Creativity Without Borders Papuan Millennial Generation

Suaranewspapua.com,Jayapura – If there is a time machine that can take us to the 92 years ago when WR Supratman sang the song “Indonesia Raya” for the first time in front of representatives of all Indonesian youth who are members of the Indonesian Student Association (PPPI) including 2 Youths from Waena and Serui Papua Abner Poreu Ohee and Aitai Karubaba, of course they will smile proudly to see how the future generations of Papua today develop their ideas and creativity in continuing their struggle.

As a Papuan coffee connoisseur, I don’t know how many times my friends and I sat on the side of the road starting from the side of the BNI Ruko Dok II complex, in front of the Papua Governor’s office to Taman Imbi Jayapura to enjoy the joy together while sipping Papuan coffee that is served that way. delights by Truck Oz ,

Coffee Truck (maybe) the first in Papua. Truck Oz employees and baristas , all of whom are native Papuans, have succeeded in representing the peculiarities of young Papuan millennials who are cheerful, confident and very entertaining. Great fun.

The owner of Truck Oz , Indy Hutami, became a corner in raising the creativity of young Papuans who were deliberately recruited (although not based on coffee mixers) to jointly develop Truck Oz . Even though he is not of Papuan origin, Indy’s love for culture, customs and the Papuan people has inspired him to develop Papua’s creative economy, which has indeed been running so slowly.

The existence of Truck Oz has certainly inspired other “trucks” that not only sell coffee, but also Jogjakarta-style angkringan food which is quite busy as well as attracting the attention of the public, especially in Jayapura.

Inspire the uninspired . As a divine creation given gifts in the form of reason, innovation and creativity as well as ideas and ideas to develop knowledge and business or even just to survive should be a priority that needs the attention of the local government as an effort to translate the mandate of the Papua Special Autonomy Law in developing the economy. Public. The foresight of the Regional Government as recipients of the Special Autonomy Fund should be able to see the creative signals of these young people.

MSME-based businesses for young Papuans or even start-up businesses need to get the full support of the Regional Government, not only infrastructure projects but Papuan human development. Isn’t that the responsibility of the local government?

The Papuan millennial generation has 3 characteristics, namely creative , confidence and connected , in a sense, creative because they have a better level of intelligence than the previous generation, confident because they are physically better in line with the high nutritional intake of their time and are “always connected” with various gadget devices, technology and internet connections that make him never miss information.

This is an opportunity not only for Papuan millennial children but also for the Regional Government to prepare various business platforms in the form of applications. For example, in the midst of the COVID 19 pandemic where all activities are limited outside the home, isn’t developing a delivery technology-based application an opportunity? Not only delivery of food orders but also shopping for basic necessities. Not to mention the development of business in the tourism sector, which is very open in developing the creative economy. For example: an online shop for indigenous Papuan handicrafts. Everything will run normally if only the Papuan people are creative but not the government.

Inspire the uninspired , it should depart from the leaders / local government, not from ordinary people, or at least, if it has not been inspired by the local government, at least, be observant in seeing opportunities for the creative economy development of the Papuan people to then be given facilities and space to develop together.

There are many examples and extraordinary lessons that can be observed in our daily lives in Papua which are in line with the wide opportunities to be developed, the problem is how sensitive are we in seizing these opportunities? Then what is the role of the Regional Government in providing space and facilities to accommodate the unlimited ideas, ideas and creativity of the Papuan millennial generation?

For more than 9 decades, since Abner Poreu Ohee and Aitai Karubaba vowed to “have one nation, speak and shed the blood of one Indonesia”, the Papuan Millennial Generation continues to learn, try and create without limits even without adequate “vitamin intake” from the Regional Government.