The Faculty of Engineering of Universitas Indonesia (FTUI) held an academic workshop with the theme “Penggunaan AI untuk Analisis Pencapaian SDGs di Provinsi-Provinsi di Indonesia” (Using AI for Analysis of SDGs Achievement in Provinces in Indonesia), at the MRPQ Auditorium FTUI, Depok Campus. This event was attended by students and observers of sustainable development, who enthusiastically participated in in-depth discussions on the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in various regions in Indonesia.
This workshop presented a number of international experts in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and sustainable development, such as Prof. Yukari Shirota (Gakushuin University, Japan), Prof. Riri Fitri Sari (Universitas Indonesia), Prof. Basabi Chakraborty (Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science, India), and Prof. Takako Hashimoto (Chiba University of Commerce, Japan). They shared their perspectives and knowledge related to the use of technology to measure and analyze SDGs progress.
In the opening session, Prof. Yukari Shirota and Prof. Riri Fitri Sari presented a presentation on the SHAP (Shapley Additive Explanations) method that uses Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) technology to explore the main factors in achieving welfare in Indonesian provinces. This approach provides a deeper and more transparent understanding of the most influential socio-economic variables, thus helping to be wiser in formulating a development policy.
Prof. Basabi Chakraborty presented a comparison between the achievement of SDGs in Indonesia and India using predictive models such as ARIMA and LSTM. “The results of our analysis show that India has advantages in several SDGs, such as climate action and responsible consumption. This can be an important lesson for Indonesia,” he said.
Meanwhile, Prof. Takako Hashimoto highlighted gender inclusivity in achieving SDGs through text analysis using the text mining method. “It is important for us to understand how gender equality is integrated into SDGs policies, especially in the context of G20 countries, including Indonesia and Japan,” he said.
Prof. Yukari Shirota guided a tutorial session on the use of XAI SHAP in predicting and explaining SDGs performance. This technology helps provide deeper insight into the dominant variables that influence the achievement of sustainable development targets.
Dr. Arief Udhiarto, Head of the Electrical Engineering Department, FTUI, stated that this workshop is part of UI’s long collaboration with various world universities. “Since 2012, collaboration between countries in data visualization research has led us to important innovations. We hope that the findings in this workshop can encourage further collaboration in achieving inclusive and equitable SDGs,” he added.
This event made a major contribution to identifying challenges and opportunities in achieving SDGs in Indonesia, especially through cutting-edge technological approaches such as XAI. It is hoped that the findings discussed can be a foundation for policymakers to formulate more effective development strategies toward SDGs 2030.
