The Happy Digital X “Healthy Planet”

Anticipating the fundamental changes in the future way of life in the world, Happy Digital X: Cities, Systems, Products and Services delivered the very successful first cohort of the Tsinghua SEA HDX program graduated 72 fellows in 2021 and set in motion a number of tech-based innovations such as the reduction of stunting by 50% in Sumedang Regency, West Java, Indonesia through the adoption of granular data-driven government intervention, and the creation world’s first digital loom made from satellite-tracked, traceable salvaged fishing nets (Happy Planet project)

The Happy Digital X “Healthy Planet” project results in a beautiful presentation from Tapestries of the Seas and Port Planet. The team members of the Healthy Planet are Candace Johnson, Advisor forGlobal Telecom Women’s Network, Rofi Alhanif, Government Official of Coordinating Ministry for Maritime & Investment Affairs, Tjokorda Gede Bayu, Founder of Bina Wisata Kelurahan Ubud Foundation, Lussi Erniawati, Government Official Business PT. Kawasan Berikat Nusantara (PERSERO), Alit Adhi Merta, Government Official of Denpasar City Government, Dumasi Samosir, Director of PT Asuransi Sinar Mas, Agung Enriko, Senior Manager of PT Telkom Indonesia, Research & Innovation.

This traceable ocean plastic waste to wearable fabric was featured in COP26 Glasgow and the G20 Bali. The exhibit at the THK

Forum, the official G20 side event exhibition in Kura Kura Bali, highlighted the need for innovation across the fashion industry, and celebrated the results of the “Healthy Planet” project, which was incubated during Happy Digital X, a professional education program run by the Tsinghua Southeast Asia Center with United in Diversity Foundation. Happy Digital X featured world renowned lecturers and top level participants from Government and business, who were given ‘challenge projects’ to tackle real world problems. The “Healthy Planet” team focused on building a circular economy, from fishermen and villages gathering fishing-nets and bottles from the sea, then recycling this discarded plastic into pellets and yarn, to be woven by Indonesian artisans into beautiful tapestries and cloth.

Alexandra Duff of United in Diversity, was delighted to have the opportunity to highlight the problems and innovative solutions for sustainability within the fashion industry through a showcase piece at the THK Forum in G20 Bali, and make a couture dress in a joint venture with Tapestries of the Seas’ Creative Cooperative.

The exhibit shows an ulos created by the environmentally sustainable workshop of HDX alumna Dumasi from Sinar Mas Group, employing recycled fishing-nets and community craftspeople, and the couture dress and scarf created by fashion designer Isaac Raine and fabric artist Marcos Kueh.

Ms Cherie Nursalim, Advisor on Climate to the Government of Indonesia, wore the recycled ocean-plastic dress to the Heads of State Gala at the G20. It combines the different inspirations of the exhibit including the work of Tapestries of the Seas’ beautiful recycled fishing net scarf which has been digitally certified by ‘The Trust Place’. Digital certificates trace the entire dress-making process, profile the artisan and make certain that each piece is a certified original and cannot be copied, giving value to each item of clothing. Digital certification can be used to add transparency for supply chain auditing, helping protect labour standards.

The focus of this G20 exhibit is highlighting the need for change in how we view the fashion industry, for example here through creating value from waste - luxury textiles and heritage pieces from sea-salvaged plastics. There is huge scope for positive change in the clothing and textile industry.

The next HDX course will start in the new year, with the aim of preparing a cadre of educated digital experts and transformative leaders in the field of city, system and product development for an improved way of life.

To sign up, please go to the below link: https://tinyurl.com/HDXApplication-Form