- techcampglobal.org
VIVAnews - The US Embassy Jakarta, Indonesia, launches a workshop on tech issues called "TechCamp Jakarta," today at @america, a hi-tech cultural center at a shopping mall in the Indonesian capital.
40 social agencies on disaster mitigation and climate change as well as top tech companies including Alcatel-Lucent, Novartis, Intel, Google, Microsoft, Cisco, Yahoo!, Telkomsel, Indosat are on the scene.
The participants will be involved in talks and tech-sharing sessions.
"TechCamp is part of the Civil Society 2.0 initiatives initiated by US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton," said Philip Roskamp, US Embassy Jakarta Assistant of Press Attache, on Thursday.
Roskamp said the two-day worshop is aimed at motivating tech communities in facilitating social groups worldwide by promoting skills, resources and supports in pursuit of improving the organizations' capabilities in digitalization.
Michael Jones, Google Chief Technology Advocate, gave a presentation about Google's countless applications which may be of use during disasters.
"Google Earth, for instance, can be used to find out about situations in certain areas that are affected by disasters," he said.
Jones cited the tsunami disaster which thumped Indonesia in 2004. Google stored materials such as aerial photos and updated condition of sea waves.
As of 2008, Jones said, Google has made available Map Maker, an extention of Google Maps.
"In some countries, it is hard to obtain comprehensive maps of their territories. But Google Map Makers enable local people to fit up with more accurate data faster," he said.
TechCamp 2011 focuses on disaster mitigation and climate change issues.
Menurut Walter North, Mission Director United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Indonesia adalah salah satu negara dengan populasi terbesar di dunia. “Selain itu, dari data terakhir, sekitar 50 juta masyarakat Indonesia sudah menggunakan ponsel yang mendukung Internet,” ucapnya.
Walter North, United States Agency for Internationanal Development (USAID) Mission Director, said Indonesians are in fact refreshed by current tech development. "Latest data shows that 50 million of Indonesians have been connected to mobile phones which support Internet access," he said. "In fact, Indonesia is now Facebook's second largest market and biggest Twitter user in Asia."
"During disasters, the whole world is eager to help find the best solutions in dealing with the crisis...Therefore, TechCamp draws together players in tech industries and those specializing in social services," he said.
TechCamp Jakarta is the second event that the US Department of State ever held following the first one in Santiago, Chile, last year.
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