“ASEAN Economic Community and Indonesia’s Creative Industry”

The creative industry has become familiar phrase that we always heard in economic reviews today. The great implication of creative industry sector to the economic development of a country has put this sector as a determinant in formulating the economic strategy to compete in global market competition. The creative industry itself is basically defined as a concept that emphasizes the creative potential and human knowledge to drives the economy and development. The concept of the creative industry is not only limited to the economic sector but also involve social and cultural aspects. In creative industry, a creator or a producer makes their products by using creativity which is always connected to arts, culture, and technology development in order to make product’s differentiation. In economic theory, the product’s differentiation of course will bring more profit and bigger opportunities to involve in global market access.,