups\n(Pokdarwis) through cooperatives will open up access to financing and\nvarious business supports for tourism village managers, thereby boosting\nthe sector\u2019s competitiveness. Ferry explained that tourism business\nactivities, which have been managed informally by Pokdarwis, will gain a\nformal business entity through cooperatives, making them more\nstructured, accountable, and competitive. \u201cWith this, cooperatives will\nhave easier access to financing, human resource capacity building,\ninstitutional and business mentoring, as well as facilitation of tourism\nfacilities and infrastructure from the government,\u201d Ferry said in a\npress statement in Jakarta on Monday. As part of this effort, the\nMinistry of Cooperatives launched the Integration and Transformation of\nPokdarwis programme through cooperatives at Pendopo Pantai Tanjung\nKelayang, Belitung, on Sunday (5\/7). Through the programme, tourism\nbusiness activities previously managed by Pokdarwis will be consolidated\ninto cooperative business entities, granting them legality, better\ngovernance, and access to financing and government programmes. Ferry\nadded that this institutional strengthening is also expected to become a\nnew instrument for developing the tourism sector while ensuring that the\neconomic benefits of tourism activities are directly felt by the\ncommunity. He said the Ministry of Cooperatives will continue to provide\nmentoring and guidance so that the newly formed cooperatives can develop\noptimally. He noted that the cooperative business activities can also be\ncollaborated with the Koperasi Desa\/Kelurahan Merah Putih (KDKMP). As an\ninitial step, the government has designated Belitung Regency as one of\nthe pilot areas for the Pokdarwis integration and transformation\nprogramme through cooperatives. The event also featured a declaration of\nthe integration and transformation of Pokdarwis into cooperatives,\nmarked by the signing of a joint commitment between the Head of\nPokdarwis, the Head of KDKMP, and relevant agencies in Belitung Regency.\nOn the same occasion, Minister of Tourism Widiyanti Putri Wardhana\nstated that the integration of Pokdarwis with cooperatives will be\nimplemented in eight tourism villages as pilot projects, including in\nBelitung Regency. According to her, Pokdarwis has been at the forefront\nof village tourism development but has lacked legality as a business\nentity. Therefore, cooperatives are expected to strengthen the\ncommunity\u2019s role in managing tourism potential while increasing business\ncapacity in villages. \u201cWe want to build a tourism ecosystem that is not\nonly attractive to visit but also increases community income,\u201d Widiyanti\nsaid. Belitung Regent Djoni Alamsyah Hidayat said the local government\nsupports the development of cooperatives as drivers of the community\u2019s\neconomy. According to him, strengthening cooperative institutions in the\ntourism sector is expected to increase investor confidence while\nreinforcing Belitung\u2019s position as a premier tourist destination.<\/p>",
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