This is a three year cultural and artistic partnership between countries in Asia Pacific and the UK to develop creative cities with successful knowledge economies where global citizens can thrive.  

In Indonesia, there aren’t enough decision makers who comprehends the importance of creative industry in the development of a city. Although, Indonesia’s Trade Department is reporting creative industry growth of 7.28% -faster than the national economy. It provides for 4,5 million jobs; 1,5 million micro, small, and medium size enterprises; and drives the economy in cities like Bandung.  

It is important to understand the following issues which drive a city becomes a creative city.

1.Leadership: it is important to have a leader that have characteristic which will give space and friendly policy to the development of the creative industries in their cities.

2.Economy : it is necessary to acquire managerial skill to manage the creatives ideas, as well as to open the chances in the economic and banking sector to turn creativity into an industry.

3.Design: a creative idea is necessary to make a city has more character and functional value for its occupants.

4.Identity and Celebration: Each city keeps all the identities of its population, the availability of space to celebrate this identity provided by the decision makers, will make the city have their own uniqueness as well as develop the probability of industry

We construct five different themes to realise this programme. Those are:

Cityscapers
Professional development of the next generation of urban designers, architects, technologists and engineers through collaborative work on design briefs in UK cities

Transforming Public Spaces
Collaborations which support the expression of creativity through the physical and natural environment of the city

Creative Entrepreneurs Club
Support for the development of young entrepreneurs in the creative industries

Inclusive Design
support for young designers and architects developing inclusive approaches to the city’s environment

Re-imagining the City
Creative cities of the future through the eyes of film-makers, designers, architects and other creatives

Our aim is that the city shapers of Asia Pacific and China develop relationships with people in the UK that help to make their cities open to new ways of thinking, well networked, well designed and prosperous. And that many more entrepreneurs, educational bodies and imaginative people will develop creative partnerships with real benefits for the knowledge economies of Asia Pacific, China and the UK.

These five themes will be tried in Bandung as the first city which become the pilot project.