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Will AI power a revolution in Indonesian education?
Aside from leveraging technology to improve education, Indonesia also has to improve education about technology.
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W
hile many in the education sector are still grappling with how to keep generative artificial intelligence (AI) out of schools, students in Pekanbaru, Riau, are actively using it as part of a pioneering local government program.
“AI is key to preparing for the future in Riau and Indonesia, thereby realizing the vision of a ‘Golden Indonesia’ that progresses toward an anticipated advanced nation,” Governor Syamsuar said during the program’s launch last October, as reported in a press release by Universitas Insan Cita Indonesia (UICI).
The Jakarta-based university developed the AI-based education program that is now being piloted in select high schools in Riau. In these schools, students study a curated curriculum at their own pace and preferred location, whether at home or in a café, using personal computers. Teachers closely monitor their progress.
UICI is a trailblazer in techpowered education in Indonesia. It describes itself as the country’s first “fully digitalized” university and uses an AI Digital Simulator Teaching Learning System that enables students to study anytime and anywhere, with or without an internet connection.
In Semarang, Central Java, Binus School has also pioneered the use of AI and augmented reality to bring abstract subjects to life. Within dedicated laboratories, students can explore complex subjects like the solar system in an accessible, visually appealing manner, and immerse themselves in an animated prehistoric world to learn about dinosaurs.
These initiatives signal a potential new tech-powered revolution in Indonesian education.
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