Knowledge Sharing in a Creative City

This research aims to explore the knowledge sharing activities within a creative city. Through a case study of Bandung, Indonesia as a creative city, the objective of the paper is to develop model/s of knowledge sharing activities which are conducted by different actors within Bandung. The paper also wants to investigate whether the knowledge sharing activities contribute to the development Bandung as a creative city. The paper uses multiple forms of data consists of interviews, field notes from city observation and participation in community activities, government documents, news on local and national media and written interaction on social media. The finding argues that currently there are three major parties which involved in knowledge sharing activities in Bandung: the city government, the academicians, and the knowledge communities (Komunitas). The parties share a different type of knowledge for public through various media, dominantly via direct interaction like discussion and seminar and also through internet-based media. Interestingly, the research developed one model of knowledge sharing which is applicable to all the three major parties on their activities in relation to the development of Bandung as a creative city.