ITB business school shines on the world stage

by Jati Gumawang - Thursday, 27 August 2015, 5:33 AM

Agung Yoga Sembada, Mia Virnalisi and Prama Imran Chusnun, Students of the Bandung
Institute of Technology

Despite Indonesia's recent financial and economical troubles, the hope for a better future remains
within many Indonesians.

This hope can now be strengthened thanks to the recent success of three postgraduate students
from Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) in the internationally recognized e-Strat Challenge
6 business competition sponsored by French cosmetics giant, L'Oreal.

The e-Strat Challenge, held since 2000, has steadily gained popularity among Indonesian
students. The challenge is held online which puts students from all around the world in the role
of CEO of a struggling virtual cosmetics company.

Their objective is to make a profit against a simulated set of virtual opponents.

The participants of the challenge are divided into eight zones worldwide, and the top teams from
each zone that managed to substantially increase the Share Price Index (SPI) of their virtual
companies are invited for an all-expenses paid trip to the finals in Paris, France to present their
business plan and ""pitch"" their companies in front of a board of judges consisting of L'Oreal
and other respected top European business executives on April 12, 2006.

This configuration allows students from countries all over the world to pit their skills against one
another to earn one of the eight tickets and battle it out in the finals as the representatives of their
country. Out of the more than 11,000 teams worldwide that competed in this year's challenge,
Team Paradiso from MBA ITB earned the honor of representing zone 8 (Asia) against teams
from the other seven zones in the world.

ITB has been long perceived to be among the best institutes for higher education in Indonesia.
After the decision by the government to reduce the subsidy for state universities, ITB founded a
business faculty, the School of Business and Management (SBM-ITB), at the end of 2003 in an
effort to further enhance the business skills of the young generation.

Subsequently, ITB's postgraduate management program (MBA-ITB), which was founded in

1990, is now under the auspices of the SBM-ITB administration, and has widened its focus from
operations management to include other disciplines such as marketing management and
entrepreneurship.

This year's participation in the L'Oreal e-Strat Challenge was a first for MBA ITB, and the
success of Team Paradiso in representing zone 8 (Asia) out of the seven MBA ITB teams
competing this year is a matter of tremendous pride for ITB, said Wawan Dhewanto, a lecturer in
MBA ITB and their chief de mission for the finals in Paris.
Team Paradiso earned the right to compete in Paris after ranking first in Asia above top
universities like Thammasat University of Thailand, INSEAD Singapore, and the Indian Institute
of Management in Indore, India and second in the world rankings, only one place under Instituto
Technologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM).

In the finals, they locked horns with teams from prestigious business schools from all over the
world such as the London Business School, Publitalia 80, Indiana University (Kelley School of
Business, USA) and Athens University of Economics & Business.

Although the ITB team did not manage to win first place, this world-class achievement in
business competition still holds great value for ITB which has long been associated with
excellence in technological fields such as engineering and applied science. ITB has supported
team Paradiso graciously not only academically with special out-of-class tutorials but also
morally with an allowance for an extra 10-day stay in Paris.

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ITB Students Convert Banana Peel Waste into Stain Removal Liquid
by Jati Gumawang - Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 9:49 PM

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ITB Students Convert Banana Peel Waste into Stain Removal Liquid

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A team of six students of Bandung Institute of Technology turn banana
peels into fabric stain removal agent to win in ASEAN Chemical Product Design Competition
which was held at the University of Indonesia on March. The product also won third place in the
2015 Youth Eco Preneur Competition in Bandung on Wednesday, May 13.

The research started on October last year by utilizing banana peels obtained from street food
vendors. One kilogram of the peels can be converted into approximately half a liter stain removal
liquid through fermentation process.

According to Christian Chandra, one of the students, the liquid can clean stains from sauces,
soya sauce, tea, coffee, ice cream, and turmeric in soto broth.

Differently from the stain removal agent in detergent that cause irritation or burn-feeling on
skin, this is safer and will not trigger allergic reaction, said Chandra.

The liquid is contained in 8-milimeters bottles with roll-on top. Users only need to rub the roll-
on bottle on the stain to clean it.
The young inventors are now processing patent application for their products, and is available for
sale upon request. The price tag is Rp35,000 per bottle.

It will run out after 15 to 20 usages, said other team member, Christine Natalia.

Students can pitch invention ideas in contest

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Local high school students with cool ideas for an invention can pitch their concept in a multiple-
state competition where a grand prize winner will be given a chance to turn that pitch into reality.

Bright House Networks is coordinating this months Bright Ideas STEM contest that challenges
high school students to use what they learned in science, technology, engineering and math
classes to dream up the coolest invention to make their own life, community or even the world,
more awesome.

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) initiatives are critical for student
success today, and we are dedicated to working together with businesses in the communities we
serve to raise awareness about its critical role in educating our youth for tomorrow, said
Kimberly Maki, corporate vice president with Bright House Networks.

Bright Ideas STEM from Todays Youth is open to all high school students who are at least 14
years old as of the date of entry and who attend any high school within a Bright House Networks
service area, which locally includes Livonia, Novi, Redford, Farmington and Farmington Hills.
Students will be able to compete as individuals or as part of a team. Teams who enter will be
required to assign an ownership stake (from 1 to 100 percent) to each team member for the entry
submitted.

One Michigan student will join five other finalists to travel to Orlando, where they will compete
head-to-head on TV, in front of a studio audience. The program will be recorded and available
via Video on Demand (VOD) on Bright House Networks.

At the Finalist Pitch Event, the six finalists will have up to six minutes to pitch their ideas to a
panel of experts who will select the grand prize winner, who will have the chance to work with
lead innovation firm Fahrenheit 212 in New York to build a virtual prototype and a business plan.

Students interested in participating in the Bright House STEM contest have until Oct. 31 to
submit their invention to the website: www.brighthouse.com/brightideas.

This is great opportunity for young people to use what they learn in school, said Dan West,
president of the Livonia Chamber of Commerce. Engaging in this challenge is also good for
preparing young people for careers, and many high-demand jobs require STEM training.

Bright House Networks is welcoming the help of local businesses, nonprofits or individuals who
have an education, entrepreneurship or innovation background for the new program. To find out
how you can get involved or to register for program updates, e-mail
BHNBrightIdeas@mybrighthouse.com.

Should You Do Windows?

By Newsweek Staf 8/24/15 at 1:52 PM
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates addresses the participants of a computer camp
leading up to the release of Windows 95 software. REUTERS

Filed Under: Tech & Science, Microsoft

Twenty years ago today, Windows 95 forever changed the market for PC software. The new
operating system revolutionized personal computing with its user-friendly interface, which was
influenced by Macintosh software. Newsweek's Katie Hafner explained the differences between
Windows 95 and previous operating systems in a lengthy breakdown, telling readers the pros and
cons of switching and suggesting that they might need new computers. This article ran in
the August 21, 1995 edition of Newsweek.

It was the computer industrys version of a Pearl Jam concert. Last month hordes of fans
stationed themselves at the entrance to a college auditorium in San Antonio well before show
time. When the doors finally opened, nearly 3,000 people stormed in. But instead of guitars and
amps, the stage was cluttered with computer monitors and disc drives. Two clean-cut young men
put the computers through their paces. One of them pulled out a CD-ROM drive and announced
that he was going to install the device on one of the machines with nothing but a few clicks of
the mouse. In a couple of minutes, he had done just that. The crowd went wild.

San Antonio was the last stop on a 23-city tour for Windows 95, Microsoft Corp.s fantastically
hyped new computer operating system, which goes on sale next week. Only an operating
system? Yes, Windows 95 is just that: a set of instructions that control a computers basic
functions. It is a total replacement for both DOS and Windows 3.1, which constitute the software
underpinnings of the vast majority of the worlds personal computers. Microsofts marketing
division is throwing some $100 million at it. The goal: to convince the estimated 70 million
current Windows users that they should go to the considerable effort to make the change. The
pitch: Windows 95 will make their lives easier. Its true that the new operating system will make
the job of running a personal computer more convenient and more fun. But a look behind the
hype may convince you to wait a few months to see just how pure the Windows 95 final golden
code really is.

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Whatever your decision, Windows 95 will be a hit. By year-end Microsoft will have shipped at
least 20 million copies of the new software. Already the prerelease version of Windows 95 is in
the hands of 1 million people, more users than most software programs see in their lifetime.
Howard Stern and Rush Limbaugh are talking about it on the air. Says Jesse Berst, editorial
director of Windows Watcher, an industry newsletter, Its the software equivalent of the O.J.
trial.

Windows 95 is arriving with an air of triumph, but its been a long, frustrating journey for
Microsoft. First there was MS-DOS in the early 1980s, a clunky set of cryptic commands for
running programs. Then, in 1985, came the first version of Windows, Microsofts stab at a
graphical interfaceone that uses pictures instead of wordsbuilt right on top of MS-DOS. It
was a disasterbadly designed, prone to crashes and with virtually no software that ran on it.
Nothing improved much until 1990, when Windows 3.0 inched closer to the popular, user-
friendly graphical interface of Apple Computers Macintosh. Windows 95 is Microsofts coup de
grace, the closest it has ever come to building a highly intuitive computer interfaceone thats
inviting, simple and clear.

Windows 95 is a monster of a system that took more than 500 people three years to build and
test. In addition to the thousands of hours Microsoft has spent testing and debugging Windows
95, the company conducted nearly 2,000 hours of tests in its usability labs, where people sat
before one way mirrors clicking and cursing while Microsoft technicians took notes. From these
sessions, Microsoft concluded that people tend to prefer a sytem like Macintosh, the first
successful point-and-click computer. With the Mac, users could directly manipulate icons, drag
them to a trash can, name file anything they wanted and run several programs at oncea feature
called multitasking.

Will everyone want to make the switch to Windows 95? Indications are mixed. In response to the
hype, people are rushing to reserve advance copies at retail outlets, as they did with Jurassic
Park at video stores. A recent two-hour presentaito of Windows 95 on QVC, a home-shopping
channel, netted some 20,000 advance orders. But theres some balking, too. After years of coping
with Windows 3.1s shortcomingsfiles are hard to find, file names are limited to eight
characters, installing a printer can eat up a weekendmany people have finally made cranky
peace with it. For that reason, some users are reluctant to switch to Windows 95, especially in its
early versions. When you get burned often enough, you get a little shy, says Norman Gibons,
who runs a PC-user group in Des Plaines, Ill.

Microsofts loud drumroll may leave millions of other prospective customers wondering whats
behind the hype. Here are the answers to some basic questions:

Do I need Windows 95?

If you are running DOS or Windows 3.1, youll do just fine without Windows 95. But it wont be
easy to avoid. It will be possible to buy a computer loaded with Windows 3.1 for the foreseeable
future. But in the coming months, every major PC manufacturer will be selling computers with
Windows 95 preloaded, creating one big captive market. Also: more programs will come out for
Windows 95some of them truly stunning. If you want to have the latest software thats cool,
then you should probably buy it, says Bob Metcalfe, a columnist for Infoworld. But otherwise,
theres no reason to run off lemminglike to buy it.

Will it make my life easier?

To the degree that Windows 3.1 made your life hell, Windows 95 will make it easier. The curse
of short file names is eliminated. Windows 95 wont change the tasks you have to perform, but it
will make them more pleasant. Windows 3.1s nonintuitive program manager is replaced by a
cheerful start button that leads to a series of menus to guide you to programs. The graphical
interfacehow it looks on your screenis far more user-friendly than Windows 3.1 Its much
more like a real desktop.
Windows 95 also supports a feature called Plug and Play. That means you can connect a printer,
say, or a CD-ROM drive to your computer without going through a cumbersome set of
installation steps. Virtually every major PC manufacturer is now producing Plug and Play
machines. Youll need one of those if you want the full benefits of Windows 95s feature.

One of the best things about Windows 95 is the taskbar, a strip across the bottom of the screen
that lets you see what applications you are running. To switch programs, you click on a taskbar
icon.

Will it run my existing software?

Yes. Microsofts David Cole, who is in charge of all testing for Windows 95, went to the local
Egghead Software store, bought one copy of every program on the shelf and took them back to
the office for testing Coles team has tested a total of 2,600 programs, and all but about 100 are
compatible with Windows 95. The most popular word-processing and spreadsheet programs
passed with flying colors. Still, Windows 95 works best with the software designed for it. In fact,
only programs developed specifically for Windows 95 will provide the full benefit of things like
multitasking. Only a few applications will be available on Aug. 24. The rest will trickle into the
storesanother reason not to rush to upgrade.

If I decide to upgrade, when should I do it?

If your computer is powerful (a 486 processor with 12 megabytes of system memory, or RAM),
with enough capacity on your hard disc (at least 500 megabytes), then go ahead. But remember:
no matter what Microsoft calls it, this is still version 1, and version 1 of anything is likely to
contain a few kinks. Early versions of software, for instance, tend to crash your computer more
often than more refined versions do. Microsoft is planning to fix lingering bugs by providing
service packs every few months. Nonetheless, you might want to wait and see if there are any
obvious problems with the first release.

What hardware do I need?

Microsoft says the minimum requirement is a 386DX processor with 4 megabytes of RAM.
This will barely get you by. Its like saying the minimum clothes you can wear are your
undergarments. You wont get arrested for showing up at work in a slip and bra, but you really
arent dressed. Microsoft recommends a 486 processor with 8 megabytes of RAM, but your
best bet is a Pentium-based machine with at least 12 megabytes of RAM.

What will it cost to set up my system so it runs Windows 95?

Anywhere between $89the price of the Windows 95 upgradeand $2,000, depending on what
youve already got. As a general rule, if the total cost of outfitting your existing PC to run
Windows 95 adds up to more than $1000, you might as well buy a new computer. Which is just
what the industry is hoping for. If you have a 286 machine, its time for a new computer anyway.
Many computer makers are offering a free Windows 95 upgrade after Aug. 24 if you buy a new
machine today. A 486-based computer with 8 megabytes of RAM costs about $1,500, and count
on spending about $45 for each additional megabyte of RAM. If you have a 386 machine, its
probably worth buying a 486 machine, or even one with a Pentium chip, with at least 12
megabytes of RAM. And while youre at it, you might as well buy yourself a gigabyteor 1,000
megabytesof hard-disc storage (Windows 95 swallows 60 megabytes of hard-disc space). That
will cost between $350 and $800.

Should I buy a Macintosh or PC?

The Macintoshs operating system is still better. Most of the features that Windows 95 now
boasts, such as long file names and multitasking, have been standard features on the Mac for
years. While Plug and Play with Windows 95 is still in transition, the Mac is a no-questions-
asked Plug and Play machine. Last week Apple Computer announced a tableau of new machines
andfinallypriced them competitively with PCs. But buy a Mac with the caveat that youre
purchasing a computer thats no longer in the mainstream. Worse, Microsoft, the biggest supplier
of Mac software, appears to have no plans to produce its most interesting new software titles
such as the Encarta 96 World Atlasin Macintosh format. Thats just how confident Microsoft is
that its new operating system will slam the window shut on the competition.

Only a Third of Europes E-Waste Goes Where It Should

By Max Kutner 8/29/15 at 8:26 PM
Europeans discarded only 35 percent of electronic waste properly in 2012,
according to a European Union-funded investigation. In countries such as China,
above, pollution from discarded e-waste is believed to lead to environmental and
physical health problems. Tyrone Siu/REUTERS

Filed Under: World
From handheld LCD screens to big washing machines and refrigerators, electronic and electrical
waste in Europe isnt going where it should.

A European Union-funded investigation released Saturday says Europeans disposed of only 35

percent of e-waste properly in 2012. The rest wound up in landfills and black market sales and
exports, which can lead to economic, environmental and health problems.

Proper disposal methods for e-waste exist, but many European consumers and companies dont
use them. According to the 56-page report, Countering Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment Illegal Trade (CWIT), only 3.3 million of 9.45 million tons of discarded e-waste
ended up in official collection and recycling programs in 2012.

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There has been a lot of bits and pieces and to some extent a little bit of reporting in a few
countries, but a comprehensive analysis like this...has never been done, says Jaco Huisman, a
scientific coordinator on the project. The industry, academia and law enforcement have been
sitting together for two years and carefully analyzing the entire problem from top to bottom.

Perpetrators of e-waste violations arent always major corporations or organized crime units,
says Pascal Leroy, secretary-general of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
Forum, a Brussels-based not-for-profit. Its basically a very distributed nature of small illegal
activities with high frequency. So its very distributed individuals, small companies, small
trading companies, doing illegal things.

That disorganization, Leroy adds, makes the problem also much more difficult to tackle and it
makes it much more difficult to implement the current regulations that are out there.

Improperly dumped e-waste can lead to environmental problems. Hazardous toxins such as
mercury can leak out of products, which can lead to mental development issues, liver and kidney
damage and cancer, according to the report.
Improper electronic waste dumping is a global problem, though an author of the EU-funded
report says much of Europe's waste stays on the continent. Kim Kyung-Hoon/REUTERS

The e-waste problem isnt confined to Europe. A United Nations study from earlier this year said
that China and the United States were the worst offenders when it came to dumping electronics
in 2014. And last month, Reuters reported that in the Chinese village of Guiyu, some 5,000
workshops process electronic waste, sending metals and chemicals into local rivers and then to
farms. The stench of burnt plastic envelops the small town, said the Reuters report, while
some rivers are black with industrial effluent.

Much of the electronics that the Guiyu workshops process comes from within China, but other
reports have detailed how the e-waste of more developed countries winds up polluting
developing countries. The Stockholm International Water Institute recently awarded an American
teenager a prize for developing a purifier that removes heavy metals from water sources
contaminated from electronics. Still, Leroy and Huisman emphasize, much European waste stays
withinand pollutesEurope.

Leroy says that in Europe, Scandinavia has the most effective e-waste collection programs. One
colleague has joked that in those countries, more people visit waste collection points on Sunday
mornings than church, Leroy says. Austria and Switzerland also have effective programs, and
France and Italy are catching up. Eastern European countries have less successful collection
programs due to infrastructure problems and because consumers are less conscious about the
environmental issues, he says.

So far, European countries have been hesitant to penalize wrongful e-waste dumpers, the CWIT
study says. In a typical year, only 2,000 tons of wrongfully exported e-waste leads to penalties.

Leroy, Huisman and their colleagues hope to change that. They propose new ways of monitoring
and responding to e-waste crimes, and recommend countries ban cash transactions for scrap
metal. They also want to educate consumers and train law enforcement and criminal justice
systems in how to deal with such crimes.

Huisman points to money as the reason why not everyone is on board with discarding electronics
properly. It is the economic drivers steering it in the wrong direction, he says. There are costs
associated with sorting, testing and packaging items for proper disposal, and illegal re-sale
values can be profitable. As for individual consumers not disposing properly, he says, Thats
just laziness.