BANDUNG, dkst.itb.ac.id – Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) through the Directorate of Science and Technology Area (DKST) held the Korea-Indonesia Innovation Conference (KIIC) 2026 at ITB Innovation Park, Summarecon Bandung, Tuesday (1/7/2026). This forum brings together universities, industry, government, startups, investors, and research institutions from Indonesia and South Korea to strengthen innovation collaboration, accelerate research downstream, and mark the launch of Korea-Indonesia Innovation Partners (KIIP) as a platform for continuous collaboration between the two countries.
KIIC 2026 is part of ITB's efforts to expand the network of international partnerships while bridging research results with industrial needs. The launch of KIIP was marked by the signing of cooperation between ITB with Dongmin Co., Ltd., Onnamu Co., Ltd., and PT Mediasi Indonesia. The platform will act asinnovation hubwhich facilitates joint research, technology transfer,business matchingdevelopment,Startup, to the commercialization of research results.
During the implementation, KIIC 2026 presents three main sessions, namelyFood and Agricultural Innovation,Digital Innovation and Creative TechnologyAnd,Beauty and Healthcare Innovationgs In addition, the agendaBusiness Matchingbring together South Korean companies with researchers, research centers, business units, andStartupITB to explore opportunities for collaboration, technology investment, and innovative product development.
ITB Vice-Rector for Communication, Partnership, Kealumnian, and Administration, Dr. Andryanto Rikrik Kusmara,S.Sn.,M.Sn., emphasizes that collaboration between universities, industry, and international partners is an important foundation in accelerating downstream research. According to him, the formation ofKorea-Indonesia Innovation Partners(KIIP) at the ITB Innovation Park is expected to be a long-term collaboration platform that strengthens technology transfer, innovation development, and industrial partnerships between Indonesia and South Korea.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Director for Technology Transfer of DKST ITB, Rofiq Iqbal, ST, M.Eng., Ph.D., said thatKorea-Indonesia Innovation Conference(KIIC) is designed not only as a discussion forum, but also as a space for collaboration that produces real impact. “We want KIIC to be more than just a conference. We designed this forum as a birth space for real collaboration between Indonesia and Korea, so that innovation does not stop as a result of research, but is able to develop into solutions that provide economic and social benefits, "he said.
The implementation of KIIC 2026 is part of the INNOVIBES 2026 series which also presents innovation exhibitions, open house ITB Innovation Park, and the Indonesian Technology Transfer Association (PRAMUNAS PTTI) National Deliberation. Through the establishment of KIIP, ITB hopes that the Indonesia-Korea collaboration can continue to develop into a strategic partnership that accelerates research downstream, strengthens industrial competitiveness, and makes a real contribution to knowledge-based economic development in both countries.
