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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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Strengthening ICT R&D in Indonesian Higher Education Institutions: Challenges and Opportunities
By: Zainal A. HasibuanSekjen Aptikom
Sarasehan APTIKOM14 April, 2011
Agenda
I. BackgroundII. Driving Forces: Strategic TechnologyIII. Interesting Facts for ICT R&D in IndonesiaIV. Indonesian Strategies to Develop ICT
R&DV. Challenges to ICT R&D CooperationVI. Recommendation
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)
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
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
Indonesian Higher Education Networks (INHERENT)
Around 360 Higher EducationInstitutions connected with Broadband
10 Strategic Programs of National ICT Council to Solve Nation Problems
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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.
Strengthening HEI for ICT R&D Through Resource Sharing
CurriculumLabs
LibraryResearch Collaboration
Hypotheses
CompetencesCertificationsExperience
Business NetworkRealworld Case
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Setting Priorities to Develop ICT R&D and Industry Using: “Heeks’ Framework”
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Model of Focal Point and Business Incubator Establishment
Center for ICT Business Incubator FUNDING AGENCY
start-up capital (competitive)
UNIVERSITY
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INDUSTRY/ Government
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Special Interest Research Group
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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
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.