THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT POLICY OF JAMBI IN EFFORTS TO PRESERVE THE ANCIENT MANUSCRIPTS OF JAMBI MALAY

Abstract

Jambi Province is one of the regions that has Malay culture as its original culture. The
historical background of Jambi Province is inseparable from the influence of the old
Malay kingdom, namely the Moloyu or Malay kingdom. This historical background
makes the Jambi provincial government want to maintain and make Malay culture a
local culture and become a regional identity. Therefore, the Jambi provincial
government in 2013 together with the Jambi Provincial DPRD signed Regional
Regulation number 7 of 2013 concerning the preservation and development of Jambi
Malay culture. In addition, the government's steps and good intentions to develop
culture also have a strong legal umbrella, namely the 1945 Constitution. This article
will focus on analyzing the implementation of Perda number 7 of 2013, which contains
the policy of the Jambi provincial government in trying to preserve Jambi Malay texts.
Based on field observations, interviews, reading archives and documents related to the
implementation of the mandate of perda number 7 of 2013, this article argues that the
policy on preserving ancient manuscripts, which is the super important local wealth
and wisdom of the Jambi people, has not been fully implemented by the related Leading
Sector. So this confirms that the government and society's awareness and
understanding of the importance of preserving the ancient Jambi Malay manuscripts
is still low. This article argues that the policy on preserving ancient manuscripts,
which is the super important local wealth and wisdom of the Jambi people, has not been
fully implemented by the relevant Leading Sector. So this confirms that the government
and society's awareness and understanding of the importance of preserving the ancient
Jambi Malay manuscripts is still low. This article argues that the policy on preserving
ancient manuscripts, which is the super important local wealth and wisdom of the
Jambi people, has not been fully implemented by the relevant Leading Sector. So this
confirms that the government and society's awareness and understanding of the importance of preserving the ancient Jambi Malay manuscripts is still low.