REDUCING THE CREATIVE CITY DEVELOPMENT GAP TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN INDONESIA Widya Fitriana, Zednita Azriani, Rusda Khairati
Universitas Andalas
Abstract
Development inequality is a threat to realizing sustainable development. Development inequality based on the Williamson index in Indonesia is still relatively high. The government seeks to encourage national development by fostering the region^s leading creative economy by creating a conducive urban development ecosystem. However, efforts to develop creative cities in Indonesia are still dominated by big cities in Java, such as Jakarta and Bandung. Even though small cities in Indonesia also have the potential for creative city development, it is expected to reduce development inequality. This study aims to analyze the competitiveness of creative cities, especially in medium/small cities. The data used is secondary data from the Indonesia Statistics Agency and the Indonesia Ministry of Tourism and Creative Industries. The measured variables include five aspects, namely human resources, infrastructure, government, economy, and industry. The competitiveness analysis of creative cities was carried out in 10 provinces in Sumatra with an outranking approach using the Promethee model. The analysis results show that the areas with the highest competitiveness for the development of creative cities are the Riau Islands, Riau, West Sumatra, and North Sumatra. These four regions have a supportive ecosystem for developing creative cities with the strength of educated and skilled labor, technology, business innovation, and export capabilities. In the future, it is hoped that the government can create policies conducive to developing creative cities in the area.
Keywords: sustainable growth- sustainable economic development- economic development
