Blung,dkst.itb.ac.id- On Thursday (26 / 6) Asian Development Bank (ADB) along with Treasury, Baptists, and Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology conducted field visits and forums (review mission meetingTo the Institute of Technology. This event is part of the execution of the PRIMESTEP project (Promoting Research and Innovation through Modern and Effective Science and Technology Parks) which is being implemented in various colleges in Indonesia, including ITB.
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Meeting took place at ITB Innovation Park, the Summarecon Bduk area, with a major focus on project implementation evaluation, additional funding plans, strengthening the institutional structure, as well as the direction of applied research centers based on national strategic needs.
Present in this activity seven representatives of ADB, including two mission leaders; Mr. Fook Yen Chong (Principal Social Sector Specialist) and Ms. Yumiko Yamakawa (Principal Education Specialist). We are the representatives of the Ministry of Finance and Bappenas, the executive team of Project Management Unit (PMU), and the head of ITB, including Prof. Ir. Lavi Rizki Zuhal, Ph.D., as a Vice-Director of Research and Innovation, and a team from the Directorate of the Science and Technology Area (ITKST) led by Ir. R. Sugeng Joko Sarwono, M.T., Ph.D.
This event is attended by Dr. M. Fauzan Adziman, Ph.D., as well as Director General Research and Development, the Ministry of Budristek, who was actively involved in a discussion session with ADB, PMU, and ITB teams. Dirjen's presence has a direct impact on acceleration of technical completion and responsive cross-agency coordination.
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A number of strategic issues delivered by project executors, from the adjustment of financing, the integration of cross-ministry research, to the need of institutional synergy, got a direct response from the Dirjen, which prompted concretion in the field.
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"We want to build technology capabilities independently. The ideal forward research centers are accessible to other units, even other countries, but remain on the priority of establishing national capacity. The HR background of PhD from within and abroad is the primary foundation, and it's already run as part of the process, "clearly Dr. Fauzan.
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Program Review, Plan Grant, and ITB Research Relations
The morning session begins with a thorough review of the PRlMESTEP auxiliary funding plan, including the above indicator (DMF), the founding organizational structure, and the middle funding strategy. Resuming with the financial aspects, the disbursement mechanisms, the profiling of the profiling, as well as the technical relief proposal that will be focused on strengthening the research and HR capacity.
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In this session, two innovative research proposals from ITB researchers were also presented to get the input from my players. The focus of evaluation includes the acuity of research, urgency of national needs, as well as the potential for research to the industrial and public sector.
Parallel, delegates also review the procurement aspect, the capacity building activity, as well as live dialogue with a number of researchers and the practitioners of PRIMESTEP bailout. Among them were Nasho, Waithub, and EBM Sciitech, who delivered product development and how this program encouraged innovation acceleration, web expansion, and social impact creation.
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In an afternoon session, delegates continued visiting several of the superior research and innovation facilities developed at ITB Innovation Park. Location visited among others; ICDEC (Indonesia Chip Design Collaborative Center) run by Prof. Trio Adiono, S.T, M.T, Ph.D.; Lab. Smart City & Community Innovation Center;Riset.aithe development center of artificial intelligence under Professor coordination. Budi Rahardjo; The Confocal Microsoft facility from Nikon at the Nanotechnology and Materials Research Center (PPNN), as well as other support facilities such as co-space, dormitory, and business incubator.
As one of the college institutions in PRIMESTEP, ITB confirmed its commitment to strengthening national research and innovation ecosystem. Through ITB Innovation Park, ITB integrate research, education, as well as incubation startup in one sustainable and multi-sided collaboration.
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About PRlMESTEP
PRlMESTeP is a national project supported by ADB through the grant scheme and the loan, in order to strengthen the research capacity, development of Science and Technology Park (STP), increased SDM, as well as strengthening innovation management.
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The project was carried out by the PMU Ministry of Ministry of Directors and co-executors among them: ITB, IPB University, Gadjah Mada University, and Indonesian University. Through PRIMESTeP, Indonesia takes concrete steps towards technology independence and knowledge-based economic transformation.
