This year, internet users in Indonesia is estimated to reach 30 million people. Surprisingly, 1 million of them are bloggers. In fact, in 2008 there were only 600,000 bloggers.
"Bloggers in Indonesia has become the media of expression which can not be deemed frivolous. Politician and businessman is building a relationship with the blogger," said Iman Brotoseno, Committee Chairman of the Blogger Party 2009.
This year's Blogger party carrying theme of One Spirit One Nation. By the end of the election, now is time to restore ourselves and make a consolidation, so that we can make progress together as one force based on one Indonesia. "This is why we are carrying theme of one spirit one nation in the blogger party this year," he said.
The different things that will be presented in this year's Blogger Party is a blogshops (blogging shops) that will take place in 10 major cities of Jakarta, Semarang, Bandung, Balikpapan, Samarinda, Makassar, Surabaya, Medan, Palembang, Yogyakarta. "The peak will be held in Jakarta," said Iman.
According to Iman, Blogshop held to answer criticism that the Blogger party only for the Jakarta people. In addition, the held of Blogshop is to encourage more people in Indonesia involved in blogging activities and to do it responsibly, constructive, critical and with a high social awareness.
Blogger Party is a place of national blogger meeting where the first time held on 27 October 2007, as a media to provide a forum for bloggers in Indonesia to make direct face-to-face gathering, exchange information, discuss, and expand the network.
At the first blogger party in 2007, the Minister Of Communication And Information Muhammad Nuh set the date of October 27 as National Blogger Day.
16 July 2009
Indonesian Blogger Party: One Spirit One Nation
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