SMART CITY, DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND SOCIETY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA SUMMER COURSE 2025 is a summer course held by Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies, Universitas Gadjah Mada, since 2024. This program is designed for students, researchers, practitioners, or professionals who are interested in smart city, digital transformation and society in Southeast Asia.
SUMMER COURSE 2025 SMART CITY, DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND SOCIETY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
Program
The rapid advancement of information and communication technology (ICT) has significantly influenced the development of cities worldwide. The concept of smart cities has emerged as a strategic response to various urban challenges, integrating technology to enhance efficiency, sustainability, and quality of life. Southeast Asia’s unique challenges require tailored smart city initiatives to ensure sustainable and inclusive development. Building on this momentum, smart city initiatives have expanded beyond major urban areas to include districts and villages, reflecting the growing need for accessible and efficient governance across all regions. In Indonesia, ICT is increasingly viewed as a solution to persistent urban issues such as congestion, environmental degradation, and service inefficiencies. The government’s commitment is reflected in programs like the “Movement Towards 100 Smart Cities” and participation in the ASEAN Smart City Network (ASCN), a collaborative platform launched in 2018 to support smart solutions across the region. National policies, such as the 2020–2024 RPJMN and related regulations, emphasize digital transformation as a key development agenda, aligning with global trends and ensuring that smart innovations contribute to equitable and sustainable progress.
Following last year’s program, the 2025 Summer Course returns to offer interdisciplinary insights and regional case studies, exploring how Southeast Asia is leveraging digital innovation.
The objectives of Smart City, Digital Transformation, and Society in Southeast Asia are:
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- Developing a cross-disciplinary summer course at the Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies that focuses on learning and sustainable development of Smart Cities, Digital Transformation, and Society in Southeast Asia.
- Providing knowledge and knowledge to participants, especially learning and development of Smart Cities, Digital Transformation, and Society in Southeast Asia.
- Develop international networks in the fields of information and communication technology as well as social and culture for cross-disciplinary collaborative learning and research which will be useful for producing research and publications.
The Smart City, Digital Transformation and Society in Southeast Asia curriculum was developed by considering:
- Participants were able to understand the basic principles, methods, and application of Smart Cities, Digital Transformation, and Society in Southeast Asia and other countries to support learning and development in Southeast Asia.
- Participants were able to understand various processes in Smart Cities, Digital Transformation, and Society in Southeast Asia to increase their knowledge of development processes in Southeast Asia and other countries.
- Participants can analyze and evaluate how information and communication technology is developing.
- Participants can apply various theories in class in the form of articles or essays about Smart City, Digital Transformation, and Society in Southeast Asia and other countries.
In general, the curriculum consists of:
- Introduction of Smart City, Digital Transformation, and Society in Southeast Asia
- Understanding Cities and Identification of Problems (The Urgency of Smart City)
- Digital Transformation
- Information Communication and Technology
- Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Smart City: Concept and Definition
- Digital Infrastructure
- Smart City: Implementation, Adoption, and Evaluation
- Digital Transformation in Government Sector
- Cyber Security
- Digital Society
- Digital Literation
- Social-Political Aspects of Smart City, Digital Transformation, and Society in Southeast Asia
- Smart City for Sustainable Urban Development
- Metaverse for Urban Future
- Smart City Case of Southeast Asia
- Digital Transformation and The Use of ICT: Case of Southeast Asia
- Urban Planning: Case of Southeast Asia
- Smart Governance: Case of Southeast Asia
- Smart Transportation & Mobility: Case of Southeast Asia
- Smart Cities in Enable Urban Environmental Management: Case of Southeast Asia
- Urban Development and Building Strategy (Smart Building)
- Smart Health: Case of Southeast Asia
- Creative City
Intellectual Capability
- Case Studies
Practical Skills
- Fieldtrip (Virtual Field Trip) and Exercise
- Presentations
Managerial Skills
- Teamwork
- Project management
- Undergraduate or Graduate Students, Master’s Students, and Doctoral Students interested in Smart City, Digital Transformation and Society in Southeast Asia issues
- Researchers, practitioners, or professionals interested in Smart City, Digital Transformation and Society in Southeast Asia issues
- Certificate of Participation
- Transfer Credit (equivalent to 3 credits)
- Experience of studying (hybrid) with international lecturers
- Networking from all over the world
Speakers
to be confirmed
Timeline
Time of course
- Monday – Saturday
- Session 1 : 10.00 – 12.00 pm (GMT+7/Jakarta Time)
- Session 2 : 13.00 – 15.00 pm (GMT+7/Jakarta Time)
- 120 minutes/session/lecturer
Summer Course 2025 will be held hybrid (on the site and online)
On the site
Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies, Universitas Gadjah Mada, 2nd Floor, Indonesian Room
Location click here
Online
Zoom meeting
to be confirmed
Important Dates
Starting from April, 2025
May 23, 2025
June 2, 2025
June 23 – July 10, 2025
Registration
Course Fee
- Local participant (Offline) IDR 3.000.000 (200 USD)
- Local participant (Online) IDR 1.500.000 (100 USD)
- International participant (Offline) IDR 3.000.000 (200 USD)
- International participant (Online) IDR 1.500.000 (100 USD)
- Professional/NGO (Offline) IDR 3.000.000 (200 USD)
- Professional/NGO (Online) IDR 1.500.000 (100 USD)
- Color scan of passport (personal information page) or other ID for online program
- Student ID Card
to be confirmed
Contact Us
Email
pssat@ugm.ac.id
Phone
+62 74 589658
WhatsApp
+62 895-3645-64775 (Ms. Imel)