Telkom Enhances Developer Capabilities through AI Connect Offline Series in Makassar
PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Telkom), through its Telkom AI Centre of Excellence (AI CoE) initiative, has held the AI Connect Offline Series at the AI Center in Makassar as an effort to strengthen developers’ capabilities in eastern Indonesia in utilising artificial intelligence in software development processes. Adopting the theme “Exploring the Role of AI Coding Assistants in Modern Software Development,” the event discussed the use of AI in supporting application development processes, from code writing to data-based optimisation.
Telkom’s IT Digital Director, Faizal Rochmad Djoemadi, in his opening remarks, emphasised the important role of digital talent in driving transformation across various sectors. Faizal also highlighted the utilisation of technologies such as machine learning and deep learning in supporting data processing and the development of AI-based systems.
“The utilisation of AI Coding Assistants is one of the strategic steps in increasing developer productivity while accelerating the development cycle of digital solutions relevant to industry needs,” said Faizal.
This event is an implementation of the AI Connect pillar, one of the five main pillars in the AI CoE, which focuses on strengthening collaboration between digital talents, communities, and industry players. This pillar is integrated with AI Campus, AI Playground, AI Hub, and AI Native in building a comprehensive AI ecosystem, from talent development to the application of solutions in various sectors.
Muhammad Zulfikar Aris, CTO of Digisaurus.id, as one of the community partners, shared practical experiences regarding the use of AI Coding Assistants to improve work efficiency and produce more optimal code. In that session, the discussion focused on how AI Coding Assistants can accelerate the end-to-end software development cycle.
This technology is considered capable of helping developers in compiling code more efficiently, minimising errors, and optimising data-based application performance. The utilisation of AI-based assistants has now become an important part of modern developers’ workflows to significantly increase productivity and output quality.
To provide a more comprehensive experience, the event was complemented with hands-on practice sessions, where participants developed simple portfolio applications using platforms like FlutterFlow. This session provided a concrete illustration of accelerating the application development process through the utilisation of AI technology.