Minister launches Balinese culture study center

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sat, 02/28/2009 1:38 PM  

State Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik launched Balinese Culture Study Center at the University of Udayana in Denpasar, Bali on Saturday, Antara has reported. 

"The study center is expected to help study and collect the existing and developing positive points in the Balinese culture," the Minister said. 

Minister Wacik said that the Balinese culture has a lot of potential which could be further developed to help boosting creative industry in the local economy by empowering the local communities. 

Separately in the occasion, I Made Bakta, the university's rector, explained that the study center was a program initiated by the Culture and Tourism ministry in cooperation with the National Development Planning Agency.

He said the study center was indeed aimed at using the local cultural values in developing creative industry and economy of Bali Province. 

"The study center is expected to issue study reports on Balinese culture and produce a creative cultural industry," he said. 

With the launching of the Balinese culture study center, there are currently seven local cultures study center in seven universities in Indonesia. (dre)- JP