Seminar planned on Bali handicrafts

Seminar planned on Bali handicrafts

The International Finance Cooperation Program for Eastern Indonesia SMEs (IFC-Pensa), together with the Indonesian Handicraft Association and Mitra Pengembangan Bisnis, will jointly hold a one-day seminar and workshop titled The Future of the Balinese Handicraft Industry, at Sanur Paradise Plaza Hotel on Jan. 28.

The seminar is aimed mainly at providing input to the Balinese handicraft industry on the current situation faced by local producers, and on domestic and global market trends and the future outlook for the industry.

The seminar will bring together experts, designers, producers, representatives from a variety of financial institutions, small and medium enterprise consultants, transportation services and other related parties.

The main topic of the seminar is to find the right strategies in the face of global challenges and keen competition from other handicraft-producing countries.

The meeting will also touch on topical issues including the improvement of design and quality, the procurement of raw material and marketing research for export-oriented products.

The seminar will present four speakers, including founder of PT Out of Asia Warwick Purser, former lecturer of the Bandung Institute of Technology Fine Arts Department Surya Pernawa, design and production management consultant R. Susanto and president of PT Muevo Intersys I. Gede Bagia Arta.

For further information, please contact: Elsa Chandra or Ahmad Firdaus at the IFC-Pensa Denpasar office on (0361) 265359 -- JP