Politap IPR Center Drives Innovation

The Center for Research and Community Service (P3KM) of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) organized a webinar to strengthen understanding of the establishment of the Politeknik Negeri Ketapang Intellectual Property Rights Center on Monday, 14 December 2020. The webinar featured keynote speaker Dian Nurfitri, APT, M.H, Head of the Patent Examination Sub-directorate at the Directorate General of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia. Participants in the webinar included staff from Politeknik Negeri Ketapang, lecturers from Politeknik Negeri Pontianak, lecturers from Politeknik Negeri Sambas, lecturers from IKIP PGRI Pontianak, and MSMEs in Ketapang.

Endang Kusmana, Director of Politap, stated in his opening remarks that the establishment of the IPR Center at Politap is expected to motivate lecturers and educational staff to innovate in carrying out their duties across education, research, and community service. He also expressed hope that the presence of the IPR Center would encourage MSMEs and village-owned enterprises (BUMDes) in Ketapang to easily register their works and gain legal recognition.

Meanwhile, Dian Nurfitri stated that she was very pleased and enthusiastic about polytechnics establishing an IPR Center, noting that polytechnics are hubs of innovation in science and technology development. The speaker presented the scope of intellectual property rights, registration procedures, and the establishment of an IPR Center. The event continued with a discussion session concerning Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).

At the end of the event, Head of the Politap IPR Center A.Nova Zulfahmi outlined programs to be developed by the Politap IPR Center, which essentially aim to enhance the quality of tri dharma outcomes at Politeknik Negeri Ketapang and promote village independence under the Politap Builds Vocational Education from Villages Program.