Jakarta, July 27 -- Creative Economy Minister Teuku Riefky Harsya expressed optimism that Indonesia's esports industry has the potential to drive the national creative economy, thereby strengthening the creative economy's contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP).

"Indonesia has the potential to compete in the esports industry, which is full of strategies, technology, and creativity," he remarked in a statement here on Sunday.

To bolster the esports industry, the Ministry of Creative Economy is supporting the VIII National Community Sports Festival (FORNAS) 2025 in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, which features an esports competition.

In the competition, organized by the Indonesia Esports Association (IESPA) on July 26 and 27, ther...