Depok, October 13th 2023. Dr. lr. Muhammad Salman, ST, MIT, one of the lecturers in the Computer Engineering Study Program, Faculty of Engineering (FT) Universitas Indonesia (UI) who is also the Co-Founder and Chairman of the Indonesia Cyber Awareness and Resilience Center (IdCARE) UI, won an award at the International Conference – ASEAN JAPAN Cybersecurity Community (IC-AJCC) 2023. This award was received thanks to his active contribution in building ASEAN-Japan community cooperation in the field of cybersecurity.
This award was announced directly by the Director General of the National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NISC), Suzuki Atsuo, on 5th-6th of October 2023 in Tokyo, Japan. IC-AJCC is a collaborative platform organized by the Japanese Government. The holding of IC-AJCC this time is a very special moment because it coincides with the 50th anniversary of the ASEAN-Japan Partnership.
“I really appreciate and thank the Japanese government for its continuity and commitment to support the ASEAN cyber security community in strengthening partnerships in the field of increasing cyber security capacity, sharing insights and knowledge, as well as various other collaborative initiatives. I hope that this cooperation can continue to be well established to create a safe, clean and reliable cyber space under the ASEAN-Japan cooperation platform,” said Dr. Salman.
The process of determining award recipients is carried out by a joint committee involving the Japanese government and representatives from ASEAN. Candidates were selected based on their track record of contribution to the cybersecurity community in their respective countries, as well as their contribution to ASEAN-Japan cooperation in the field of cybersecurity. Of the dozens of candidates who entered the final stage, only four people from four countries (Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand and Japan) were selected as award recipients, including Dr. Salman who represents Indonesia.
The active role of Dr. Salman in building ASEAN-Japan cooperation in the field of cybersecurity has been going on for more than 10 years. This journey began when Dr. Salman served as Deputy Chair of the Indonesia Security Incident Response Team on Internet Infrastructure/Coordination Center (Id-SIRTII/CC) from 2011 to 2018.
Since 2019, Dr. Salman has begun building collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to develop professional human resource capacity in the field of cybersecurity with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ir. Kalamullah Ramli, M.Eng., Professor of FT UI, who was also present as one of the speakers at the 2023 IC-AJCC conference.
Dean of FT UI, Prof. Dr. Heri Hermansyah, ST.., M.Eng., IPU appreciated Dr. Salman who has added to the list of achievements of FT UI lecturers at international level. “Through a collaborative project with JICA, Dr. Salman plays an active role in increasing cybersecurity capacity in Indonesia and throughout ASEAN, including several other countries that are just starting to grow their cyber security capacity, such as Timor Leste, Bhutan and Mongolia. Currently, under the auspices of IdCARE, a new unit under the Department of Electrical Engineering, FT UI, Dr. Salman together with several colleagues from the Computer Engineering Study Program lecturers continue to develop various activities and initiatives in the field of cyber security, said Prof. Heri.
IC-AJCC is a conference that brings together stakeholders from Japan and ASEAN countries in an effort to overcome increasingly complex cyber security challenges. The IC-AJCC 2023 conference was attended by around 200 participants representing academics, professionals, practitioners and the cyber security community in the ASEAN region and Japan.
Also present were representatives from various Japanese strategic and government institutions such as the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan Computer Emergency Response Team (JPCERT), Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) , the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) and the National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NISC).
