Where Indonesia’s next generation of leaders grow

Innovative ideas can come from anywhere. But innovations that are beneficial to society are born from the insight of observing various problems that occur around us. This can be seen in the solutions of the participants, especially the champions of Indonesia’s Samsung Innovation Campus batch 5 2023-2024.

A large amount of unused corncob waste was transformed into a smart energy solution for agricultural land by 4 high school students from from Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Insan Cendekia Tanah Laut, South Kalimantan: Aqsha R. E. Siregar, Azman Zidni Fadhillah, Huda Nur Ihsan Muhammad Akbar and Muhammad Fikri Anwari. Under the guidance of teacher Raudatul Jannah, the team designed Bioner-S, a biomass-fueled generator made from corncob waste to meet the electricity needs of corn farmers that can be remotely controlled by a smartphone. Using a combination of IoT and AI technology, Bioner-S can detect steam pressure and temperature, as well as predict the electrical voltage generated.

Huda, the team's UI/UX designer, explained that Bioner-S provides an efficient and environmentally friendly solution. "Bioner-S focuses on energy efficiency, cost and time savings, and is capable of producing up to fifty tons of biomass per hectare. Hopefully, this AI technology can speed up the work of farmers and reduce the accumulation of biomass waste in agricultural areas."

Meanwhile, in Jakarta, a group of students from BINUS University, namely Aretha Natalova Wahyudi, Axel Nino Nakata, Jehoiada Wong and Jessica Lynn Wibowo, were inspired to enhance the health and safety of drivers and passengers of four-wheeled vehicles by preventing the risk of drowsiness and fatigue. In fact, 80% of accidents are caused by human error and fatigue.*

This problem gave rise to the idea of developing Daely, an AI and IoT-based drowsiness detection system for drivers. Under the guidance of lecturer Ivan Sebastian Edbert, they designed Daely, which intelligently monitors the driver's alertness level while performing his duties and warns him when his drowsiness level is too risky and has the potential to cause accidents.

Aretha, the team's front-end developer, said Daely comes with three main features to solve existing problems. "Daely is equipped with a monitoring feature that monitors driver conditions, a gradual mechanism that can be activated as needed, and a web-based dashboard that allows users to monitor patterns and activities in real time. This solution is simple but very effective in dealing with various challenges," explained Aretha.

The uniqueness of the brilliant ideas of these two solutions made these two groups of young innovators the first winners of Samsung Innovation Campus. The birth of various innovative solution ideas at Samsung Innovation Campus confirms Samsung's belief in the potential of technology to solve various social problems in society and create a better life. The winners also raise hopes for the potential of this program to produce graduates with qualified digital skills who can meet the needs of the industry and achieve a better future and career.

Banu Pribadi, Head of MX B2B Innovation Lab, Samsung R&D Institute Indonesia, said, "The background of Samsung Innovation Campus is technological innovation, which is in Samsung's DNA. Through Samsung Innovation Campus, we strive together to build Indonesia as a center for technological innovation. I am very excited to be part of this educational program.”

Samsung Innovation Campus helps the younger generation develop career skills through a series of training activities. Some of the training materials include coding and programming, IoT and AI, as well as soft skills such as creativity, communication skills and empathy for what is happening around them.

With 7 months of intensive learning and guidance from experienced and competent mentors in their fields, SIC participants are guided to find solution ideas in three major themes: education, social and health issues, and environment and renewable energy issues. In the final stage, participants who qualify for the next rounds are required to develop their solution ideas into product prototypes that can be applied to address various issues in society.

Ennita Pramono, Head of Corporate Citizenship Samsung Electronics Indonesia, said that Samsung Innovation Campus initiative is in line with the government's efforts to improve the digital skills of the younger generation, so that they can become leaders in their own country. "When we look at the prototypes created by the participants, we can see how great the potential of our young generation is to innovate for a more advanced and superior Indonesia in the field of technology. Hopefully what they learn in this program and the guidance from the mentors, can provide benefits and positive impact for them to achieve a better career and future," said Ennita Pramono.

* National Transportation Safety Committee

Reference