APIC to Rate Digital Transformation Preparation of Colleges

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Smart Indonesia Initiative Association (APIC) will assess colleges which included as Smart Campus. This assessment is to rate the colleges' knowledge and preparations in digital transformation. The result of the assessment will be a comprehensive picture regarding colleges' conditions.

APIC Chairman, Suhono Harso Supangkat has said the association itself consisted of various incumbents such as officials from government, colleges, industry, communities and mass media. "The vision is to be an organization that can realize "Indonesia Cerdas 2045"," said him in webinar about research and rating of digital transformation on Monday, December 27, 2021.

According to the chairman, Smart Campus is defined as using the resources effectively and efficiently to overcome problems and offers smart solution by providing infrastructure and services which can improves life qualities. The solution includes data provision, digitalizing analog data and uses tech for limited apps.

He also adds that Smart Campus can not be seen by only the technologies, he depicted that is akin to smartphone given to a child. It may manages itself, survives and even helps the environment. Currently, the association is preparing the framework to be used as guidelines for smart campus.

Padjajaran University (Unpad) Rector Rina Indiastuti has given her opinion regarding smart campus and said that digital transformation is a must and currently Unpad is in the middle of that, despite Unpad's lack of technologies.

Since October 2021, a research about rating and digital transformation has been going on, and research member Victor Imbar said it is the first action by Apic in 2021.

Victor said the assessment is based on three perspective. First is antropocentric, which is human's perspective in asessing stakeholder's satisfaction and college services. Next is systemic measurement, the campus intelligence system and technologies.

Finally is the preparation measurement such as cultures, leaders and organizations policies in digital transformation and capabilities. Each perspective measurement is made up by 5 points.

General Director of College Nizam stated that according to survey, 90% of colleges are not "smart" yet, concerning the absence of students and lecturers for instance. And they have yet to use technologies to view graduates' profiles. Moreover, only 7% of colleges who have used the "Internet of Things" technology.

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ANWAR SISWADI | GRAVEN FIKRI (INTERNSHIP)