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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
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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?
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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
– ……
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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”)
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GatekeepersGatekeepers
Know the “gatekeepers” in your fieldsKnow the “gatekeepers” in your fields Let’s give it a try…Let’s give it a try…
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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?
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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…
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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
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Personal RoadmapPersonal Roadmap
Current Indonesian (ITB?) students problemCurrent Indonesian (ITB?) students problem– Low working ethicsLow working ethics
Things to ponderThings to ponder– Integrity!Integrity!
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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
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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 …
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The point of a journeyis not to arrive - Rush
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