Indonesia’s 17th National Technology Awakening Day (aka Hakteknas) will start today at 1:30pm and run until August 11 in Bandung city. The main events consist of an RITech Expo at Sabuga, a Triple Helix 10th International Conference at Grand Royal Panghegar Hotel, and a string of workshops and talk shows. There will also be a research and technology carnival held on the city’s main streets as well. You can see the event schedule below:
The theme for Hakteknas 2012 is “Innovation for Our Nation’s Independence.” The official celebration will take place on August 30 at Bandung’s Merdeka Building with Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and the former Indonesian president Prof. Dr. Ing. B. J. Habibie as the guests of honor.
Dr. Ir. Pariatmono, the chairman of Hakteknas, when speaking with Kompas, explained that the reason they chose Bandung as the host is because Bandung is deemed as Indonesia’s center of technology. The first Hakteknas was also held in Bandung in 1995.
We also like what we see so far from Bandung, which is one of the reasons why we chose to hold the next Startup Asia Hackathon there in October. You can check out more details of the Hackathon here.
[Source: AntaraNews]
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