The Centre of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Centrino) at Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana (UKDW) Yogyakarta, in partnership with the university’s Faculty of Medicine, organized a workshop on intellectual property (IP) titled “Socialization of the Intellectual Property Information System for the UKDW Academic Community.” The event took place on Thursday, August 22, 2024, at the Computer Lab, Logos Building, 5th floor, UKDW. The main objective was to introduce the intellectual property information system (sikaia.ukdw.ac.id) and enhance awareness and efficiency in IP registration, with a particular focus on copyright.
The Head of Centrino, dr. Haryo Dimasto Kristiyanto, S.S., M.Sc., emphasized the importance of protecting various academic works under IP laws, citing examples such as the block books used by the Faculty of Medicine. “We invited all Block Supervisory Teams from the Faculty of Medicine to ensure they can fully utilize Sikaia for copyright registration in the future,” he explained.
Sikaia, an online platform for managing intellectual property for the UKDW academic community, has been fully operational since early 2024. He noted that the platform’s development aligns with Centrino’s core functions, which include supporting and overseeing intellectual property rights and patent processes. “This workshop is part of Centrino’s ongoing efforts to position itself as the university’s central hub for IP management moving forward,” he added.
The workshop, attended by the Faculty of Medicine’s deans and lecturers, began with a comprehensive overview of intellectual property, covering patents, trademarks, industrial designs, and copyrights. Given the broad scope of copyright protection, which extends to fields such as science, art, literature, and software, the workshop focused primarily on copyright matters. Copyrights include eight main categories of works, with 134 subcategories in total.
Workshop speaker Andi Maesara highlighted UKDW’s growing intellectual property portfolio, reporting that by August 2024, the university had registered 127 copyrights since 2020, with 46% of these registrations made in 2024 through the Sikaia platform. “The most frequently registered works were modules, computer programs, and books, followed by textbooks. The Faculty of Medicine contributed 12% of the registered copyrights,” he explained.
The workshop concluded with a hands-on copyright registration simulation using Sikaia. Participants, guided by the Centrino team, engaged enthusiastically in the session. [Centrino.amp/trans.drr]