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Showcasing of indonesian culture in foreign countries
Description of the policy/measure
Each hic implements three programmes, which are:indonesian cultural promotion. this programme hosts several events aimed at promoting the indonesian culture to the general public through many forms of cultural activities, including the indonesian day, food bazaars, and cultural expos.indonesian cultural expressions. this programme is run by the indonesian diaspora to support activities in preserving the indonesian culture and strengthening their pride and identity as indonesian people, which includes cultural performances and participation of indonesian diaspora in local annual festivals/parades.indonesian cultural learning. this programme is held regularly without admission fee and open to public in the form of courses to introduce indonesian culture, which includes culinary workshops, gamelan classes, bahasa indonesia speech/essay competition, and traditional dance courses.each hic has a variety of traditional costumes, musical instruments, and books on indonesian culture that can be used or rented for various occasions.currently there are 10 hics operating in 10 countries. one hic in timor-leste was established in early 2016 in a newly constructed building, whereas other hics in australia, united states of america, netherlands, germany, japan, france, singapore, myanmar, and turkey are operating within the indonesian embassy complex.
2005 Convention Monitoring Framework Goal(s)
Area(s) of Monitoring
Transversal Priority(ies)
Results achieved
Specific expected results were not available at the time of writing this report.
Financial resources allocated to the policy
State budget, in the sum of about usd 9,500,000 (approximated currency conversion from indonesian rupiah).
Evaluation of the policy/measure
Overall, the hic programme has been a success and has received positive response in all its establishments. feedback has shown that the hic has:strengthened efforts to introduce and promote indonesian culture, both contemporary and traditional, in the targeted countries; andincreased the awareness of international public towards indonesia’s rich and diverse culture.