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UNPRI Faculty of Science and Technology Holds National Seminar on Technology Innovation and Computer Science 2024

Medan – Faculty of Science and Technology, Prima Indonesia University (UNPRI), held the 2024 National Seminar on Technology and Computer Science Innovation (SNITIK), Thursday (28/11/2024) in the 10th Floor Hall of the UNPRI Campus Jln. Sampul No 3 Medan, and attended by approximately 1500 participants.

The National Seminar, which is held annually by the Faculty of Science and Technology, this year carries the theme "Urban, Culture and Sustainable Technology", by presenting speaker Prof. Julaihi Wahid, Dipl.TP, B.Arch, M.Arch, PhD, Prof. Nangkula Uberta, Ph.D, Prof. Drs. Poltak Sihombing, M.Kom, Ph.D, Ir. Budi Faisal, M.A.UD, MLA, Ph.D, moderated by Ade Al Muhyi, ST. MT and Nirma Rahmadia, ST., MT.

Urban Culture and Sustainable Technology as intended by the speakers is development that is able to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

“This involves three main aspects that are interrelated, namely Urban, Culture and Technology. "These three aspects must work in balance so that we can create a better world for all mankind, without compromising biodiversity and the sustainability of our earth," said Prof. Julaihi Wahid, Dipl.TP, B.Arch, M.Arch, PhD.

Today's seminar is a forum for all of us, whether academics, practitioners and the general public, to share knowledge, experience and concrete solutions in realizing sustainable development in various sectors.

"We hope that, through this seminar, we can gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities that exist, as well as the steps that need to be taken by the government, the private sector and society to achieve them," emphasized Prof. Drs. Poltak Sihombing, M.Kom, Ph.D.

Through this national seminar, it is hoped that it will be able to become a forum for collecting the results of studies, research and implementing collaborative scientific disciplines, providing students with an understanding of the challenges of sustainable technological development, establishing collaboration with universities and building relationships.

To realize sustainable city and system development, and of course by utilizing technology and its relationship to culture in the city of Medan, it is hoped that this seminar will be able to become a common platform in examining the extent to which the sustainable concept is expected to become a solution to overcome urban problems in Indonesia , as well as what human resource preparations must be prepared, starting from cultural background, technology and implementation related to sustainable systems will be discussed in this seminar.

A number of participants hope that SNITIK 2024 will always be a national seminar activity that instills students' enthusiastic and critical nature with intellectual integrity, so that it can create an aspirational environment.

One of the visions of this activity is an effort to create a sense of responsiveness to the role of technology in related issues in sustainable systems, both in terms of understanding cities, culture and technology itself. Hopefully this activity can be used as a reference in implementing activities.

The national seminar was also attended by APTIKOM, BKSTI, ASPRODI DKV, Home Heritage Sumatra (BWS), Indonesian Architects Association (IAI), Indonesian Landscape Architecture Association (IALI), Planning Experts Association (IAP).