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The Role of Academic in Narrowing Digital Divide. Budi Rahardjo Director of Research & Development Center on Industry and Information Technology Institut Teknologi Bandung 2004 http://budi.insan.co.id. Summary. Roles of academic Human Resource Development Technology Development
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The Role of Academic in Narrowing Digital Divide Budi Rahardjo Director of Research & Development Center on Industry and Information TechnologyInstitut Teknologi Bandung2004 http://budi.insan.co.id
Summary • Roles of academic • Human Resource Development • Technology Development • Content Development Academic Narrowing Digital Divide - Budi Rahardjo
Human Resource Development • Natural for academician • Train/teach • Technical: IT specific workers • Non-technical: the use of IT at work, at home Academic Narrowing Digital Divide - Budi Rahardjo
HRD in Indonesia • Problems • Wide gap between developed area (cities) and rural area • Low-level literacy • Teaching teachers is one approach, but the quality of teachers varies • IT equipments are (still) relatively expensive and not a priority • Access (infrastructure) is still limited and is sometimes unaffordable • Formal certifications are relatively expensive • Lack of commitment in the academicians Academic Narrowing Digital Divide - Budi Rahardjo
Initiatives • Various initiatives • Upgrading teachers capability (eg. Vocational school teachers) • In using IT • In teaching IT • Introduction to IT to various schools and communities Academic Narrowing Digital Divide - Budi Rahardjo
Technology Development • Part of academicians job, especially who do research • Develop technology that is applicable (affordable, culturally accepted) locally • There are research centers Academic Narrowing Digital Divide - Budi Rahardjo
Problem in Tech Development • Development is expensive and fund is limited • Production in Indonesia economically is not viable Academic Narrowing Digital Divide - Budi Rahardjo
Content Development • Academicians have knowledge that can be shared (help to share) • Content can be formal and informal Academic Narrowing Digital Divide - Budi Rahardjo
Problems in content development • Lack of local / appropriate contents, especially for school kids / children. Contents in Indonesia are mostly entertainment & news • Most contents are in English • Culturally, we are not a reading culture. Plus low level literacy • Sharing is not common Academic Narrowing Digital Divide - Budi Rahardjo
Concluding Remarks • There are still problems, but we are committed to eliminate them • Some of the problems are global problems Academic Narrowing Digital Divide - Budi Rahardjo