Telkom Promotes Responsible AI Utilisation Through BISA Vokasi

PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Telkom) is encouraging the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the educational environment through the BISA Vokasi programme. This initiative, which is part of the BISA PandAI programme, commenced in Makassar with the organisation of the EduMind Wellbeing & AI Camp, involving 350 participants.

Participants included 300 students and 50 accompanying teachers from 10 high schools and vocational schools. The programme is part of Telkom’s efforts to implement its Social and Environmental Responsibility (TJSL) programme within the education sector.

The EduMind Wellbeing & AI Camp serves as Telkom’s response to the rapid development and utilisation of AI technology in Indonesia, including in digital education. The Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital has noted that the AI adoption rate in Indonesia is projected to reach 92 per cent by 2026.

This situation highlights the importance of strengthening literacy and technological utilisation, accompanied by attention to the emotional and mental wellbeing of students amidst the heavy flow of information and digital developments.

Telkom’s Senior General Manager of Social Responsibility, Hery Susanto, stated that the use of AI in educational environments must go hand-in-hand with efforts to maintain the wellbeing and mental health of students.

“Through the EduMind Wellbeing & AI Camp, Telkom, as a digital company, is committed to promoting the responsible use of artificial intelligence in the educational environment. We believe that digital transformation must be accompanied by efforts to maintain the mental health of students so that they grow into a generation that is intelligent, adaptive, and characterised. Telkom will continue to strengthen collaboration with schools, teachers, and various stakeholders to provide an inclusive, healthy, and future-ready educational ecosystem,” said Hery.

Through this programme, Telkom is not only encouraging participants’ ability to utilise AI but is also introducing an approach that places wellbeing as a core part of the digital learning ecosystem.

Teachers were introduced to the EduMind platform, which features weekly mood check-ins, AI-assisted wellbeing monitoring, and a reporting system to assist schools in continuously monitoring the psychological condition of students.