- 25/03/2022
- Category: Press Release
Yogyakarta, March 18 2022 – Center for Digital Society (CfDS) Universitas Gadjah Mada, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, and the National Digital Literacy Movement SIBERKREASI again held the 2022 Digital Intelligence Course (MKKD). This collaborative activity was opened online by the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Communications and Informatics RI, Dr. Dedy Permadi, together with Indonesian digital talents Tasya Kamila and Fiki Naki.
At the opening, Dr. Dedy Permadi delivered his remarks by emphasizing the urgency of the need for digitally skilled talent, especially in current industries that experiencing exponential organization. He said that many sectors apply leverage technology which causes them to use technology more, has workforce efficiency thus requires technology-savvy talent. Therefore, it needs to be addressed with the spirit of self-development and tenacity in taking advantage of opportunities.
“Nowadays, we must have the spirit to use technology positively, creatively, and productive way. We need technology literate talents who are closer to digital. These classes provided by CfDS facilitate capacity and knowledge building related to technology for a more empowered society.”
Dr. Dedy Permadi – Spokesperson & Special Staff of the Minister of Communication and Information
He saw that the Digital Intelligence class organized by CfDS UGM & the Ministry of Communication and Informatics was a relevant breakthrough in encouraging people’s digital literacy improvement. He urged the entire community to participate in MKKD activities to get to know 5GIABCD more closely. 5GIABCD stands for six digital skills industries needed today, which are 5G, IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Cloud Computing, and Data Analytics. Hence, he hoped this activity could be supported by multi-stakeholders and attracts influencers.
On the same occasion, the Deputy Dean of FISIPOL UGM, Dr. Poppy Sulistyaning Winanti. also expressed her support for the collaboration of CfDS FISIPOL UGM and Kominfo,
“Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM through CfDS is proud to organize an inclusive Digital Intelligence Class for school-to-college-level students and general participants. In our third year, we hope that the digital skills of the Indonesian people will develop and have an impact both socially and economically.”
Dr. Poppy Sulistyaning Winanti – Deputy Dean of FISIPOL UGM
The opening of MKKD 2022 on Friday (18/3) was attended by digital talents from all over Indonesia, with 15,000 participants who were very enthusiastic in the discussion session. CfDS UGM hoped that the existence of MKKD could improve people’s digital literacy skills and raise public awareness to take advantage of digital learning opportunities better. Therefore, the opening activity was held to further disseminate the invitation to the public to take part in this free lecture class. Registration for MKKD 2022 itself has been open since March 10, 2022 and will continue to accept participants until March 30, 2022.
The MKKD 2022 activity will invite researchers from the Digital Intelligence Lab CfDS UGM, intradisciplinary academics from Gadjah Mada University, DRC Campus Fryslân the University of Groningen, as well as experts and practitioners from well-known technology companies including Meta, Huawei, and Progate to become class trainers and mentors.
The implementation of the 2022 MKKD will last for one entire semester using an online method and using a digital intelligence website platform (kerdasandigital.id). Lectures will be divided into two, namely Basic and Advanced Digital Intelligence classes. In the Basic course, participants will be assisted by UGM CfDS researchers to explore critical thinking skills, data protection, and digital ethics.
MKKD 2022 targets to increase technologically skilled and insightful people to answer the demands of the times for a digitally intelligent society. In addition, it can be a scientific provision for participants to solve various social problems that exist in each region in Indonesia.
The latest series of events can be seen on social media @kecerdasandigital and for other digital literacy activities, see info.literasidigital.id or social media @siberkreasi. For further information, don’t hesitate to get in touch with the Partnership and External Manager via email CfDS FISIPOL UGM (cfds.fisipol@ugm.ac.id)
