BALI — The Government of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) continues to encourage investment in the knowledge sector to increase Bali tourism at the 10th WWF event.
Director General of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Hilman Farid, said that investment in science, research and preservation is very important, especially for the sustainability of the tourism sector.
Because by investing in these things, we will be able to further develop sustainability and quality for tourism in Bali.
“To develop sustainable and quality tourism, there are conditions that must be met,” said Hilman.
Realizing how important this is, the government continues to encourage investment in tourism towards science, research and preservation.
“For example, now investment in Bali is to support the tourism sector, it is actually directed at human resources, knowledge and so on,” explained the Director General of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Research and Technology.
Furthermore, Hilman revealed that developing the quality of human resources (HR) is clearly very important to ensure the sustainability of tourism.
“This is a very important way to ensure the sustainability of tourism in the future,” he said.
To truly preserve the tourism sector, the type of investment required must be determined according to regional characteristics.
“In my opinion, investment in knowledge, research, science to support sustainable tourism is very crucial for us,” said Hilman.
So according to him, if investment is still being intensified only on matters related to the physical, it is actually not a wise effort.
Therefore, currently the government no longer sets the benchmark for tourism success by simply bringing in large numbers of people.
The reason is, if this continues to happen, it is not impossible that it will continue to have the potential to erode the local wisdom of the community.
This is not without reason, because according to the Director General of the Ministry of Education and Culture, the local wisdom of the community can be eroded due to industrial development and pressure from an increasing population.
Moreover, it has happened that in Bali currently there are fewer and fewer young people who want to become farmers.
“Earlier in the forum it was said that fewer and fewer children in Bali want to become farmers and one of the reasons is because the prospects are weak. “If we don’t save it quickly, it will be completely destroyed,” concluded Hilman.