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        "id": 1765704,
        "msgid": "unm-students-secure-national-pkm-funding-for-disability-inclusive-transport-initiative-1780041336",
        "date": "2026-05-26 12:50:00",
        "title": "UNM Students Secure National PKM Funding for Disability-Inclusive Transport Initiative",
        "author": "Dwi Murdaningsih",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "A UNM student team has secured national PKM funding for a smart accessibility project aimed at improving public transport for persons with disabilities. The initiative, developed through cross-disciplinary collaboration, focuses on creating inclusive, modern transport systems to enhance mobility and equality. University officials praised the project's potential for real-world implementation and its blend of technological innovation with social impact.",
        "content": "<p>REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Students from Universitas Nusa Mandiri\n(UNM) have developed a social and humanitarian-focused innovation. The\nUNM student collaboration team, known as \u2018DISABI Team\u2019, secured funding\nunder the Student Creativity Programme (PKM) for the Constructive Idea\nVideo (PKM-VGK) scheme, organised by the Directorate of Learning and\nStudent Affairs (Belmawa). As a Digital Business Campus, UNM continues\nto encourage students to develop innovations that are not only creative\nand adaptable to technological advancements but also deliver tangible\nsocietal impact. The DISABI Team\u2019s success came through a proposal\ntitled \u2018Development of a Smart Accessibility Model for Inclusive Public\nTransport Systems to Optimize Mobility for Persons with Disabilities\u2019.\nThe proposal introduces an inclusive, modern, and integrated public\ntransport concept to enhance mobility for persons with disabilities in\npublic spaces. Under the PKM-VGK scheme, the team visualised a\nconstructive concept for a smart accessibility-based public transport\nsystem designed to be more disability-friendly. The accessibility issue\nwas chosen to reflect students\u2019 concern for equality in accessing public\nfacilities. The DISABI Team is led by Muhammad Rizky Pradityato from the\nDigital Business Study Programme, with members Cahaya Widi Salsabila and\nNabeel Afzaal also from Digital Business, Keysha Meyuna, and Abi Rizky\nPradana from Management. All research, ideation, and proposal\ndevelopment were conducted under the intensive guidance of academic\nsupervisor Johan Hendri Prasetyo. Johan Hendri Prasetyo expressed\nappreciation for the students\u2019 enthusiasm and social concern in\ndelivering digital innovation-based solutions for the community. \u2018This\nachievement demonstrates that UNM students possess not only academic\nability and creativity but also social awareness of societal issues. The\nDISABI Team has successfully developed a relevant, solution-oriented\nidea with real potential to impact the disabled community,\u2019 said Johan.\nHe hopes the students\u2019 concept will continue to be developed for\nreal-world implementation in the future. \u2018We hope the Smart\nAccessibility concept does not remain at the competition stage but\nserves as inspiration and a reference for developing more inclusive\npublic transport systems in Indonesia,\u2019 Johan added. Meanwhile, UNM\nDigital Business Study Programme Head Lia Mazia stated that the DISABI\nTeam\u2019s success proves Digital Business students can integrate\ncreativity, technology, and social empathy in an innovation. \u2018We are\nvery proud of the DISABI Team\u2019s success in securing national PKM\nfunding. This proves UNM Digital Business students are not only focused\non technology and digital business but also capable of delivering\nsolutions with wide-reaching societal impact,\u2019 said Lia in a release\nreceived on Tuesday, 26 May 2026. She noted that cross-programme\ncollaboration is a key strength for students in creating more innovative\nand timely ideas. \u2018As a Digital Business Campus, UNM continues to\nencourage students to actively innovate, think critically, and have the\ncourage to present out-of-the-box ideas capable of addressing modern\nsocietal challenges,\u2019 she added. The DISABI Team\u2019s achievement proves\nUNM students can compete nationally through creative ideas that are not\nonly technologically innovative but also carry humanitarian and social\nvalue. Through this achievement, Universitas Nusa Mandiri hopes more\nstudents will be inspired to continue creating, collaborating, and\ndeveloping creative solutions for society through digital\ninnovation.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/unm-students-secure-national-pkm-funding-for-disability-inclusive-transport-initiative-1780041336",
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