Band, dhkt.itb.ac.id - Institute of Blung (ITB) through Directorate Hilirization and Commercial Technology Products (DHKT) with Korean Indonesian Innovation Partners (KIIP) organizedTechnology and Cultural Herage Symposiumat the ITB Building Innovation Park Bandung Technopolis, Tuesday through Wednesday (13-14 / 10 / 2026). This international symposium became a strategic vessel for academics, industrial practitioners, and South Korean delegates to explore cutting-edge technology utilization and development of cultural heritage.
The event that was part of the Korean KIIP sequence Week 2026 was initiated as a follow-up for the MoU (MOU) Nota (MoU) signed in July then between academic institutions and businesses from both countries. This collaboration aims to harmonize the Korean commercial execution speed or known as pali-pali, with academic precision and the huge market potential that Indonesia has. The combination was hosted by KIIP who played the catalystdeep-techinstitutional.
As the main driver in the innovation ecosystem, DHKT ITB highlights the Phygital Cultural Tourism sector as one of the main focus in this forum. This tourism approach combines the preservation of historical physical elements with digital space, the development of the interactive museums, to intelligent city tourism technology. Earlier, a similar initiative had successfully manifested through the prototype artificial intelligence stall (AI) speaking sign at the ITB Museum andchatbotinnovative at Sangju Museum, Korea.
Over the course of two days, the symposium was filled with various sessions of expert presentations, round table discussions, as well as business networks. First day's agenda is to get into implementation3D reality capture, digitization of history and local figures, as well as conceptsTransfer of Development Rights(TDR) on assethererion. A number of disciplinary experts, local policy makers, and industrialists from both countries are dissecting the challenges and opportunities of digitalization of these artifacts.
Meanwhile, the second day's agenda extends the scope of discussion on aspects of management and the protection of cultural heritage laws. The focus includes intellectual property, the smart city's financial ecosystem, the role of research and regional innovation, and is shut down with special exposure about the dynamics of the startup ecosystem in South Korea.
Through the exchange of the knowledge and experience between our countries, the DHKT ITB hopes that scientific discussions don't just stop at theoretical events. This symposium sequence is targeted capable of producing concreted business and academic continuation plans, so the integration between digital innovation and historical preservation can create an eductive, tough, cultural tourist ecosystem.
