1 GRASE – ICT U-18iXP, Stimulating Engineering Research and Teaching Learning Collaboration November 4, 2004 Pertemuan Steering Committee Pengembangan Program ICT Perguruan Tinggi

2 Common Statements After Termination of a Development Project ?  ICT Facility is left behind and no longer sustained Less support from top management ? Our Human Resources are not ready ? We have been already implementing Information System  Only Buying PCs and Building LAN?

3 PYRAMID MODEL Concept Underlying Information System Development Software-Hardware Resource Database Organizing

4 Existing Conditions Local Area Network Infrastructure (Fiber Optic, Wireless LAN, UTP Cable)  100 Mbps Websites, Management Information System (such as Academic Information System and Library Cataloging and Reservation System)  Most Universities Have Them Running Congested line to the Internet (128 kbps up to 1 Mbps compared to 100 Mbps LAN)  Slow Connection to the Internet Less ICT-Based Research and Inter-Campus Academic Interactions  Insufficient Development of Local Contents ICT Culture in Campus  Growing Demands Result in Less and Less Terminals for Information Access

5 Proposed Solution Single Gateway to the Internet Connecting the Universities within two main lands (Sumatera and Kalimantan) Upgrading the Internet Connection Facility Upgrading Human Resources and Organizational Functions Extending the Existing Local Area Network and Terminals Upgrading Multimedia Content Development Facility Developing and Sharing Local Contents such as course materials, journals and papers, and inter-library networking

6 U-18 i XP U-18IXP Data Server Client Data Client Server U-1 … U-18

7 This Internet Exchange Collaboration will involve Eighteen Universities; UNSYIAH, USU, UDA, UMA, UHN, UISU, UNIMED, UNRI, UNAND, UNP, UNSRI, UNILA, UNTAN, UNLAM, UNPAR, UPB, UVAYA, UNJ Unila (BBS-Unilanet) will initiate to connect to Internet Backbone through one of Satellite covering Asia, distributing the bandwidth to the U-18 i XP via Private VSAT Networking Others will gathered in a private VSAT Networking (e.g. USU – UNILA) and/or wireless connection (e.g. UNIMED to USU) Members of the U-18 i XP together build and share multimedia course materials among others via the Established Network. Proposed Solution

8 This idea has been discussed since mid-2003 Current Active Members: Universitas Syiahkuala, Banda Aceh Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan Universitas Andalas, Padang Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang Universitas Lampung, Bandar Lampung Universitas Tanjung Pura, Pontianak URL : Active Mailing List : Contacts made : Asia VSAT Satellite Communication Co. (Taiwan) Multidata Rancana Prima (Jakarta) Comments from Library Service via (Singapore) Comments from a System Developer (Dutch) Proposed Solution

9 Cost Estimation for 5 Years Implementation NO.PROJECT COMPONENTCOST ESTIMATION 1.INFRASTRUCTURES9,237,355 USD 2.HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT8,189,700 USD 3.DATABASE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT4,660,000 USD 4.RESEARCH ON ICT105,500 USD 5.ORGANIZATION1,987,835 USD TOTAL24,180,390 USD

10 Benefits Single Gateway reduced investment and Internet connection cost An improved and well-maintained system Collaborative research and Teaching-Learning Process Outsourcing capacities among the universities Better Internet Bandwidth Availability of Local Contents Local Government will benefit from this scheme through Resource Sharing Results in Significant Improvement of Quality/Quantity on Research and Graduates

11 Anticipated Problems and Strategy Increasing demand on information access terminals and possibility of uncertain policies in ICT development within the university’s management Huge internet traffics as a result of inter-university collaboration will lead to more bandwidth consumption Those sustainability questions can be treated through Tripartite Scheme involving Local Government, Industry and University

12 Future Thoughts Higher educations benefit from Information and Communication Technology given the technology is well- maintained and the support system is well-organized with a strong and robust database system Fundamental Idea of Information System and the Internet is involving as many parties as possible owing to its community-based characteristic Networking is the basic of the development of ICT

13 ACTION PLAN Build up Strong Policies on ICT Implementation at Each Universities to Support U-18 i XP Strengthening ICT Management Business Plan on ICT Assign Dedicated Local Team Work on ICT