The Indonesian Government Networking Status

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The Indonesian Government Networking Status

• Onno W. Purbo
• Indonesia

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Outline

• Last Minutes Status Report
• Computer Network Status in Indonesia
• Aiming to support the Industrial Development in
  Indonesia.
• Summary

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Last Minutes Status Report

• There will be close to 3 x 2Mbps Internet links
  from Indonesia in 1996.
• At least 17 Provinces will be linked through
  Frame Relay (2Mbps) in 1996 (currently only 4
  provinces).
• At least 2 companies will install a new VSAT
  backbone for data in early 1996.
• There will be 4-5 major players in providing the
  national data backbone.

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Stressful Burden for Networkers

• 6-8 Seminars / Workshops / Tutorials per month!
• Many request for concultancy work mainly coming
  from Private and Government Owned Industries.
• Request for training from many universities.
• The last few weeks is VERY HECTIC for most
  Indonesian networkers.
• Not sure how can we sleep in the next months.

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Indonesia Network Status (1995)
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Indonesia Network Plan (1996)
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Indonesia Status (June 1995)

• A total of 108 major nodes.
• Most of the nodes 87 nodes (80.5) have access to
  leased-line, dial-up, or satellite inter-city /
  regional links.
• Estimated total user is 10639.
• Major applications are 4 major electronic mailing
  lists, 14 major newsgroups, numerous WWW Gopher
  servers.

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User Composition
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Major InterNet Providers

• IPTEK-NET ltpostmaster_at_iptek.net.idgt 128Kbps.
• IndoInternet - ltsupport_at_indo.net.idgt 128Kbps.
• RADNet - ltsupport_at_rad.net.idgt 128Kbps.
• Sistelindo - ltsupport_at_ibm.netgt running at
  128Kbps.
• IdOLA-Net - ltsupport_at_idola.net.idgt running at
  64Kbps.
• Wasantara-Net - connected to IndoInternet and
  IdOLA-Net reach Internet

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InterNet Provider for Government Institutions

• IPTEK-NET (http//www.iptek.net.id)
• Current speed 128Kbps.
• In 1996 is planned to be 2Mbps.
• A non-profit Internet Service Provider for
  Government, Education Research institutions.
• Run by Ministry of Research and Tech.
• Directed by National Research Council Steering
  Committee.

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IPTEK-NET Organization
IPTEK-NET Steering Committee
IPTEK-NET Engineering TF
IPTEK-NET Service Provider
Regional Nodes
Regional Nodes
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Focus of Government Networking

• Support The Countrys Industrialization Processes

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Major Networking Activities at

• Ministry of Research Technology.
• Ministry of Trade Industry (only last week,
  they merged the 2 ministries into one).
• Government Owned Strategic Industries.
• Many Research Institutes.
• Universities Educational Institutes.

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Major Active Strategic Industries on the Network

• 5-7 Major Telecommunication Companies
  Manufacturing Industries.
• PT. LEN Industry - Semiconductor Electronics
  Industry.
• PT. Krakatau Steel - Steel Industry.
• Most Industries are putting their company profile
  somewhere on the Web.

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Support From Ministry of Research Technology

• Creation of IPTEK-NET.
• Network of researchers with link to Industries.
• Working on to put Web servers.
• A total of close to US1.5 Million per year of
  research budget to support the National Research
  Council Programs.

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Support from Ministry of Trade Industry.

• Web Page for Trade Industry at
• http//idndprin.dprin.go.id/
• Export-Import Industry, Industry Capacity, Tax
  Tariff, Industry Dir. etc.
• Information for potential investors.
• Company profiles.
• Export Import status.
• The Policies Profile in Metal, Machinery
  Electronics Industries.
• Industrial Policies Profile.

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Support from Ministry of Education Culture

• National Library Task Force to Support the
  Creation of Network for Universities.
• Working together with many telecommunication
  industries IPTEK-NET.
• Trying to create links for approx. 1600
  Indonesian Universities with a total of potential
  users close to 15 Million Users.

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One-Stop Policy in Indonesia?

• In its early stage
• Ministry of Internal Affair is working to build
  their national 2Mbps backbone ...

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IT Support

• Many Computer Hardware Software Vendor with
  competitive Prices.
• IT Consulting Firms
• Anderson Consulting.
• McKinsey Indonesia.
• IBM
• Hewlett Packard
• Very limited expert in Networking especially
  TCP/IP UNIX-based network.

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Indonesia Telecommunication Infrastructure (1995)

• Internet access at 640Kbps (will increase to
  close 6Mbps).
• 4 Provinces with 2Mbps backbone (will increase to
  17 Provinces in 1996).
• 4-5 Players in Satellite Communication Segment
  (including VSAT, Point-to-Point).

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Human Resource Support

• 100 Computer Collages Universities.
• TCP/IP Networking expert is still very rare.
• Universities which have the capacity to teach
  TCP/IP Networking properly
• Institute of Technology Bandung.
• University of Indonesia

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Suggestions for Government Networking

• Use InterNet infrastructure
• Dont re-invent the wheel.
• Bottom-Up Community Based Development Approach to
  sustain the development in the long run.
• Human Resource Development is the key to success.