2nd & 3rd Webinar
A collaboration between IEEE Indonesia Section, IEEE Region 10 and IEEE Singapore Office
Written by Ewell Tan, Project Manager, IEEE Asia-Pacific Limited
IEEE Leadership Summit: Engineering in COVID-19 webinar was successfully concluded as a 3 series event with different highlights addressing the current global challenges and issues:
- First webinar was held on 2nd May 2020 under the theme “When the most important technology is teamwork” (published on R10 Newsletter July issue, page 53)
- Second webinar on 20th June 2020 focused on “Preparing and Shaping New Societies”
- Third webinar on 25th July 2020 underscored the topic “Innovations and its challenges in the new world environment”
This webinar series is a collaboration between IEEE Indonesia Section, IEEE Region 10 and IEEE Singapore Office, which has successfully attracted over 600 participants spread across the Asia-Pacific region. Under the leadership of the organizing committee chair, Agnes Irwanti, this webinar series was graced by prominent keynote speakers including Prof. Bambang Brodjonegoro, Minister of Research and Technology National Research and Innovation Agency Indonesia; Dr. Ir. Ismail MT from the Indonesia Ministry of Communications and Informatics and Dr. Laksana Tri Handoko, the Head of Indonesia Institute of Sciences, Indonesia Governmental Authority for Science and Research.
The organizing committee took pride in inviting distinguished speakers including IEEE MGA Vice-President, Prof Kukjin Chun; IEEE Region 10 Director, Prof. Akinori Nishihara, Indonesia Former Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Dr. Yanuar Nugroho; CEO of AllThingsConnected, Mr. C. K. Vishwakarma; Past IEEE R10 Young Professionals Coordinator, Mr. Nivas Ravichandran; IEEE R10 Educational Activities Committee Chair, Prof. Lance Chun Che Fung; the Founder of World Toilet Organization and BOP HUB, Prof. Jack Sim and the Director of Digital Business PT Telkom Indonesia, Mr. Muhamad Fajrin Rasyid, to share their insightful perspectives about the current world challenges and offering the participants some food for thought about the new world environment in the second and third webinar.
The webinar series had also addressed the complexity of global and social structure, accompanied by innumerable uncertainties in terms of health, security, policies, communication and information. Thus, a strong social collaboration between government agencies, corporations, industries, academia, researchers and the people are the most in need to shape the new societies.
It is an undeniable fact about the powerful capability of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in solving problems, creating and growing economy, boosting productive and improving our life quality. AI is expected to be the key driver behind the 4th industrial revolution and at the forefront of the ever-changing world we live in. Nevertheless, one will have to consider ethics as part of the essential elements in the design and application process. At the heart of this webinar, this COVID-19 pandemic has forced each one of us to reorganize, rethink and reshape our life and future; gear up to tackle the challenges and put in human assets as the most important factor to transform in to a more sustainable mode. No doubt, through the spirit of collaboration and mutual respect, we shall combat the challenges and emerge stronger.