The MEGATECH 2023 exhibition, which was initiated by 3 large organizations, namely DPD APTIKNAS DKI Jakarta, APJII DKI Jakarta Region and AKEN (National Electronic Catalog Association) was officially opened for 4 days from 16-19 November 2023 at Mangga Dua Square Mall, Jakarta.
This first and biggest event in Indonesia presents dozens of companies in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) from within and outside the country.
This activity is intended to provide a forum for discussion and inspiration for IT business people and young people in the digital era, as well as an innovative event that will bring together technology leaders and industry activists.
This event was officially opened by Yulianto Prihandoyo, ST., MT. Director of the LKPP Digital Procurement Market, representing the Head of LKPP Dr. Hendrar Prihadi, S.E, M.M.
In his speech, the Head of LKPP Hendrar Pribadi, represented by Yulianto, said that this activity was expected to encourage more business actors in the ICT sector to display their products at LKPP. “This will be very helpful for business actors. “For example, there are businesses whose sales then increase rapidly because they participate in the LKPP system,” said Yulianto.
On the same occasion, the General Chairperson of APTIKNAS Ir. Soegiharto Santoso, SH or who is usually called Hoky, said that his party really supports the entire series of MEGATECH event activities. “We also support all Government programs, especially the LKPP policy regarding the implementation of Domestic Content Level or TKDN obligations. “We are willing to be partners to contribute in determining policies for the LKPP program and TKDN program,” said Hoky.
Hoky also added, “We also convey to the central government and regional governments that government spending can be carried out in each region so that each region gets results from its tax revenues and each regional entrepreneur gets income from work in the ICT sector in each region,” said Hoky.
Hoky also explained that the initiators of this activity were Hendri Andrigo Sutanto, always the Chair of DPD APTIKNAS DKI Jakarta and Tedi Supardi Muslih (TSM) as Chair of APJII DKI Jakarta, and Sutardi as Chair of AKEN, “They worked a lot and didn’t talk much but the results made us all proud. ” concluded Hoky.
Meanwhile, APJII General Chair, Muhammad Arif said, this Megatech event also brings a focus on transforming the way of interacting with technology, especially the use of the internet for business and edutainment. “Currently the internet has become a daily necessity and has become a lifestyle for people with so many gadgets connected to the internet,” said Arif.
Meanwhile, AKEN General Chair Sutardi said that this Megatech activity was a form of business support for the government to socialize LKPP policies and the TKDN program. “In this event, we open the opportunity for business people to get information on how to sell to government agencies via E-Katalog / LKPP,” said Sutardi.
The Megatech 2023 exhibition also showcases leading solutions in various sectors, including Enterprise, Communications, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data and Cloud, Hardware and Software, System Integration, and Internet Networks.
At Megatech 2023 there will also be seminars / Talkshows with expert speakers, discussing interesting topics such as the Future of AI, Data Security and Privacy in the Digital Era, the 5G Revolution, Increasing Production Efficiency through Industry 4.0, Digital Health Innovation, Education and Smart Transformation Nations.
The Megatech 2023 exhibition not only offers in-depth insight, but also becomes a place for visitors to seek joint solutions and achieve success in the digital world.
This event is supported by main sponsor CHT Infinity and also supported by Taiwan Excellence, Netphonic, Kaspersky, SangFor as gold sponsor and SuperCorridor, PLN Iconplus, Xendit, V2 Indonesia, Seagate, Gigabyte, Fantech, China Telecom Global Digital Hyperspace and Epson as silver sponsor .
Apart from the main event, Megatech also pampers visitors with a series of sub-events such as Jakarta Technology 2023 (JTECH), Jakarta Internet Week APPJI (JIWA), Jakarta Procurement Week (JPW), and APJII Cup 2023. These sub-events include PC and mobile online game competitions , cosplay competitions, K-pop dance, and featuring several guest star groups.
With free participation for visitors, Megatech invites the wider community to join in the technological adventure and be part of developments in the advanced digital era.
The organizers also combined this activity with the SMART NATION Seminar which was moderated by Fanky Christian as Secretary General of DPP APTIKNAS and RAKERDA DPD APTIKNAS DKI Jakarta and Rakerwil APJII Jakarta at the Ibis Style Mangga Dua Square Hotel.
The opening event was also attended by Mat Chen (Sales Director of CHT Infinity), Tiffany Wang (From TAITRA – Taiwan Excellence), Mr. Ben Miall (Sales Director Oceania & Asia Pacific, Grandstream), Dony Koesmandarin (Territory Manager Kaspersky SEA), Kent Alexander (Sales Director PT Sangfor Technologies Indonesia) and the APTIKNAS management, among others; Andi Tanudiredja, Andri Sugondo, Brian Sokhily Lasse, Mike Edward and also attended by the Founder and Secretary General of APGI, Angelika Putri.