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        "msgid": "nurturing-the-creative-economy-amid-ramadhans-twilight-1772719303",
        "date": "2026-03-05 20:16:00",
        "title": "Nurturing the Creative Economy Amid Ramadhan's Twilight",
        "author": "Erdy Nasrul",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "In Semarang, the provincial government of Central Java and local Gekrafs plan the 'Ngabuburit Kreatif and Pasar Takjil' at Wisma Perdamaian on 9 March 2026, featuring around 60 UMKM from across the province. The event runs 15:00\u201318:30, with content creators adding a creative dimension to a seasonal market, underscoring efforts to sustain and expand the creative economy, which exported about Rp53 trillion in the first half of 2025, making Central Java a leading contributor. A separate proposal in Tangerang Selatan advocates a one-stop shop to streamline licensing for entrepreneurs.",
        "content": "<p>The twilight of Ramadhan always has its own way of drawing people out\nof their homes. The sky gradually turning golden, the smell of fried\nfoods dancing in the air, and footsteps quickening toward the breaking\nof the fast. In cities that grow with the beat of the people\u2019s economy,\nthe moment is not merely about awaiting the call to prayer; it also\nbecomes a space for encounters between tradition, creativity, and the\nhope of livelihoods that are better. In Semarang, that mood will find\nits stage on 9 March 2026. The Central Java Provincial Government,\ntogether with the local National Creative Economy Movement (Gekrafs),\nplans to hold \u201cNgabuburit Kreatif dan Pasar Takjil\u201d at Wisma Perdamaian.\nAround 60 UMKM (micro, small and medium enterprises) from across Central\nJava will participate, presenting a range of culinary offerings as well\nas creative economy products. Chairperson of Gekrafs Central Java, Berty\nDiah Rahmana, called the event a meeting space between business actors\nand the public enjoying the Ramadhan atmosphere. The takjil market will\nbe open from 15:00 until just before the breaking of the fast at around\n18:30 WIB. Between the bustle of buyers and sellers, content creators\nwill also add to the event, making it not merely a seasonal market but a\ncelebration of creativity. The activity is being staged through\ncollaboration with several regional government agencies (OPDs) within\nthe Central Java provincial government. Moreover, the takjil market will\nbe paired with the Speling mobile specialist doctors programme, which\nprovides health services to the public. Central Java Governor Ahmad\nLuthfi said such steps should be expanded to all regencies and cities.\nAccording to him, strengthening the creative economy cannot stop at a\none-off event. It must be designed as a sustainable movement, an\necosystem that gives space for people to grow together with their\ncreativity. The potential is not merely a dream. Data from the Ministry\nof Creative Economy shows that exports of the creative economy sector\nfrom Central Java reached about Rp53 trillion in the first half of 2025.\nThat figure places the province as the second-largest contributor to\nnational creative economy exports. Head of the Central Java Department\nof Culture and Tourism, Hanung Triyono, added that the development of\nthe creative economy cannot work in isolation. It requires nodes that\nconnect\u2014government, communities, associations, and business actors\nalike. In the tourism sector, Hanung said, elements of culture,\ncreativity, and people\u2019s economic activity have always gone hand in\nhand. Each region in Central Java has its own distinct character.\nTherefore, the development of the creative economy is hoped to highlight\nlocal distinctiveness and add value to each region. If Semarang sparks\ncreativity through spaces for meeting, such as the Ramadhan takjil\nmarket, in South Tangerang similar efforts move forward by strengthening\nthe business ecosystem. This relatively young city in Banten Province is\ngrowing rapidly as a hub for culinary, fashion, and crafts, with\nthousands of UMKM continually seeking room to grow. During a reses visit\nto the South Tangerang City Government, Deputy Chair of Commission VII\nof the Indonesian House of Representatives, Rahayu Saraswati\nDjojohadikusumo, proposed the creation of a one-stop shop service for\nentrepreneurs. The idea is intended to simplify the processing of\nvarious licensing documents for UMKM quickly, accurately, and\ntransparently.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/nurturing-the-creative-economy-amid-ramadhans-twilight-1772719303",
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