The 2022 Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) has entered its third round, and Labuan Bajo was chosen as the host of this event. Since 2019, the government has included Labuan Bajo as a super-priority tourist destination. Not only offers panoramic beauty, but this region also has great economic potential.
Alternate Chair DEWG 2022 Dedi Permadi said the selection of Labuan Bajo as the host of the 3rd DEWG Meeting was because the G20 not only carried out the mission to agree on priority issues but also introduced Indonesia’s diversity and natural wealth to the world.
According to him, the G20, which has more than 240 events, both court and side events, is trying to be held in as many cities in Indonesia as possible. In this case, DEWG chose several cities including Jogja, Lombok, Labuan Bajo, and finally Bali.
“Labuan Bajo is a very strategic place and suitable for this event because Labuan Bajo is one of Indonesia’s super-priority destinations out of 5 super priority tourist areas that we have,” said Dedi to CNBC Indonesia. Dedi hopes that holding this event in various cities can support the economic recovery of the people in these cities.
Meanwhile, the Managing Director of the Implementing Agency for the Labuan Bajo Flores Authority (BPOLBF), Shana Fatina said that specifically since the appointment of Labuan Bajo as one of the G20 hosts since 3 years ago, improvements have been made from various sides. These improvements include infrastructure, strengthening community capacity, tourism programs, to the creative economy. This improvement is carried out so that Labuan Bajo is ready to serve tourists and G20 guests. Shana said this had its own economic impact.
“After the pandemic period yesterday, I think this G20 is an extraordinary turning point because it is not only for the holding of meeting activities, but since yesterday there have been about 4 G20 activities that have taken place, it is evident that the G20 delegates did not only come for meetings, but also for traveling,” explained Shana.
August 2, 2022, CNBC Indonesia
(https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/tech/20220802163447-37-360541/ternyata-ini-alasan-labuan-bajo-jadi-tuan-rumah-dewg-meeting)