BANDUNG, UNIKOM — As part of accelerating the university’s digital transformation towards comprehensive use of AI technology, on Monday, November 17, 2025, Universitas Komputer Indonesia (UNIKOM) held a strategic meeting with Google Indonesia and representatives from Datascrip, part of the AI Training on Google Workspace. This event took place at the Google Indonesia Office, Pacific Century Place, SCBD Jakarta, attended by directors, heads of study programs, heads of division, UPT, and lecturers from UNIKOM.
Mr. Ganis, Acting Director of Google Indonesia, emphasized that Indonesia is currently in the midst of the massive wave of the 4.0 Industrial Revolution, where internet technology serves as the primary foundation. He appreciated UNIKOM’s quick response in utilizing digital technology, including the use of Workspace Education Plus, which is considered capable of strengthening the implementation of the Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi (Three Pillars of Higher Education) through integrated application services. Mr. Ganis also praised the development of the UNIKOM Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (AI Lab), which he called a strategic step in preparing a generation ready to face a technology-based future.
The main agenda of the event consisted of technical presentations on the use of AI delivered by speakers from Adoption Lead and Customer Success at Google for Education Indonesia, Kristiyanto, along with his team, Pandu and Dzulfikar, who also discussed Google Investing Future Education, covering the use of Google Gemini, NotebookLM, effective prompting principles, and AI integration in Google Workspace. Participants also gained insights into the use of institutional accounts, with UNIKOM being one of the top users in Bandung, as well as best practices that can be adopted within the UNIKOM environment.
During an interview, the Director of IT Infrastructure & Network (INFRANET) at UNIKOM, Berny Indrawan, ST., M.Kom., who led the collaboration, explained that the meeting was part of UNIKOM’s strategic collaboration with Google in the application of AI-based technology. He emphasized that the roadmap for AI implementation at UNIKOM was carried out in two main phases. The first is the infrastructure phase, which he confirmed has been completed. The second is the user phase, which targets lecturers and students as the main actors in the use of AI. “For students, implementation began two months ago. This time, we invited the department heads and lecturers directly to the Google Office to get a comprehensive overview of Google applications and tools that can help the Tri Dharma, including the teaching and learning process, research, and community service,” he said.
Berny added that he had high expectations after the meeting. “I hope that the heads of study programs and lecturers share my vision in seeing how important Google is for UNIKOM. The ultimate goal is for the participants of this meeting to be able to pass on their knowledge to other lecturers and students that these Google tools are very useful for the learning process and important to master in lectures.” Furthermore, Berny said that so far he has only collaborated with Irfan Dwiguna Sumitra, S.Kom., M.Kom. Ph.D., as the Director of Technology and Information Systems Development (PTDSI) at UNIKOM to assist in the implementation of UNIKOM’s collaboration with Google. Berny also emphasized that UNIKOM needs a strong technology partner to face the era of industrial revolution and AI development. “Google is a very suitable partner for UNIKOM. In the future, this AI technology will be able to be used by all elements of the campus, both lecturers and students,” he concluded.
The UNIKOM meeting with Google was also integrated with a complete AI training agenda at Google Indonesia, which participants attended systematically, starting from the GenAI introductory session to an office tour of Google’s environment. Through this collaboration, UNIKOM further strengthens its commitment to becoming a smart, adaptive campus that is ready to compete at the global level. The collaboration with Google Indonesia and Datascrip also serves as a solid foundation for accelerating digitalization and strengthening the academic community’s competencies in artificial intelligence technology. (Directorate of Hms & Pro)
