Syarifudin, the road-ahead-2002

The Road AheadThe Road Ahead

Budi RahardjoBudi Rahardjo

Teknik Elektro ITBTeknik Elektro ITB

Bandung 2001-2002Bandung 2001-2002Presented – 18 August 2001Presented – 18 August 2001

before the new ITB EE studentsbefore the new ITB EE students16 March 2002 – Kapita Selekta S216 March 2002 – Kapita Selekta S2

Budi Rahardjo - [email protected]

AgendaAgenda

Why are you here? Why are you here? Where do you want to go?Where do you want to go?

Who’s the gate keeper?Who’s the gate keeper? Entrepreneurship, an alternative roadmapEntrepreneurship, an alternative roadmap What’s your personal roadmap?What’s your personal roadmap?


Why are you here?Why are you here?

Why did you choose Teknik Elektro ITB?Why did you choose Teknik Elektro ITB?– Because it’s the most difficult. I need challengeBecause it’s the most difficult. I need challenge– I love electronics since I was a kidI love electronics since I was a kid– IT is booming. I want to become richIT is booming. I want to become rich– I don’t know. I follow friends (who choose I don’t know. I follow friends (who choose

ITB)ITB)– I need the degreeI need the degree

– ……


Purpose of education …Purpose of education …

Feynman’s experienceFeynman’s experience– Doing physics for fun, got Doing physics for fun, got

nobel insteadnobel instead– Teaching in Brazil: Teaching in Brazil:

no science was taughtno science was taught

– (“Surely You’re (“Surely You’re Joking Mr. Feynman”)Joking Mr. Feynman”)


GatekeepersGatekeepers

Know the “gatekeepers” in your fieldsKnow the “gatekeepers” in your fields Let’s give it a try…Let’s give it a try…



Where to go?Where to go?

Lecturers, professorsLecturers, professors ProfesionalsProfesionals BureaucratsBureaucrats EntrepreneursEntrepreneurs …… Where do you want to go?Where do you want to go?

What’s ITB contribution to Indonesia’s economy?What’s ITB contribution to Indonesia’s economy?


EntrepreneursEntrepreneurs

Contribute to economyContribute to economy– New economy, digital New economy, digital

economy, network economy, network economyeconomy

Learn new thingsLearn new things– Business plan, business Business plan, business

model, venture capital, model, venture capital, stock options, stock options, management, etc…management, etc…


EngineersEngineers

What do engineers do?What do engineers do?– To drive developing technology into new To drive developing technology into new

areas, combining past experience with areas, combining past experience with present science to create future products present science to create future products and innovationsand innovations……Engineering is the art of making Engineering is the art of making intelligent tradeoffs and compromises intelligent tradeoffs and compromises among conflicting and sometimes among conflicting and sometimes mutually exclusive goalsmutually exclusive goals

Bob Colwell, “Phrenology, Astrology, Risk, and Bob Colwell, “Phrenology, Astrology, Risk, and Product Quality,” IEEE Computer, January 2002Product Quality,” IEEE Computer, January 2002


Personal RoadmapPersonal Roadmap

Current Indonesian (ITB?) students problemCurrent Indonesian (ITB?) students problem– Low working ethicsLow working ethics

Things to ponderThings to ponder– Integrity!Integrity!


Dare to failDare to fail

Failure is part of successFailure is part of success Work hard and smartWork hard and smart Many examples of successful scientists, Many examples of successful scientists,

businessmen who have to go through many businessmen who have to go through many failuiresfailuires


Challenges & problemsChallenges & problems

There WILL BE problems. AlwaysThere WILL BE problems. Always– How to make them interesting for us to solveHow to make them interesting for us to solve

ExamplesExamples– No money (poor)No money (poor)

– No resourcesNo resources– No timeNo time– No …No …


The point of a journeyis not to arrive - Rush

Education

Syarifudin, the road-ahead-2002