The Communications and Information Ministry has introduced what it calls a cyber-batik village in an effort to fuse age-old tradition with modern technology.
Kampung Batik Manding Siberkreasi is located in the Wonosari district of Yogyakarta. In the village the digital technology is used to design and spread information about batik. However, despite using technology, the village still relies on human skills to create the traditional fabrics.
Introducing the project, the ministry’s information applications director general, Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan, said that:
“Art was a unique thing in the digital era, and people were looking for art pieces like batik.”
Meanwhile, Kampung Batik Manding Siberkreasi head Guntur Susilo said 15 houses in the village offered batik. They were managed by cooperatives and would receive profits at the end of the year.
“We have [established] cooperatives to avoid unhealthy competition,” explained Guntur.
FX Endro Tri Guntoro, one of the administrators of Kampung Batik Manding Siberkreasi, added that the village also welcomed other areas that wanted to collaborate in promoting batik.
Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2018/10/06/village-in-yogyakarta-uses-cybertech-to-create-promote-batik.html
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