Women Play Significant Role in Economic Development, Minister Says
- U-Report
VIVA – The Indonesian Minister of Law and Human Rights, Yasonna H. Laoly stated that women play a significant role in national economic development. Women, according to him, are generally creative, dynamic, lively, and dedicated to their work.Â
"Millennial women are expected to bring creative and innovative thinking and be able to bring creative ideas to real work. This needs special attention from the government through the protection of Intellectual Property (IP) for their creative economic works," Minister Laoly said at the 2023 World Intellectual Property Day Commemoration at The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Pacific Place, South Jakarta, on Wednesday.Â
The Indonesian government through the Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DJKI) of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights wants to encourage and trigger more women to utilize the IP (intellectual property) system as a protector and provider of added value for the sustainability of the life cycle in creativity and innovation.Â
Menteri Hukum dan HAM, Yasonna H. Laoly
- Humas Kemenkumham
Recorded data supports the fact that women are the spearhead of the nation's development, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) owned and managed by women are the most important and strategic economic actors in economic recovery and maintaining long-term economic stability.Â
On the other hand, Director General of Intellectual Property Min Usihen explained that the occasion of this commemoration is also the right moment to campaign for the importance of increasing awareness that Intellectual Property has an impact on life.Â
"The role of Intellectual Property in the era of Industrial Revolution 4.0 and Industrial Revolution 5.0 has a very important position. For example, the United States, South Korea, and Japan have pivoted national economic development on the development of IP ecosystems through sustainable IP ecosystem management policies starting from creating, protecting, and utilizing intellectual property," Usihen stated on the same occasion.Â
"Unfortunately, although IP is the basis of Indonesia's creative economy development, most MSME players (around 88.95%) do not have IP protection," he continued.
