The Roles of Syiah Kuala University in Enhancing ICT Development and Innovation Growth Prof. Darusman, Ph.D 1,2 1 Vice Rector for Cooperation Affairs 2 UNSYIAH-ADOC e-Learning Center Committee Syiah Kuala University Banda Aceh INDONESIA

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Syiah Kuala University (UNSYIAH)  UNSYIAH was founded on September 2, 1960 and has become the largest state university in Aceh, Indonesia  The university is named after the prominent theologian, Tengku Abdur Rauf As Singkili, who lived in the 16th century and was a scholar in law and religion studies  UNSYIAH is also known as Jantong Hatee Rakyat Aceh (the heart of Acehnese people)

Our Vision To establish itself as an innovative, independent, and outstanding university in science, technology, humanity, sports and arts, and produce qualified graduates who highly honour moral and ethical values

Syiah Kuala University Profile  Consists of 10 colleges that offer undergraduate programs and one graduate school that offers graduate programs  More than 25,000 students  Campus size is approximately 1,324,300 m 2

Fact: Trend and Computer Sales in Aceh Source: Apkomindo Aceh 2012 In the last 3 years, PC desktop sales are declining, while Laptop and Netbook are increasing due to the price (more avordable)

Total Users of Social Network Apps are Growing Tremendously Source: June 28, 2012

The Digital Divide Those who have access to and control of ICT tech Source: Internetsehat.org Those who don’t have access or those who have very limited access The Gap is Wider We are working to ensure that the gap is getting smaller

ICT for Socio- Economic Development  We are part of SOI (School on Internet) Asia Project that connects universities networks and create distance learning environment among members of the project  We are participating in ADOC 2.0 Project to bridge digital divide in Aceh and extend the reach of ICT trainings for children, students, SMEs, women, and the people in remote locations  We create R&D division under UNSYIAH-ADOC e-Learning Center to boost ICT innovation among IT students  We setup GIS center for data-spatial analysis and creation in Aceh and to help local government

School on Internet (SOI) Asia Project Consists of 27 universities and research institutes partners in 13 countries in Asia

 We work closely with Keio University in Japan (the host of SOI Project)  Establish network/distance learning environment among members  Conduct lecture series with inter-university grade exchanges  Create distance arts events for kids School on Internet (SOI) Asia Project: Cont’d

UNSYIAH-ADOC Project  Established in Dec 2010 as part of ADOC 2.0 Project  Conduct training to reduce the gap between those who have access to and control of ICT technology and those who don’t  Deliver the training and reach the people throught mobile center activities

Introduction to Graphic Design for Orphans  The children are the victims of 2004 Tsunami  They are accomodated by UPTD Rumoh Seujahtera Jroh Naguna in Banda Aceh

Introduction to Office Apps for Women  UNSYIAH-ADOC e- Learning Center conducted a basic computer training and office applications to women at Putroe Aceh, a non-profit organization that focuses on empowering women in Aceh

Group of Trainees in 2011

UNSYIAH GIS Center ArcGIS training for Disarter Mitigation GIS apps for Campus Building and Assets

ICT R&D Division  Provide IT students internship to learn and setup ICT technology. The university support the equipt and servers  Design and implement e-Meukat, an e-Commerce Apps using Facebook API  Design and implement Vidbook, a Youtube like application for internal video streaming to support university Learning Management System (LMS)

ICT Innovation: e-Meukat (created by students) e-Meukat is an e-Commerce Apps that uses Facebook API as the framework Source:

ICT Innovation: e-Meukat Main Page of e-Meukat at Facebook

Shopping Cart Admin Login Page Dashboard Page Product Detail ICT Innovation: e-Meukat

ICT Innovation: Vidbook (created by students) Vidbook is a Youtube-like apps for internal video streaming to support university LMS LMS using Moodle Buffering often occurs when playing an embedded video in the Learning Management Systems from Youtube as it requires a lot of bandwidth

ICT Innovation: Vidbook Vidbook, a Youtube-Like App, is running in our server locally, thus buffering process can be eliminated

One example of page in Vidbook ICT Innovation: Vidbook

Summary  University roles are significant in ICT Development and Innovation Growth, and we will continue to work in this area  UNSYIAH-ADOC 2.0 Project is beneficial for many people and it transfers knowledge of ICT to those who needs and it reduces the gap between those who have access to ICT technology and those who don’t, such as children, women, students, and orphans  UNSYIAH-ADOC mobile center deliver trainings and reach remote communities  As a closing remark, we would like to share a short video about our deliver and reach activity done by UNSYIAH-ADOC early this year

UNSYIAH-ADOC Video

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