Encourage the Innovation of Various Creative Products: Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Udayana University and BITHUB Sign a Cooperation Agreement


The Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Udayana University (FTP Unud), Prof. Ir. I Made Anom Sutrisna Wijaya, M. App., Ph.D signed a Cooperation Agreement (PKS) with Bali Initiative Hub (BITHUB) represented by BITHUB CEO Mr. Ida Bagus Agung Gunarthawa, S.H. Also attending Deputy Dean  Dr. Sumiyati, S.TP., M.P., and the Coordinator of the Information and Cooperation Management Unit (UPIKS) FTP Unud Dr. Dewa Ayu Anom Yuarini, S.TP., M.Agb. The signing of the PKS is a follow-up to the Banjar Creative Space (BCS) program organized by BITHUB and supported by the Minister of SOEs, Mr. Erick Thohir through Pertamina's CSR program for Social and Environmental Responsibility.


The signing of the PKS was carried out during the Banjar Creative Space (BCS) Kick Off activity in Banjar Tengah, Renon Village, South Denpasar District, Denpasar City on Sunday, 20th March 2022. Banjar Tengah Renon was the only one who received the BCS program in Denpasar City from 11 banjar throughout Bali. This activity is expected to be able to encourage the innovation of various creative products and drive the creative economy from banjar.


Bali Initiative Hub or often referred to as BITHUB is a central association of Bali initiatives that is engaged in the development of an economic commodity ecosystem by promoting creative industries that can coexist in a mutualistic manner with the tourism industry. Ida Bagus Agung Gunarthawa stated that BITHUB will move from the community closest to the people in Bali, namely Banjar. The BCS activity aims to bring creativity to life in the banjars of Bali. The activity was designed by BITHUB as a potential development strategy based on the Balinese community, of course the main node is Banjar which is found in every neighborhood in Bali.


With the signing of this PKS, it is hoped that there will be collaboration between FTP Unud and BITHUB in the implementation of the Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi Program (Education, Research and Community Service) in the field of Agricultural Technology. Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Technology Prof. Ir. I Made Anom Sutrisna Wijaya, M. App., Ph.D also explained that the Faculty of Agricultural Technology Unud not only provides assistance in product manufacturing, but can also assist innovations in processing waste. Especially now that waste is a major issue, so it needs to be suppressed and eliminated. According to him, FTP Unud is promoting zero waste. So everything is processed. Whatever we process and innovate so that it can be useful, according to him, we produce the waste, we process it, and we also use it.