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        "id": 1861588,
        "msgid": "sultan-encourages-yogyakartas-crafts-to-go-international-1784119899",
        "date": "2026-07-15 19:09:38",
        "title": "Sultan Encourages Yogyakarta's Crafts to Go International",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_JOGJA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X has urged local artisans to elevate their product quality to penetrate international markets during the Inacraft Festival 2026. He highlighted the importance of standardisation and logistics, drawing parallels with the SiBakul digital platform, to help small businesses upgrade. The Sultan also emphasised that the festival's theme reflects the philosophy of beautifying and harmonising the world through culture and trade.",
        "content": "<p>Governor of the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY), Sri Sultan\nHamengku Buwono X, is encouraging the region\u2019s handicraft quality to\nmove up a class in order to penetrate international markets. He made the\nremarks while attending the Inacraft Festival 2026 at the Jogja Expo\nCenter (JEC) in Bantul. The Sultan noted that Inacraft is similar to\nSiBakul Jogja, a digital platform for cooperative and SME development\nowned by the DIY Cooperatives and SMEs Agency. \u2018Inacraft\u2019s members are\nalso SiBakul members. So, how we facilitate product standardisation and\nshipping costs, the mobility that occurs is like SiBakul, so they can\nmove up a class,\u2019 Sultan said in Banguntapan, Bantul, on Wednesday\n(15\/7\/2026). \u2018But if it is not based on increasingly better quality, it\nwill be difficult to go international,\u2019 he added. Furthermore, the\nmonarch stated that the presence of foreign delegations at Inacraft is\nproof that crafts are not merely economic products, but a universal\nlanguage capable of transcending national and cultural boundaries. The\ntheme of this year\u2019s Inacraft is \u2018Hamemayu Hayuning Bawana: Cultural\nCrafts for World Harmony\u2019. According to the Sultan, the choice of theme\nwas no coincidence. \u2018The philosophy of Hamemayu Hayuning Bawana contains\nthe teaching to constantly beautify and maintain world harmony. This\nvalue is relevant to the spirit of craftsmanship itself,\u2019 he said. The\nSultan explained that every craft product is born from meticulous hands,\npatient processes, and respect for materials and tradition. On a broader\nscale, these values become the foundation for creating harmony between\nnations through trade and cultural pathways based on mutual respect.\n\u2018Therefore, Jogja is proud to be part of this long journey, and is\ncommitted to continuously strengthening its position as a leading global\ndestination for crafts, culture, and tourism,\u2019 he stated. The Inacraft\nFestival 2026 also aligns with government policy, particularly in\npromoting creative economic growth based on local wisdom. Moreover,\nYogyakarta\u2019s crafts, with their wealth of batik motifs, carvings,\npottery, and silverwork, possess a uniqueness not found in other\nregions. \u2018International festivals like this serve as a strategic bridge\nto introduce this wealth to the global market, while simultaneously\nopening sustainable trade partnership opportunities for artisans and\nsmall and medium enterprises,\u2019 he concluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/sultan-encourages-yogyakartas-crafts-to-go-international-1784119899",
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