“ INDONESIA, GO OPEN SOURCE ”
(IGOS)

The Free and Open Source Software Asia-Pacific Consultation (FOSSAP II)

Siem Reap - Cambodia

September 02, 2005

What is IGOS ?
(Indonesia, Go Open Source)

Igos is a government initiative to use OSS as a platform for software application in Indonesia which is form as a National program to strengthen the national information technology infrastructure

Why IGOS ?

Law enforcement to decrease the software piracy in Indonesia

Digital divide between developed and development country

The United Nation Conference on Trade Development (UNCTAD) in 2003 recommended that development country to adopt Free OSS

Open source software is one global issue of ICT.

Goal

To reduce digital divide between Indonesia and developed countries through software development

Strengthening innovation and creativity's in the field of IT through software development national wide.

To accelerate, develop, create, adopt government’s programs in information technology that has political effect (acceleration of e-government program), economic effect (economising on state budget license provisions, stimulation on SMEs building in IT), social effect (increase of computer use, training's, increase of information access), S&T (building on the capability of R&D and human resource on information technology)

Target

To provide more alternative software that can be used for society legally and affordably

To build the capability of S&T on national information technology development especially in software

To create competition on software development that can turn information technology industry in Indonesia as one of key players in international

Strategic Plan

Short-term (1-2 Years)

Mid-term (3-5 Years)

Initiative Inter-governance

Commitment

Basic Policy Formulation:

Fairness opportunity (fair market)

Increase competitiveness

Utilization for Government Institutions as
pioneer

- Migration Guideline

Human Resource Development:

Competency Center for HRD

Curriculum development (Distro Warintek)

REPOSITORY

Development of Application:

Desktop & Enterprise |	Enterprise | Cluster

Socialization

Awareness : government, educational, community

Monitoring

Supporting Industry:

Competency Center for Incubator

Insentive for developer & industry

Development of industrial capacity

Current Constraints Related to Open Source Movement in Indonesia

Open source is unfamiliar :

A lot of people in Indonesia is lack of knowledge with open source software due to lack of mass media promotion on this movement.

Open source software not user friendly :

Most inexpert users are difficult to use it because In general open source software has not been designed by simple documentation for public.

Difficulty of access to find open source software :

In general distribution open source software through Internet, while Internet access in Indonesia quite limited so that difficult to be obtained (download).

Lack of public concern for open source software :

People easy to find illegal software so that they not really need the open source software.

Intellectual Property Right

- Stricter rule regarding software IP

- Real Result: pirated software no longer displayed on public places

- Has impact on open source usage

Launching OSS Program

Public awareness on open source software utilization has been increase, even still far for target that should be achieved.

Supported Issue in Indonesia Related to Open Source Movement

OSS Related group and Organizations

Indonesian Linux User Group (KPLI)

As an active open source communities forum spread in 38 cities by maintaining several activities: seminar, millist group, development of open source software distribution (Blank On Distro)

Indonesian Java User Group (JUG Indonesia)

As an active open source communities forum focusing on Java technology by maintaining several activities: millist group, socialization, software development for enterprise application (Blue Oxygen Distro)

Pandu Team

Creates documentation and e-books on open source software

Developer Force

Open source J2EE on Linux

OSCG (Open Source Contributors Group)

Host, discuss, and develop open source software projects

Blank on :

- Developed and supported by YPLI (Yayasan Pengerak Linux Indonesia)

- Used to promote open source software by KPLI

- Based on Fedora core, GUI using GNOME (version 1), GUI: KDE (version 2)

- Runs on middle end hardware

Trustix Merdeka :

- Distribution Linux in Indonesia language.

- Developed by individual/private company (lead by Ahmad Sofyan)

GDL (Ganesha Digital Library) :

- Distributed Web Based Digital library software

- Used to implement the Indonesian Digital Library Network

- To fill the gap of the digital divide

- Successful project

Several distro for desktop and enterprise application have been developed by government as well as private funding.

OSS Related Project and Current Active Distro

NetOffice

- Web based corporate portal software

- Supported by ITB (Institute of Technology, Bandung)

- Seamless integration with other web application (Complements instead of replace existing web application)

- Deployed on ITB, PLN, MQ, and other sites

Linux Sehat

- Knoppix Based distribution to reduce complexity

- Supported by the Gunadharma University

- Given away for free (through ISO download and free CD request)

- To introduce healthy computing (in the term of legality and simplicity)

WinBI

- Developed and supported by BPPT

- GUI using KDE

- Translated to Bahasa Indonesia

- Contains LTSP Software, five e-Books in Bahasa Indonesia

- Reduce Training/Support Cost

- Educate about the open source movement

RimbaLinux

- Linux distribution aimed to be unique and more appropriate for Indonesian people

- Supported by Rimba Software, a open source software company

OSS Related Project and Current Active Distro

COUNTERMEASURE / ACTIONS

Joint Statement of “Indonesia, Go Open Source” (IGOS) 30 June 2004

As a basic commitment for implementation of IGOS Program

Initiator : Ministry of Communication and Information, Ministry of Research and Technology, Ministry of State Administration, Ministry of Justice and Human Right, Ministry of National Education

Main pillar of statement:

1. As importance of information technology’s role in people livelihood related to the economic growth, The main success keys that need to be considered are self-effort, competitiveness, creativity and innovation.

2. Government and civil society have agreed to have strong effort in the utilization of information technology.

3. To support for the success of these efforts, development and utilization of open source software is one of strategic actions to accelerate the encouragement of information technology in Indonesia.

4. To obtain as much benefit as possible, government and national information technology society have agreed to implement following actions plan such as:

a. to use legal software in government institution.

b. to disseminate utilization the open source software in Indonesia

c. to prepare guideline of utilization the open source software in Indonesia

d. to establish the open source software-based competency training center and there information technology business incubator centers in Indonesia

e. to support and improve coordination, capacity, willingness, and participation for optimum utilization the open source software in government and civil societies.

As basic reference for all related stakeholder.

Setting policy related to :
- General OSS Guidance,
- Guidance for Utilization Open Source for Government
- Guidance of Migration
- Strategic Plan for short term and long term
- Business Model

Status : on going

Formulation on Government Policy for Utilization and Development OSS

Socialization process will be implemented gradually in central and regional government institutions, privates, and public community.

Implemented through mass media radio, television, seminar, workshop and website

Participation on Ritech Expo 2004 on August 2004 in Jakarta

Participation on several seminar and workshop regarding on Open Source Software

Website (http://www.igos.web.id) for socialization of oss program and government policy as well as (http://www.igos.or.id) for facilitate public communication and sharing information.

Holding a National IGOS Seminar to discuss open source software utilization on Indonesia for supporting economic development – Plan : Sept 2005

Socialization

1.	IGOS Award 2004 ( August 2004)

Awarding for individual and institution which have out standing contribution for development and utilization of open source movement in Indonesia.

Winners: 15 individuals and 5 institutions.

Plan: every two years

2. IMOVATION (Information and Management Innovation) Essay Contest

IT increase public awareness on open source software utilization as alternative in practical daily use.

Theme: “Developing open source software application alternative toward efficiency”.

Joint cooperation between Ristek and Indonesian Central Bank

Numbers of participation : 124

Implementation July 2005.

Awareness for Public and Developers

Java Competency Center : joint cooperation between LIPI, ITB and SUN Microsystem to develop human capacity building and business incubator.

Desktop Application Competency Center: Joint cooperation between Ipteknet BPPT, LIPI, PT Inti to develop and support the Garuda Desktop Application.

Development Center for support and development the enterprise application, such as: e-gov application, e-learning, e-health, TEWS modeling, animation, etc.

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Development of Centers

1. Development of OSS Desktop “Garuda” Desktop Application

“Rebranding” Java Desktop System (JDS) to be public desktop application consist of word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, web browser, mail manager, etc.

Executed by local developers consortium team (iptek-net, PT.Inti & LIPI)
in cooperation with SUN Microsystems

Numbers of licences 250.000.

Phase I: distributed to all level government institution in midterm period 3-4 years.

Launching August 6th, 2005

2. Distro “Warintek”

To develop “content management” application to be used digital library, Warintek, office, etc.

Develop on web-base under Java technology.

Status: Version 0.1 - done (finish), version 0.2 – under construction

Distribution : free CD-ROM and OSS Repository Website

Proposed utilization : curriculum reference for IT vocational high school.

Development of Application

3. Application of “WAROENG IGOS”

Internet kiosk application to manage server, desktop and other equipment to obtain access internet for public.

Application packages: OS, desktop application, web browser, mail manager, billing system, security, etc.

Distribution on 4.000 internet kiosk in Indonesia in the form of free CD-Rom and upload on OSS website repository

Base Knopix debian, running on low end hardware.

Development of Application

Virtual data bank under web-base for open source software development and utilization.

Consist of repository for development software (source code management) and Repository to keep and update the distro (application, bugs etc)

Spec: project management, forum, document manager application using PHP; messenger, wiki2(application for sharing information), content management using Java technology; Millist using PHYTON and Web-server using apache

Joint cooperation between Ristek JUG, vendor and University

Status: on going

National OSS Repository

The 11th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting
on Science & Technology
Jakarta 11-12 August 2005

The meeting use the “less paper” system by using the oss from the Server application to the desktop application.

The Meeting noted the idea of having ASEAN to adopt the slogan AGOS (ASEAN GO for Open Source). Indonesia will provide further detail of the initiative through the sub committee on Microelectronic and Information Technology (SCMIT)

Thank you
Terima kasih

2005-08-29T16:38:50