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        "id": 1657842,
        "msgid": "depok-prepares-to-build-blk-focused-on-creative-and-digital-economy-1775641890",
        "date": "2026-04-06 12:22:06",
        "title": "Depok Prepares to Build BLK Focused on Creative and Digital Economy",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Depok City Government in West Java is planning to construct a Balai Latihan Kerja (BLK) training centre in Kampung Kekupu, Sawangan, emphasising skills development in the creative and digital industries to align with local economic potential, particularly in culinary sectors. The project involves initiating feasibility studies and detailed engineering designs this year, with physical construction targeted to begin in 2027 and complete by 2028 at the latest, while temporary training programmes will start beforehand in collaboration with the Ministry of Indonesian Migrant Workers' Protection. This initiative aims to serve as a hub for workforce preparation, including for overseas employment, boosting national and global competitiveness without traditional dormitory facilities.",
        "content": "<p>The Depok City Government (Pemkot) in West Java is preparing a\nbuilding for the Balai Latihan Kerja (BLK) focused on developing skills\nin the creative and digital industries. The Head of the Regional\nDevelopment Planning, Research, and Innovation Agency (Bapperida) of\nDepok City, Dadang Wihana, said on Monday that the planned location for\nthe BLK construction is in Kampung Kekupu, Sawangan. \u201cFor the BLK, the\nsite is in Kampung Kekupu, behind Depok Maharaja. This year, we will\nbegin preparing the Feasibility Study and Detailed Engineering Design\n(DED),\u201d he stated. He mentioned that the prepared land area is around\n4,000 square metres. However, budget needs are still awaiting the\nresults of the preparation. Dadang targets that the physical\nconstruction of the BLK can start in 2027 and be completed at the latest\nin 2028. \u201cInsha Allah, next year or 2027 we can start construction, at\nthe latest 2028,\u201d he said. In the meantime, while awaiting construction,\ntraining programmes will be run through temporary facilities. These\nprogrammes will also be developed through collaboration with the\nMinistry of Indonesian Migrant Workers\u2019 Protection. According to Dadang,\nDepok\u2019s BLK will not be like the usual vocational training centres\nequipped with dormitories. \u201cSo, we are not a BLK that has accommodation\nand so on, but as a node or hub,\u201d he explained. In addition, the BLK\nwill also become a centre for workforce preparation, including for\ncommunities who want to work abroad through the Depok Maju Go Global\n(DMGG) programme. In the future, Depok\u2019s BLK will focus on developing\nthe creative and digital industries, adjusting to the region\u2019s economic\npotential. \u201cIn Depok, it will be more towards the creative industry,\u201d he\nsaid. \u201cThe most dominant is culinary. Because the current trend in\neating and drinking is increasing quite high,\u201d he explained. With this\nconcept, Depok\u2019s BLK is expected to become a centre for developing\nadaptive creative talents in line with the times, while also encouraging\nthe competitiveness of the workforce at the national to global\nlevel.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/depok-prepares-to-build-blk-focused-on-creative-and-digital-economy-1775641890",
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