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Seminars have been conducted Multimedia Technology and Development Prospects efforts in Indonesia on Monday, January 29, 2003 at The West Hall ITB As Keynote Speaker at the event Prof. Dr. Ir. Iskandar Alisyahbana.

Multimedia technology is seen as the third revolution in information technology, after automation (computing) and the internet (networking). Basically, information technologies create, process, store, transmit, and present digital data. This ability to produce many useful applications. First, automation enable people to do routine work and physically heavy. Secondly, internet resources enrich the interaction and the quality of decisions become more intelligent. Thirdly, integrating multimedia elements of beauty, art and self-expression in the information technology This capability allows generated a variety of functions and services that improve the quality of human life.

Multimedia technology capable of carrying audio-visual information is integrated into the digital world. This in turn allows the expression is enriched and disseminated by utilizing processor technology, data storage, and network the Internet continues to grow.

The era of multimedia technology provides an opportunity for Indonesia to keep pace in the field of industry and information technology business contrast with both the first revolution (automation and internet) in which developed nations have instilled the ability of technology and business development, so Indonesia is now getting the chance to go through this third revolution. Opportunities Indonesia is reinforced with rich multimedia content that can be extracted from the culture of Indonesia. Music, video, animation and cultural products Indonesia is likely to be exported in digital format. Similarly, the natural beauty as well as the creation of Indonesia can be digitized. Artistic skills of experts in information technology Indonesia also was able to compete with the power of countries such as India and China.

These opportunities can be achieved if obtained proper development strategy. The strategy began with the vision of making Indonesia as a producer of world-class multimedia products. Furthermore, it should be developed in parallel activities mastery of multimedia technologies and the development of entrepreneurship in this field. This activity is cross-disciplinary and sector, because it combines the artistic world with the world of technology. Therefore, in preparing human resources needs to be done.

To meet the technology and opportunities, dbutuhkan understanding of how best to steps taken in order to grow the multimedia industry in Indonesia, both in the form of large scale or small scale. Multimedia technologies also need to be identified that are relevant to the products and multimedia services to be produced by the Indonesian industry. Then need predictable multimedia business prospects in Indonesia and the formulation of measures to guide entrepreneurs to enter the business of technology-based multimedia.

Laboratory of Signals and Systems (ITB-Texas Instruments DSP Elite Laboratory) Department of Electrical Engineering Bandung Institute of Technology in collaboration with the DSP Research and Techology Group PPAU-Mikrolektronika ITB opened the opportunity for you to further understand these topics through seminars Multimedia Technology and Development Prospects efforts in Indonesia on 29 January 2003 in the West Hall ITB, Jl. Ganesha No. 10 Bandung, 40132. This seminar competent experts of various cross-sector, academics and multimedia experts, multimedia businesses, and venture capitalist.