Kamis, Juli 24, 2014 | Issue Number : 2445

Protecting and Promoting Indonesia?s Culture Diversity

In an effort to provide a strong legal basis to support Indonesia’s cultural diversity, the House of Representatives has initiated discussions on a Draft Bill on Culture (“Draft Bill”).[1]

The main purpose of the Draft Bill is to manage and encourage the plethora of indigenous cultures in Indonesia by stipulating extensive provisions on:

1.	Planning the management of cultures at Central and Regional Government levels (Article 9 to Article 14);
2.	Protecting and ensuring the cultural rights of Indonesian citizens (Article 17 and Article 18);
3.	Government actions to maintain national identity and characteristics (Article 19 to Article 26);
4.	Encouraging and preserving multiculturalism in Indonesia (Article 27 to Article 34);
5.	Government obligations to respect, acknowledge, and protect historical and cultural heritage, such as historical artifacts, regional languages, verbal traditions, traditional ceremonies, traditional medicines, and traditional cuisine (Article 35 to Article 47);
6.	Cultural diplomacy with the International Community (Article 59);
7.	Cultural industries (Article 48 to Article 58);
8.	Efforts to increase the quality and quantity of cultural institutions and human cultural resources (Article 60 to Article 71);
9.	Establishing and developing facilities and infrastructure for Indonesian cultures (Article 72 to Article 74);
10.	Government measures for culture preservation (Article 75 to Article 83); and
11.	Cultural rights and obligations of Indonesian citizens (Article 84 to Article 85).

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In an effort to provide a strong legal basis to support Indonesia’s cultural diversity, the House of Representatives has initiated discussions on a Draft Bill on Culture (“Draft Bill”).[1]

The main purpose of the Draft Bill is to manage and encourage the plethora of indigenous cultures in Indonesia by stipulating extensive provisions on:

1.	Planning the management of cultures at Central and Regional Government levels (Article 9 to Article 14);
2.	Protecting and ensuring the cultural rights of Indonesian citizens (Article 17 and Article 18);
3.	Government actions to maintain national identity and characteristics (Article 19 to Article 26);
4.	Encouraging and preserving multiculturalism in Indonesia (Article 27 to Article 34);
5.	Government obligations to respect, acknowledge, and protect historical and cultural heritage, such as historical artifacts, regional languages, verbal traditions, traditional ceremonies, traditional medicines, and traditional cuisine (Article 35 to Article 47);
6.	Cultural diplomacy with the International Community (Article 59);
7.	Cultural industries (Article 48 to Article 58);
8.	Efforts to increase the quality and quantity of cultural institutions and human cultural resources (Article 60 to Article 71);
9.	Establishing and developing facilities and infrastructure for Indonesian cultures (Article 72 to Article 74);
10.	Government measures for culture preservation (Article 75 to Article 83); and
11.	Cultural rights and obligations of Indonesian citizens (Article 84 to Article 85).

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