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Sarasehan APTIKOM 14 April, 2011

Strengthening ICT R&D in Indonesian Higher Education Institutions: Challenges and Opportunities By: Zainal A. Hasibuan Sekjen Aptikom. Sarasehan APTIKOM 14 April, 2011. Agenda. I. Background II. Driving Forces: Strategic Technology III. Interesting Facts for ICT R&D in

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Sarasehan APTIKOM 14 April, 2011

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  1. Strengthening ICT R&D in Indonesian Higher Education Institutions: Challenges and OpportunitiesBy: Zainal A. HasibuanSekjenAptikom Sarasehan APTIKOM 14 April, 2011

  2. Agenda I. Background II. Driving Forces: Strategic Technology III. Interesting Facts for ICT R&D in Indonesia IV. Indonesian Strategies to Develop ICT R&D V. Challenges to ICT R&D Cooperation VI. Recommendation

  3. I. Background • ICT develop very fast • Emerging new technology: Grid, Cloud Computing, RFID, Smartphone, 4G Wireless, etc. • ICT do things differently • Emerging new capabilities: Unified communication, Semantic connectivity, Collective intelligence, etc. • ICT change the way people do business • Emerging new busines model: Global-micro-business, Personalized pricing, Real-time enterprise, etc. (Source: Gartner, 2006)

  4. II. Driving forces: Gartner’s top 10 strategic technologies for 2008 • Green IT • Universal communications • Business process modeling • Metadata management • Virtualization “2.0” • Mashup and composite web applications • Web platforms and “WOA” • Computing fabric • “Real World” web • Social software • Need focus on ICT R&D • Need workable strategies to R&D on ICT

  5. III. Interesting Facts for ICT R&D in Indonesia • Knowledge divide due to geographically vast creates regional disparities and inequities of resources allocation (a lot of ICT problems domain). • There are around 950 out of 3150 Higher Education Institutions have study programs related to ICT with around 550,000 students (ore than enough human resources). • ICT investments is growing: ICT-infrastructure procurement such as hardware, system software, and networking, especially for government usage (Continuous ICT spending). • ICT Policy and Regulation are developed and in place • National ICT Council: Coordinating ICT flagships • Ministry of Communication and Information: the use of ICT for community access point • Ministry of Education: Endorse the use of ICT for teaching and learning

  6. Indonesian Higher Education Networks (INHERENT) Around360Higher Education Institutions connected with Broadband

  7. 10 Strategic Programsof National ICT Council to Solve Nation Problems Strategic programs to stimulate ICT industry and improve nation competitiveness The need to reform process & procedures

  8. Cultural heritage and natural history Very rich content and diverse users Multimedia processing Diverse users, the need for information rich

  9. IV. Indonesian Strategies to Develop ICT R&D • Empower 650 Higher Education Institutions (HEI) that has ICT related study programs (resource sharing & relevance). • Use government ICT spending to stimulate ICT industry and ICT R&D (setting priorities). • Establish ICT R&D focal points, according to their specificity (business incubator). • Establish regional and international ICT R&D collaboration.

  10. Strengthening HEI for ICT R&D Through Resource Sharing

  11. Imrpove Relevance of ICT HRD ? Link and Match Problem

  12. Product Types Hardware Software Export E Targeting Market Domestic A B D C Setting Priorities to Develop ICT R&D and Industry Using: “Heeks’ Framework” We start here!

  13. UNIVERSITY Special InterestResearch Group prototype INDUSTRY/ Government Agencies Service Provider funding ICT Department facilities, human resources, expertise, tech. assistance start-up capital (competitive) skill dev. FUNDING AGENCY Model of Focal Point and Business Incubator Establishment Center for ICT Business Incubator funding 13

  14. V. Challenges to ICT R&D Cooperation • Consolidating strengths and weaknesses among HEIs • Technology, human resources, domain problems, budget, etc. • Capacity building • Knowledge rich versus knowledge poor • Institutional building to ensure sustainability • Strong commitment, strong support from government • Intellectual Property and ownership

  15. Recommendation-Action Plan • Identify areas of interest in ICT R&D. • Identify ICT needs for local and national. • Use ABG (academician, business, and government) approach to establish ICT project as a jumpstart. • Establish ICT R&D focal points • Establish multiyears commitment in order to reach critical mass point in ICT R&D.

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