RI wins technology awards

RI wins technology awards

JAKARTA: Indonesia could match the rest of the Asia-Pacific
countries in mastering information technology, a minister said on
Tuesday.

State Minister for Communication and Information Syamsul
Mu'arif said he had reason to be optimistic after an Indonesian
delegation won three awards at the Asia-Pacific software
technology competition in Kuala Lumpur last week.

"This achievement gives up pride as it proves our competence
in software development," Syamsul said after opening the APEC
workshop on e-business and supply chain management here.

The Indonesian delegates, comprising telematics champions, won
The Best Research and Development award and merit awards on
tourism and industrial application of 10 categories they
contested.

Syamsul said the Indonesian government would further boost the
information technology as it had been acknowledged as one of the
movers of world's economy. -- Antara