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Main Expert Staff of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) Helson Siagian said, Indonesia is building a sustainable and resilient tourism ecosystem. To realize these goals, the government through the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Kemenparekraf) created the National Tourism Development Index (IPKN).

"IPKN will be a reference for the implementation of national tourism. Currently, the process of preparing the IPKN has entered the finalization stage," said Helson, in a written statement, Sunday (9/25/2022).

Helson explained, IPKN contains implementation procedures, methodologies, and indicators for the development of tourism ecosystems. The implementation involves multi-stakeholders, namely ministries/agencies, local governments, academia, industry, the community, and the media.

He revealed, in the preparation of IPKN, KSP had recommended three strategic steps in controlling the implementation of IPKN. First, good planning by setting clear and measurable targets.

Second, strengthening the IPKN working group. Where the provincial government is expected to be able to eliminate obstacles to the implementation of development and budget related to the development of tourism ecosystems.

"So the Provincial Government can use IPKN data to build a strategic foundation. In improving the image and tourism services in each region," he said.

The third strategic step is the massive optimization of public communication. This is so that the IPKN achievements can be known and felt by the community.

Helson is optimistic that IPKN will improve the ranking and score of Indonesia's Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI) in 2023. TTDI itself is a direct evolution of the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) measurement report.

From the overall assessment, in 2021 Indonesia is ranked 32nd with a score of 4.4. The score is on par with Estonia, Poland and Cyprus.

This position made Indonesia jump 12 places from the previous index report in 2019. "With the implementation of the IPKN, our rankings and scores are expected to increase next year," he said, adding. (RRI)