Bamsoet Urges Space for Creative Economy to Grow into Productive Sector
Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives from the Golkar Party faction, Bambang Soesatyo (Bamsoet), said that music, culinary arts, communities, and the creative industry can serve as a bridge bringing together people from various backgrounds. Moreover, Jakarta continues to move forward as a centre of economy, business, tourism, and the creative industry.
Data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS) shows that Jakarta’s economy grew 5.52 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, with the accommodation and food and beverage sector growing 9.52 percent. Household consumption also remains the largest component in Jakarta’s expenditure structure, contributing 63.24 percent.
“We need to see places like Parle Senayan as part of the creative economy ecosystem. When people come to enjoy music, eat, meet communities, and interact, economic turnover occurs. There are workers, business actors, musicians, artists, creative workers, food suppliers, and service providers who also benefit. So, well-managed entertainment also has a real economic impact,” said Bamsoet in his statement on Sunday (23/8/2026).
The Deputy Chairman of the Golkar Party explained that the entertainment and creative economy industry has a large multiplier effect. A music performance, for example, involves many economic chains, from musicians, stage workers, sound systems, lighting, documentation, transportation, culinary arts, to digital promotion.
The 15th Speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) said that the government and the business world need to provide increasingly broad space for the creative industry to grow into a productive sector capable of creating jobs and generating added value.
“Music, film, culinary arts, design, fashion, sports, automotive, and digital content are industries that have markets and create jobs. Young Indonesians have extraordinary creativity. Our task is to provide an ecosystem that allows that creativity to turn into works and works to turn into economic value,” Bamsoet added.
He made these remarks after attending ‘Parle in Red’ at Parle Senayan Jakarta on Saturday night (22/8). Through ‘Parle in Red’, guests in attendance could experience fluid and open interaction.
The ‘Parle in Red’ event with senior DJs from the 90s era such as DJ Riri, DJ Yasmin, and DJ Tiara at Parle Senayan, Jakarta, was held to celebrate the 81st Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia in an atmosphere of togetherness.
Wearing red and white nuances as symbols of courage and national spirit, Bamsoet assessed that independence celebrations need to be a means for the public to enjoy the results of the founding fathers’ struggle while also recalling the shared responsibility in filling independence.
“Independence belongs to all Indonesian people. Therefore, celebrating it joyfully, gathering, laughing, and enjoying togetherness as in ‘Parle in Red’ is also part of our gratitude. Independence celebrations are not merely ceremonies and formalities, but must be felt in daily life through opportunities to create, work, do business, and be creative,” he said.