By: Peace Pillow )*
President Joko Widodo inaugurated the Papua Youth Creative Hub (PYCH) Building. Papua Youth Creative Hub (PYCH) is an initiative that aims to build a creative economy in Papua through the development and empowerment of young Papuans which currently focuses on four main creative sectors, namely arts and culture, design, information technology, and culinary.
Through its programs, PYCH pave the way for the creative economy in Papua by providing access and opportunities for young Papuans to develop and promote their work. These programs include various training and workshops , networking and collaboration development, as well as support to develop their creative endeavors.
The existence of the PYCH Building provides a platform for Papuan creative economy actors to promote and sell their products. Through programs like this, PYCH helps Papuan creative economy actors to improve their skills in developing their business, increasing market access, and introducing their works to the wider community.
As a successful Indigenous Papuan Youth, Billy Mambrasar also invites young Papuans to come and do activities at the PYCH Building which is on Jalan Poros Abepura or about 11 km from the center of Jayapura City. With various facilities and large enough to carry out work programs for the welfare of the people of Papua and West Papua, this building was built on an area of 15,000 m2, with an area of 3,520 m2 for the main building and 1,812 m2 for supporting buildings.
Youth leader, Vitha Faidiban representing the Papuan youth group, expressed their gratitude to the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo and Head of BIN Gen. Pol (Purn) Budi Gunawan for supporting the construction of the PYCH Building.
The PYCH building consists of a main building which has two floors and two dormitory buildings, rooms for MSME products, training, meetings, multipurpose, co-working space , technology learning and a library. Next to the main building there are also futsal and basketball courts.
It doesn’t stop there, there is a tribune-shaped room with a capacity of more than 300 people which can be used for religious and other performances. This building also provides 100 Mbps internet speed with symmetrical 1:1 upstream downstream bandwidth , which is spread throughout the building.
The PYCH building also adopts the green building concept which is environmentally friendly by utilizing natural energy, such as lighting and wind, so there is no need for lighting during the day. Even the dormitory building has lots of glass and ventilation holes, so it stays bright without any lighting.
With the inauguration of the PYCH Building, it is hoped that it can increase collaboration, self-development, and continue to be the motor for the development of young human resources in Papua. With the guidance of BIN, PYCH is enthusiastic about providing new enthusiasm for young people in Papua. The hope is that the young generation of Papua can apply their potential and creative ideas to support the realization of people’s welfare in Cendrawasih Earth. This goal is in line with Presidential Instruction Number 9 of 2020 concerning accelerating welfare development in the Provinces of Papua and West Papua.
In the long term, PYCH hopes to make a positive contribution to the development of the creative economy in Papua, improve the living standards of young Papuans, and strengthen cultural and environmental sustainability in Papua. Thus, PYCH is a very important initiative in building a creative economy in Papua and providing opportunities for young Papuans to work and contribute to the development of their region.
*) The author is a creative industry worker.
