Archive for December, 2006

Due to disruption, Indonesia will use satellite for Internet

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

The government of Indonesia are considering to use satellite connection to reroute Internet access due to Asian internet access disrupted recently. However, the repair work is expected to take between two weeks and one month.
The country’s telecommunications authorities, as well as major players in the industry, expect it to take between two and […]

Nokia helps young people affected by the tsunami

Monday, December 25th, 2006

Jakarta, Indonesia - Two years on from the Asian Tsunami that devastated many communities, Nokia has recently announced the launch of several new projects to help young people in India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia with training and new skills. The initiative is designed to help young people find jobs or set up small businesses, building […]

Indonesia’s Microsoft case scrutinized

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

Indonesia’s Commission for the Supervision of Business Competition (KKPU) will scrutinize the Government’s decision to directly appoint Microsoft to supply computer sofware for all Government institutions, the daily Koran Tempo reported today.
The agreement was disclosed in a memorandum of understanding between the Government (represented by Minister of Communication and Information Sofyan Djalil) and PT Microsoft […]

Indonesia’s software ready to compete big boys

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

Stop your daily routine of opening, closing and changing from one application to another, for e-mail, browser, instant messaging, agenda, address book, word processing, spreadsheet, video conferencing, multimedia chat rooms and many more. Just use one application that does it all.
Yes, this is a tool that has everything. By using Indline you can create multimedia […]

Greet a computer graphics master from Indonesia

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

Please look at the picture below. Is it a photo of Korean actress Song Hye Kyo? Well… Wrong! It’s not a photo but a computer-generated image created by Max Edwin Wahyudi of Indonesia.
This 24-year-old boy submitted this piece to the CGI forum CGTalk four months ago and he’s been making waves ever since.
Modelling was done […]

Indonesia’s Indosat launches 3G

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

Indonesia’s second-biggest mobile operator, PT Indosat Tbk, today launched 3G services following two other rivals, Telkomsel and Excelcomindo which rolled out similar services earlier this year.
For the first term, Indosat will schedule this service for the Jakarta and Surabaya areas as part of various telecommunications technology innovations commemorating the 39th anniversary of the company.

Read more

The first computer camp for the blind in Indonesia

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

Information technology access should be like air or oxygen for everyone, including for those who lack eyesight. So, then, IT is also one of human rights’ requirements.
One hundred blind and visually impaired people gathered yesterday in the main hall of the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) building, Jakarta, for a computer […]

From Bali to a digital world

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

Indonesia’s broadcast goes digital. By enacting Law No. 32/2002, the country’s broadcasting is going to adopt digital broadcasting. According to the Minister of Communication and Information Dr Sofyan Djalil, the trial for radio and television digital broadcast as well as digital TV in mobile phone is in progress.
Despite that it’s not officially disclosed yet, as […]

Korean Wave washes over Indonesia’s blogosphere

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

A heavy wave of popular Korean drama is currently hitting the Indonesian television industry. So it goes, too, in the ocean of blogosphere.
The hottest topic today in the country’s blogosphere is the reaction to the sequel production of popular drama Princess Hours (Goong). Princess Hours is a drama that offers two types of fun: The […]

Indonesia’s serious fight against piracy

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

Indonesia is seriously fighting against software piracy. The country’s efforts to protect intellectual property rights have finally borne fruit, as the US Trade Representative announced an upgrade of the country’s status in the fight against piracy yesterday.
As The Jakarta Post reported, the Special 301 review, an annual process conducted by the US Government which assesses […]

HP proposes national identity system in Indonesia

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

Hewlett-Packard, the world’s leading IT services provider, has introduced a solution for the National Identity System in a three-day Indonesia Infrastructure Conference and Exhibition 2006 from November 1-3 in Jakarta.
The Government’s latest attempt to kickstart development in the country’s infrastructure sector has attracted 114 domestic and foreign exhibitors, including ones from Japan, India, China, Hong […]

A few good men: Indonesian top blog designers

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

How lucky we are living in today’s Internet era. You can easily find many good and generous guys who kindly provided many free and useful things for all.
That’s why it’s so easy to find helpful and voluntary netters in cyberspace. So it goes, too, in the land of the blogosphere. If you want to create […]

HIV AIDS in Indonesia

Friday, December 1st, 2006

Root causes and controversies surrounding HIV/AIDS in IndonesiaMany people know that, as far as HIV/AIDS sufferers in ASEAN goes, Thailand is the largest in terms of actual numbers and potential victims. Yet, Indonesian HIV/AIDS victims are growing an…

News from Indonesia