Yogyakarta (7/1) – Dean of Sekolah Vokasi UGM, Mr. Wikan Sakarinto, S.T., M.Sc., Ph.D., officially signed a MoU with Yayasan Indonesia Rumah Kebinekaan (YIRK) in academic, research, and community service sector he also attended the launching of Digital Encyclopedia “jogjapedia.org” (11/1). Yayasan Indonesia Rumah Kebinekaan (YIRK) is the initiator of jogjapedia.org.

jogjapedia.org is a digital literacy platform with positive content to against various kinds of irregularities and abuse (hoax, hate speech, cyber bullying, cyber radicalism, etc.). The background of the digital encyclopedia “jogjapedia.org” development is to fulfill the need for collaboration between government and society based on digital culture. Moreover, jogjapedia.org has a special function in terms of education, literacy, synergy, cohesion and promotion. In addition to tourism in the Yogyakarta region, jogjapedia.org also provides opportunities for students as a digital-based learning facility in the form of e-learning activities.

The cooperation between Sekolah Vokasi UGM with YIRK consist of publication, research, promotion, data validation, etc. SV UGM lecturers might help in authorizing the works done by the organization. In addition, both lecturers and students could become informants in conducting research, especially for tourism field or others field related to Yogyakarta.