ICT in Indonesia

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

(more 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

•Ministry of Communication And Information Technology

Indonesian Strategies to Develop ICT R&D

-—Empower 950 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 totheir specificity (business incubator).