Director Holds Casual Coffee Discussion with Marine Tourism Advocates

PONTIANAK – Thursday (21/07/2022). The Director of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic), Endang Kusmana, held a casual coffee meeting with Setra Kusumardana, Head of the Ketapang Tourism Awareness Society (Masata), and Eka Indah Raharjo, a lecturer from the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences at Universitas Muhammadiyah Pontianak, in Pontianak. This meeting was a follow-up to the 24 June 2022 meeting at Politeknik Negeri Ketapang to formulate Politap's action plan in supporting the development of tourism villages in Ketapang.

Endang Kusmana agreed on the 2022 collaboration agenda between Politap and Masata Ketapang regarding the implementation of information technology innovations developed by Politap lecturers to showcase local potential, collaborative tourism village workshops involving village heads, tourism awareness groups (pokdarwis), village-owned enterprises (BUMDES), and the regional government, as well as Politap's support in promoting Ketapang's tourism potential at national and international events.

Setra Kusumardana, Head of Masata Ketapang, expressed pleasure in being able to share information in a relaxed atmosphere, noting that this evening meeting was very productive in establishing the 2022 action plan for tourism villages. Meanwhile, Eka Indah Raharjo expressed hope that in the future, Politeknik Negeri Ketapang could establish a study program dedicated to developing marine potential in Ketapang Regency. (Finan Su)