The Government Begins to Pay Attention at Local Gaming Industry

The government seems to have an extra care for the national tech industry lately. The Ministry of Industry even prepares Rp 30 billion and a roadmap to facilitate local gaming industry, reports claimed.

The government’s willingness to optimize the industry is reflected from the points of discussion between the Association of Electronic Sports Indonesia (IeSPA), the Ministry of Industry, and the Association of Game Indonesia (AGI). The information suggesting that the government is currently preparing Rp 30 billion to shape the industry even rose as one of them.

“We (the Ministry of Industry) have Rp 30 billion in hand. Please make a proper proposal on what we can do for this industry,” said Ignatius Warsito, the Director of Electronics and Telematics Industry.

Although possessing the resources, the Ministry admitted that it currently has no fixed plan to scale up the industry. Therefore, Warsito claimed that they are expecting for input from players in local gaming industry. The objective is to produce high quality games and catch up with other countries’ production.

Gaming industry’s roadmap

As Indotelko reported, Warsito stated that the Ministry is currently preparing a roadmap to optimize the local gaming industry. He claimed that the roadmap is initiated by the Ministry of Industry and AGI, and that it would later be socialized to other ministries.

The roadmap will consist a number of points, including the regulation harmonization, standardization, technology, marketing and facilities. The plan is that not only the Ministry of Industry that does the budgeting, but also the Ministry of Trade, the Ministry of Communication and Information, the National Creative Agency and the Ministry of Research and Technology as well.

The government also plans on applying the National Working Competence Standard (SKNNI) on the national gaming industry to let local developers get certified.

“We want to have professional and globally acknowledged players in local gaming industry” he ended.