January 12, 2015

Bandung Creative Corridor Forum

January 12, 2015/ Guest User

The BCCF has settled into new home allowing it to branch into new ventures, working on solving urban problems while encouraging new innovations in design, engineering, professional services. Margot is working on ideas to offer BCCF relative to co-working environmentsl blossoming in Oakland, with BCCF leading in approaches to create new working space for professionals who, otherwise, would be adding to crowded highways en route to office tower headquarter locations in Jakarta. Look for new design ideas in commercial development to appear in this city of some 2.5million population in the next three years.

Global Markets: Sustainable Solutions Conference Silicon Valley Feb 2015

Kerja Sama attended the US Department of Commerce “Discover Global Markets: Sustainable Solutions” Conference held in Silicon Valley, CA Feb 9-11, 2015. Some of the interesting topics included a “Sustainable Manufacturing” presentation by Sudeep Rao, PhD of Slow Tech Labs-Sonoma County, CA ; and a discussion on “ Water & Land Use”, moderated by Jeremy Potash of the California Asia Business Council.. A highlight for Kerja Sama was an opportunity to speak with Mr. Arun Kumar, Deputy Director for Global Markets, U.S. Department of Commerce. Mr. Kumar expressed curiosity and encouragement at the concept of the Bay Area to Indonesia partnership, and suggested looking at the Smart Global Cities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a way for Kerja Sama USA to participate, as a team, in a private public sector partnership towards solving urban challenges faced by Indonesian cities today.

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