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The Role of Academic in Narrowing Digital Divide

Explore the critical role of academics in narrowing the digital divide in Indonesia, focusing on human resource development, technology and content creation. Budi Rahardjo shares insights on challenges and initiatives in addressing this digital disparity. Despite hurdles, the commitment to progress remains unwavering.

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The Role of Academic in Narrowing Digital Divide

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  1. 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

  2. Summary • Roles of academic • Human Resource Development • Technology Development • Content Development Academic Narrowing Digital Divide - Budi Rahardjo

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Problem in Tech Development • Development is expensive and fund is limited • Production in Indonesia economically is not viable Academic Narrowing Digital Divide - Budi Rahardjo

  8. Content Development • Academicians have knowledge that can be shared (help to share) • Content can be formal and informal Academic Narrowing Digital Divide - Budi Rahardjo

  9. 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

  10. 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

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