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RIM Invests in an Innovation Center in Indonesia

If the Minister of Communications and Informatics, Tifatul Sembiring makes another inquiry to Research In Motion (RIM) about its investment in Indonesia, RIM will have a definite answer this time. RIM has invested more than USD 5 million  to build an Innovation Center in Indonesia. The facility, set to open this year, will be built in collaboration with Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB).

It was marked by the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between RIM and ITB which was done on Wednesday, May 22, 2012 at ITB. This memorandum is a follow-up to the agreement between ITB and RIM made in early March.

The Innovation Centre will be a place for RIM and ITB to encourage ITB students to create innovative mobile applications, as well as teaching them how to market it. In addition, also listed in the MoU that the funding of this investment will also be used for scholarships, various seminars and conferences as well as other initiatives aimed at triggering the development of innovative applications and entrepreneurial spirit of ITB students.

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ITB Team Heads to GSMA Mobile Health University Challenge

An app called Maternal and Neonatal mobile Services created by a team from Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) has managed to become a finalist in the GSMA Mobile Health University Challenge, held by The Berkeley Mobile International Collaborative (MBIC). Two members of the team will present during the final stage at the GSMA-mHealth Alliance Mobile Health Summit in Cape Town, South Africa, between 29 May – 1 June.

Mobile Health Summit is an event held by GSMA and mHealth Alliance, two major organizations in the field of mobile and health industries. This event will discuss about several issues regarding mobile health as well as the latest innovations and products.

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Aplikasi Buatan ITB jadi Finalis dalam Acara GSMA Mobile Health University Challenge

Aplikasi bernama Maternal and Neonatal Mobile Services yang dibuat oleh tim dari ITB, berhasil masuk menjadi finalis kompetisi GSMA Mobile Health University Challenge yang diselenggarakan oleh The Berkeley Mobile International Collaborative (MBIC). Selanjutnya, dua orang dari tim ITB akan melakukan presentasi untuk babak final pada acara GSMA-mHealth Alliance Mobile Health Summit di Cape Town, Afrika Selatan pada tanggal 28 Mei – 1 Juni mendatang.

Acara GSMA-mHealth Alliance Mobile Health Summit adalah acara yang digelar oleh dua perusahaan besar yang bergerak dalam industri kesehatan dan mobile, GSMA dan the mHealth Alliance. Acara ini membahas berbagai macam hal tentang mobile health seperti topik dan isu terpanas dan produk dan inovasi terbaru. Continue reading Aplikasi Buatan ITB jadi Finalis dalam Acara GSMA Mobile Health University Challenge

RIM prepares $5 million research fund for ITB

As reported by several media, last Saturday RIM has signed a partnership agreement with Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) and will deliver a $5 million fund in several stages. The fund will be used mainly for mobile app development and research. ITB is the first campus in Indonesia to strike this kind of partnership with Canada-based RIM.

“This investment will be used for research and development mainly for mobile application, where ITB excels. The fund will also be used to build the first RIM Innovation Center” said Andy Cobham, President Director RIM Indonesia as quoted from ITB’s announcement.

RIM is famous amongst the academic community, of course it’s understandable since RIM itself was born the academic environment of University of Waterloo Canada. And RIM is also known for its generosity and donation for University of Waterloo’s research facility.

As said in the press release, the objective of this partnership is so universities can educate their students about mobile app development, and give boost in terms of helping them get a job in the field as well as creating new opportunities in the mobile space. Previously, Microsoft and Nokia did the similar partnership with some of Indonesia’s top universities.

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RIM Siapkan Dana Riset $5 Juta untuk ITB

Seperti dilaporkan oleh sejumlah media, hari Sabtu lalu Research in Motion (RIM) menandatangani kesepakatan dengan pihak Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) untuk menggelontorkan (secara bertahap) dana $5 juta. Dana tersebut akan digunakan untuk riset terutama pengembangan aplikasi mobile. ITB menjadi kampus pertama di Indonesia yang menjalin kerjasama dengan RIM — pembuat BlackBerry asal Kanada.

“Investasi ini akan dipergunakan untuk biaya penelitian dalam pengembangan aplikasi dimana ITB memiliki potensi untuk hal tersebut. Dan dana tersebut akan dipergunakan juga untuk membangun RIM Innovation Centre pertama di Indonesia” ujar Andy Cobham, Presdir RIM Indonesia, seperti dikutip dari laman situs ITB.

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Indosat to Develop Cloud Computing Technology for Health Services

indosat logoAs one of the largest mobile operators in Indonesia, Indosat has the ability to develop cloud computing products including those for health services – something that has yet to be a priority for our local developers. Collaborating with Alcatel-Lucent with its ng Connect as infrastructure provider, Indosat will link various stakeholders in the health industry such as doctors, nurses, and patients, as reported by vivanews.

There will be a mobile application that acts as a connector between the stakeholders with all of the data being stored  online, allowing access from any location at any time. The applications will be developed by Indosat Innovation Lab located at Bandung Institute of Technology. Students will be trained to take advantage of the API by which they will create the applications.

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Indosat Kembangkan Teknologi Komputasi Awan untuk Layanan Kesehatan

Sebagai salah satu operator terbesar di Indonesia, Indosat memiliki kemampuan untuk mengembangkan produk-produk komputasi awan (cloud computing), termasuk untuk layanan kesehatan — sesuatu yang mungkin belum jadi prioritas bagi pengembang lokal kita. Berkolaborasi dengan Alcatel-Lucent dengan ng Connect-nya sebagai penyedia infrastruktur, Indosat akan menghubungkan berbagai stakeholder di dunia kesehatan, seperti dokter, perawat, dan pasien, seperti yang dikutip dari Vivanews.

Nantinya akan ada aplikasi mobile yang bertindak sebagai penghubung antara para stakeholder dengan semua data disimpan di cloud, memungkinkan pengaksesan data kesehatan di mana saja dan kapan saja. Aplikasinya sendiri akan dikembangkan di Indosat Innovation Lab yang terletak di ITB Bandung. Mahasiswa ITB akan dilatih untuk menggunakan API yang akan diimplementasikan menjadi aplikasi. Continue reading Indosat Kembangkan Teknologi Komputasi Awan untuk Layanan Kesehatan

Square Enix Seeks Mobile Game Opportunity in Indonesia

Last week, I and some media reporter got a chance to meet people from Square Enix: Takashi Tokita – Producer, Senior Manager Mobile Business, Sachiko Takahashi – Senior Manager, Business Development Corporate Planning Division dan Hayato Sawada -Project Investment Manager Division. They attended the public lecture and introduction to Game Ideas Competition event held by Mikti in ITB.

Surely I would not discuss about game or Square Enix game development. I am more interested in startup issues in game segment in Indonesia especially Bandung, more specific in mobile gaming.

There are some mobile game studio appear recently and some of them have been existing since long time and gives enough focus not only on game product they develop but also the startup game itself. Some of them are Anantarupa, Elasitas, Onebit, and in Bandung there are Nightspade which is funded by East Ventures, and Agate with its mass production of mobile game.

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Square Enix Lihat Peluang Mobile Game, Termasuk di Indonesia

Hari Selasa kemarin saya dan rekan-rekan media, berkesempatan bertemu dengan beberapa orang dari Square Enix antara lain Takashi Tokita – Producer, Senior Manager Mobile Business Divison, Sachiko Takahashi – Senior Manager, Business Development Corporate Planning Division dan Hayato Sawada -Project Investment Manager Division. Mereka datang dalam rangka kuliah umum sekaligus pengenalan lomba ide game yang diadakan oleh Mikti di kampus ITB.

Tentunya saya tidak akan membahas game atau pengembangan game oleh Square Enix, saya lebih tertarik dengan beberapa hal yang berhubungan dengan startup di segmen game di Indonesia, Bandung khususnya dan terutama juga untuk mobile game.

Ada beberapa studio mobile game yang muncul belakangan atau yang sudah ada sejak lama dan cukup memberikan perhatian tidak hanya dari produk – permainan yang dikembangkannya, tetapi dari startup game-nya itu sendiri. Setidaknya ada beberapa seperti Anantarupa, Elasitas, OneBit, untuk Bandung ada Nightspade yang mendapatkan investasi dari East Ventures juga Agate yang cukup banyak memproduksi game mobile, tentunya masih ada beberapa lagi studio game di Bandung, serta berbagai startup baru lain yang masuk ke segmen ini.

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Event Review: Bandung Ventures Night 2011

Bandung Ventures Night 2011 was held last Friday, April 8th, 2011, which is the second Bandung Ventures Night (BVN) event after previously executed last year in August 2010.

This time BVN event was somewhat different, especially the venue of this event. Usually East Ventures (JVN or BVN) events were held in a cafe or hotel ballroom, but this time the event was held at Comlabs ITB Multimedia Room, ITB Campus, Jl. Ganesha no. 10 Bandung.

The event attended by the startup founders, students and other invitees was opened by remarks from Batara Eto as a representative of East Ventures (EV), followed by some welcoming speeches from the representatives of ITB. The event then continued with the presentation of the 3 East Ventures portfolios that is Urbanesia, NightSpade and Tokopedia.

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