CONTRIBUTION OF NETWORKING ACTORS IN DEVELOPING CREATIVE INDUSTRY IN CIMAHI CITY

• Main Author: NURRAHMA (NIIM: 25415079), VAULLI
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/24618
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Globalization plays an important role in the regional economic development which indirectly shrinking its competitiveness. This condition leads the cities to improve their competitiveness. Cimahi is an example of a city that doesn’t have any natural resources. In the coventional concept, competitiveness depends on the existence of natural resources. In order to improve competitiveness, Cimahi city is exploiting its potential of human resources. So that its development is focus on creative industry which known as knowledge based industry. Creative industry is an activity that based on creativity and innovation. Network is a case that allows the interaction and exchange of creative ideas among actors. Thus this will trigger the creation of innovation. Networking among actors becomes an enabler for creative industry development in Cimahi. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This paper aim to identify the contribution of networking actors in developing creative industries in Cimahi. There are two available approaches to achieve the objective. The first is by identifying the roles of actors and its relationship in developing creative industries based on a quadruple helix of government – intellectual – business – society interactions. It will creates different types of information and knowledge transfer. Therefore the second is by identifying the process of information and knowledge transfer at networking actors in creative industries. The process will known by examining media communication flows, communication network relation, communication proximity, and homophily – heterophily. Qualitative approach and case study are conducted to gain in – depth results. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The analytical methos used in this paper is content analysis and social network analysis. Content analysis is used to acquire conclusions from obtained data by taking into its context. Further it leads to a better understanding of the roles, relationships, and communication processes that occur among actors. Social network analysis is used to comprehend the characteristics of a sosial structure which consist of individual or groups through networks among actors based on graph theory approach. Based on the research, interaction that is created among government, intellectual, business, and society has opened up opportunities for the circulation of knowledge. However, the interaction is still heavily influenced by the government as the main actor in the development of creative industry in Cimahi. Policies that are run by the government tried to encourage the creation of innovation through the network. Government created some spaces for actors in order to exchange information and knowledge. Nevertheless the system established by the government have not been ideal. Interacting actors have to be at the same level in order to create an optimum synergy among them.