<![CDATA[Policymakers worldwide find the idea of traditional knowledge as local wisdom intriguing. Traditional knowledge is derived from society's intellectual activities developed based on experience and observation. The people of Aceh, one of Indonesia’s provinces, have diverse traditional knowledge related to geographical indications. It presents a potential for economic improvement. This study used empirical legal analysis methods with primary and secondary data to investigate the understanding and management of traditional knowledge in Aceh. The primary data were obtained through respondent interviews, while the secondary data were gathered through a literature study. The collected data was subsequently verified, categorized, reduced, checked for validity through Focus Group Discussions, and analyzed. The results show that the people of Aceh have minimal understanding of traditional knowledge supporting geographical indications. The considerable economic importance of regional indications and traditional knowledge was poorly understood. Furthermore, the district and Aceh governments lacked strategic measures for managing traditional knowledge, which could impede economic improvement. On a national level, Law Number 20 of 2016 on Trademark and Geographical Indications highlights that natural and human factors impact geographical indications. The Indonesian government had prepared Government Regulation Number 56 of 2022 on communal intellectual property has emphasized that traditional knowledge is an integral part of Communal Intellectual Property And, Minister Regulation of Law and Human Rights Number 13 of 2017 on Communal Intellectual Property Data states that traditional knowledge must be recorded and documented to avoid claims by outside parties and as a basis for the legal protection system for traditional knowledge. The regencies and Aceh governments' lack of strategic mechanisms for managing traditional knowledge may also hamper economic development.]]>
