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BBI for 2021

At this special BBI coordinative meeting, the Coordinative Minister of Maritime & Invesment reminded us that the program expansion to leverage the MSME & national product should be accelerated in 2021; and the programs would include the quality improvement for the MSME & their products. Some MSMEs must be leveraged to the class of artisans, … Continue reading “BBI for 2021” Continue reading

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BBI Q4/2020

BBI (Bangga Buatan Indonesia) is a coordinative & collaborative programs to improve the economy and commercialisation of national products with special emphasis on MSME products, led by the Government of Indonesia — in this case the Coordinative Minister of Maritime and Investment (Menkomarves). Telkom is actively involved in this program via its MSME Digital Ecosystem … Continue reading “BBI Q4/2020” Continue reading

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Fountain Pen Day

Happy Fountain Pen Day! Fountain Pen Day is celebrated on the first Friday of November. But what is so interesting with this classical instrument? The history of fountain pen must start with the long development of writing instruments, including quill and qalam. But the modern fountain pen we know today was first patented in 1827 … Continue reading “Fountain Pen Day” Continue reading

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Transformasi di Masa Krisis

Aku mem-WFH-kan diri di awal Maret tahun ini karena mendadak kena flu, baru bergabung dengan WFH resmi yang berlangsung panjang hingga menjelang Juli. Pun di hari-hari awal, sambil melihat yang terjadi di RRC dan Eropa, aku mulai mencatat prediksi-prediksi yang tidak optimis, termasuk bahwa (a) virus ini tidak akan pergi, dan kita yang harus menyesuaikan…

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Круглый Стол в ЮФУ

This weekend, Mr Ford asked me to provide a presentation in a forum organised by the SFedU. The title of the forum is «Круглый Стол : Развитие Компаний в Период COVID-19: Вызовы и Возможнпсти» — or more or less: Round Table: Business development in the COVID-19 era: challenges and opportunities. SFedU, or Southern Federal University … Continue reading “Круглый Стол в ЮФУ” Continue reading

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Indonesian Computer Society Gathering

The IEEE Computer Society Indonesia Chapter has carried out a member gathering today. Apparently, during the COVID-19 crises, it is not very easy to organise such meeting, albeit an online one — so this gathering presented no less than six presenters; two of which are Prof Cecilia Meras, the Past President of the IEEE Computer … Continue reading “Indonesian Computer Society Gathering” Continue reading

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Sergei Vinogradov

Pembatasan sosial di masa krisis COVID-19 ini memaksa kita bekerja di rumah, plus mengurusi pekerjaan rumah. Asisten rumah tangga dll tidak disarankan ada di sekitar wilayah rumah. Kadang vicon urusan kepentingan negara pun dilakukan sambil cuci piring atau seterika. Namun, beberapa malam ini, setelah PADI UMKM sukses diluncurkan, dan vicon malam berkurang, pekerjaan menyeterika terpaksa…

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Saint-Exupéry 120 Tahun

Andai tidak ada wabah COVID-19, tentu hari ini dirayakan luar biasa oleh para penggemar tulisannya di seluruh dunia. Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, Vicomte de Saint-Exupéry, lahir di Lyon 29 Juni 1900. Hari kelahirannya kini disebut sebagai Hari Pangeran Kecil. Juni tahun lalu aku sempat mengunjungi kembali dinding di Pantheon yang dipahat untuk mengenang Pahlawan Perancis…

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MSME Ecosystem

Since 2016 I have a new role in Telkom Indonesia as the AVP (now Project Leader) of the Industry Synergy. The role of Synergy Department is simply developing the capabilities (mainly digital capabilities) and expanding opportunities of Telkom Group by maximising the collaboration with the industry. As a government policy at that time, the collaborations … Continue reading “MSME Ecosystem” Continue reading

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IEEE Leadership Summit: Engineering in Covid-19 Crises

The IEEE Indonesia Section has successfully organised IEEE Leadership Summit: Engineering in Covid-19 Crises. This seminar was opened by the IEEE Region 10 Director, Prof Akinori Nishihara; with Minister of Research and Technology, Prof Bambang Permadi Soemantri Brodjonegoro as the keynote speaker; and yours truly and Dr Ford Lumban Gaol as the host. The other … Continue reading “IEEE Leadership Summit: Engineering in Covid-19 Crises” Continue reading

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