Malaysia proposes high-level committee with Indonesia to boost creative industry ties

Malaysia has proposed a High-Level Committee with Indonesia to enhance cooperation in the creative industries through memoranda of understanding.

The committee aims to streamline coordination between ministries as Malaysia's Communications Ministry overlaps with several Indonesian ministries.

Malaysia and Indonesia signed two MoUs to foster collaboration in music and related sectors, and discussed the potential for a Nusantara film festival.

JAKARTA, Oct 21 — Malaysia has proposed establishing a cross-ministerial High-Level Committee (HLC) with Indonesia to accelerate bilateral cooperation in the creative industries and creative economy.

Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said that the committee would facilitate discussions on collaborative initiatives, including those that could be formalised through memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with relevant Indonesian ministries.

He said that the proposed mechanism would also help coordinate cooperation across different ministerial portfolios, as areas overseen by Malaysia’s Communications Ministry fell under several ministries in Indonesia, including those responsible for culture, communications and the creative economy.

“The intention is to expedite discussions on matters that would be covered in memoranda of understanding, which will be refined further. As I mentioned earlier, some areas fall under the purview of the Communications Ministry, while others come under several other ministries, as the portfolios are not all the same,” he said.

Fahmi spoke to Bernama after a bilateral meeting with Indonesian Creative Economy Minister Teuku Riefky Harsya here on Wednesday, during which both ministers witnessed the signing of two MoUs between Malaysia's MyCreative Ventures and two Indonesian entities, the Jakarta Creative Economy Committee and EnMasse.

The MoUs were signed by MyCreative Ventures Group chief executive officer Zainol Haqim Zainol Rashid, Jakarta Creative Economy Committee Advisory Board Member Joshua Simandjuntak and EnMasse representative Andi Surya Wirawan Sadha.

Fahmi said the agreements were expected to facilitate closer collaboration and the exchange of creative industry activities between the two countries, particularly in music and related sectors.

On his meeting with Teuku Riefky, Fahmi said he was briefed on the roles and responsibilities of Indonesia’s newly established Creative Economy Ministry under President Prabowo Subianto’s administration, and that they had explored potential areas of cooperation.

“We see many similarities and synergies with the Orange Economy Council that we have established. What is interesting is how they view the various sectors and sub-sectors within the creative economy.

“This will certainly help us examine and assess policy aspects and the implementation of programmes for the creative economy,” he said.

Earlier, Fahmi, who is on a working visit to Jakarta until Thursday, held a separate bilateral meeting with Indonesian Culture Minister Fadli Zon, following discussions with Indonesian Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid on Tuesday.

Fahmi said his discussions with Fadli focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation, particularly in the film industry.

“We discussed how we could strengthen cooperation, including through an MoU, particularly in the film sector, which we see as having the potential for greater collaboration, including the development of a Nusantara film festival,” he said.

Fahmi said Fadli had also proposed closer cooperation with Malaysia to seek international recognition for Malay cultural heritage, including Jawi script.

“This may not fall under the purview of the Communications Ministry, but we will convey the proposal to the relevant ministries, including the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac), regarding the Indonesian Culture Ministry’s intention to nominate Malay heritage, such as Jawi script, for international recognition,” he said.

Fahmi said the proposal could follow the example of the kebaya, which was inscribed on Unesco’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in December 2024 following a joint nomination by Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore and Thailand. — Bernama

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马来西亚提议与印度尼西亚成立一个高级别委员会，通过签署谅解备忘录来加强在创意产业领域的合作。

该委员会旨在简化各部委之间的协调，因为马来西亚通讯部与印度尼西亚的几个部委存在职能重叠。

马来西亚和印度尼西亚签署了两份谅解备忘录，以促进音乐及相关领域的合作，并讨论了举办努桑塔拉电影节的可能性。

雅加达，10 月 21 日——马来西亚提议与印度尼西亚成立一个跨部门高级别委员会（HLC），以加快两国在创意产业和创意经济领域的双边合作。

通讯部长拿督斯里法米·法兹尔表示，该委员会将促进对合作倡议的讨论，包括那些可以通过与印尼相关部委签署谅解备忘录（MoU）正式确定的倡议。

他表示，拟议的机制还将有助于协调不同部委之间的合作，因为马来西亚通信部监管的领域在印度尼西亚属于多个部委，包括负责文化、通信和创意经济的部委。

他说：“我们的目的是加快讨论将在谅解备忘录中涵盖的事项，这些备忘录还将进一步完善。正如我之前提到的，有些领域属于通信部的管辖范围，而另一些领域则属于其他几个部委，因为各个部的职责范围并不完全相同。”

法米周三在与印尼创意经济部长特库·里夫基·哈尔西亚举行双边会晤后接受了马新社的采访。会晤期间，两位部长见证了马来西亚MyCreative Ventures与印尼雅加达创意经济委员会和EnMasse两家机构签署两份谅解备忘录。

谅解备忘录由 MyCreative Ventures Group 首席执行官 Zainol Haqim Zainol Rashid、雅加达创意经济委员会顾问委员会成员 Joshua Simandjuntak 和 EnMasse 代表 Andi Surya Wirawan Sadha 签署。

法赫米表示，这些协议有望促进两国更紧密的合作以及创意产业活动的交流，尤其是在音乐及相关领域。

法赫米在与特库·里夫基会面时表示，他听取了关于普拉博沃·苏比安托总统领导下新成立的印尼创意经济部的角色和职责的简报，并且他们探讨了潜在的合作领域。

“我们发现，我们与橙色经济委员会有很多相似之处和协同效应。有趣的是，他们是如何看待创意经济中的各个行业和子行业的。”

“这肯定有助于我们审查和评估创意经济的政策方面和方案实施情况，”他说。

此前，法赫米在雅加达进行工作访问，访问将持续到周四。在周二与印尼通信和数字事务部长梅蒂亚·哈菲德进行会谈后，他还与印尼文化部长法德利·宗举行了单独的双边会晤。

法赫米表示，他与法德利的讨论重点是加强双边合作，尤其是在电影行业。

他说：“我们讨论了如何加强合作，包括签署谅解备忘录，尤其是在电影领域，我们认为该领域有更大的合作潜力，包括发展努桑塔拉电影节。”

法米表示，法德利还提议与马来西亚加强合作，以寻求国际认可马来文化遗产，包括爪夷文。

他说：“这可能不属于通讯部的管辖范围，但我们会将印尼文化部有意提名马来文化遗产（如爪夷文）获得国际认可的提议转达给相关部门，包括旅游、艺术和文化部（Motac）。”

法米表示，该提案可以效仿马来西亚传统服饰卡巴雅（kebaya）的例子。卡巴雅由马来西亚、印度尼西亚、文莱、新加坡和泰国联合提名，于2024年12月被列入联合国教科文组织人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录。——马新社

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