DENPASAR, April 23, 2026 – In an effort to raise protection standards for local artists, Baliola and representatives of Yowana paid an official visit to the Bali Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights on Wednesday, April 22. The meeting discussed strategic steps to protect the copyright of Ogoh-Ogoh works through the integration of digital technology.
Eem Nurmanah, Head of the Bali Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, welcomed the initiative positively. She emphasized that although Ogoh-Ogoh in general is categorized as Communal Intellectual Property, specific designs born from the creativity of Yowana deserve individual or group copyright protection to prevent acts of plagiarism.
“Ogoh-Ogoh now has high economic value potential that requires legal certainty. This synergy will encourage the creativity of the younger generation while also providing security for their works,” said Eem Nurmanah in her presentation.
As a follow-up, Baliola, through its Kraflab platform, will serve as the provider of Digital Passport infrastructure. This technology enables every work of art that has been registered with the Directorate General of Intellectual Property to have a unique and tamper-proof digital identity, ensuring artists’ sovereignty over their creations as they enter the global digital ecosystem.
This collaboration also involves the Kasanga Fest committee as the main platform for the Yowana community in Denpasar. Going forward, the program will be further coordinated with the Bali Provincial Department of Culture to ensure alignment between cultural values and legal-administrative processes.
Through this initiative, it is hoped that the economic value of Ogoh-Ogoh works will not stop at the Pengerupukan celebration, but will continue to grow as sustainable creative assets protected under both national and international law.
Baliola is a pioneering digital ecosystem platform based on blockchain technology, focused on developing digital trust and protecting creative assets in Indonesia.