IBM Collaborates With Hacktiv8 To Improve Indonesian Student AI Skills

JAKARTA - IBM announced a new collaboration with Hacktiv8, an immersive reskilling training institute, to help grow talent among future developers and drive economic growth.

Through this collaboration, IBM will present a training signal from Hacktiv8 in Indonesian aimed at students and lecturers at a number of partner universities as learning capital at IBM Skills Build.

"We are working closely with various organizations and universities to build capacity in the AI sector by providing learning materials and resources for lecturers and students to ensure the availability of workers who are ready to face the AI era," said IBM President Director Roy Kosasih on Thursday, July 17 at IBM office, Jakarta.

In addition, as part of IBM Skills Build's new strategy for universities, selected students and lecturers will also gain access to IBM solutions such as watsonx (generative AI product portfolio) and Granite (large language model (LLM). open source).

Roy also stated that the collaboration with Hacktiv8 is a form of the company's commitment to providing free AI training to 2 million people worldwide by 2026.

"The future of AI will be formed by students, educators, and professionals who not only have the skills to use AI's genrative, but are also able to build and manage AI agents," added Roy.

Hacktiv8 itself is here to help overcome the gap in technology skills in Indonesia by turning professionals into digital talents who are ready to work.

Through a practical curriculum and career-focused, Hactiv8 empowers individuals to succeed in the technology industry and contribute to the nation's digital growth.

"This collaboration aims to bridge the skills gap, ensuring that our workforce is ready to take advantage of AI potential and contribute meaningfully to the advancement of the nation's technology," concluded Juventia Vicky Riana, CEO of Hacktiv8.