To the uns.ac.id team, Abyan explained that the Masjiduna application was designed to accommodate the needs of the Muslim community abroad and in the country by promoting the two ways approach between mosque and the community. The community is expected to be facilitated in accessing the information, knowledge, and essential functions of a mosque holistically from the social, economy, and education. The application allows people to find mosques in their environment and to find the nearest mosque during their travel.

“While Masjiduna for Marbot allows mosque managers (marbot) to access various features in managing mosque and conducting progressive activities in maximizing the services from the mosque for its congregations,” Abyan stated.

He added that Masjiduna is also designed to assist the Muslim community in developing a more productive, knowledgeable, and help each other through the available features. At the macro level, Masjiduna also facilitates the formation of the halal industry in Indonesia and globally through mosque digitalization in supporting Muslim progressiveness through coordination and better interaction. With synergy between the App for Marbot and App for Jamaah, the creators hoped for a positive impact from the process to a better direction for the Muslim community and its positive impact on the heterogeneous environment.

Acacia is a system designed and developed as a waste management system at the community level that meets the sustainable socio-economic and environmental principles. This app functioned as a system that aims to reduce the number of unprocessed wastes in Indonesia, especially household wastes, through the reuse, reduce, recycle mechanism. Abyan explained that their system is different from other similar systems because it promotes social aspects besides the environmental aspects. Through Acacia, the team pursues the creation of a new trend in managing household wastes through ‘turning wastes into goodness’ that allow people to manage their wastes while donating the results of wastes management.

Abyan also shared that he and his team are interested in application development because they are aware of the offered opportunity that could create goodness for society through technology. During their development progress, the team also conducted a feasibility test by participating in an international conference because they hoped for international-level impact. The competition also serves as a bridge for the team in evaluating and completing their development process in achieving maximum results.

“Alhamdulillah, we received several awards from some competition. Masjiduna received Gold Medal International Avicenna Youth Science Fair (IAYSF) 2021 in Iran last October and Silver Medal International Invention and Innovation Competition (I3C) 2021 in Malaysia last November. While for Acacia, we received the Bronze Medal World International Competition and Exhibition (WICE) 2021 in Malaysia last September and the Bronze Medal International Science and Invention Fair (ISIF) 2021 last October,” Abyan explained.

In developing both applications, Abyan and friends experienced challenges that were demanded to find a solution for the issues and translate it into application features. The hardest was when they needed to perfect the concept to be implemented in their application. Therefore, during the development process, they focused on the impact, problem-solving, validity, and relevance of the ideas. “Whether it is really relevant in the community and whether it creates full benefits or only little benefits,” he added.

Their app development has prepared for the future prospects, future income and is looking for investors. The team also continuously develops and perfects their initial concept through research on users’ needs. Abyan stated that they plan to launch their concept as a startup in the near future.

“Insyaallah, in the near future, we will realize the concept into a new startup that aims to bring a great impact for the users, and we want to invite our stakeholders to participate in realizing this project,” Abyan explained.

Abyan concluded the interview with his inspiration ‘Do not let our youth pass without impressive works.’ “Don’t try to impress people but try to impact, because the impression will be lost and impact will survive.” Humas UNS

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The defense was held on Monday (22/11/2021), with Prof. Ravik Karsidi as promotor, Prof. Mahendra Wijaya as Co Promotor 1, and Prahastiwi Utari, Ph.D. as Co Promotor 2. The board of examiners was led by Prof. Ahmad Yunus, Prof. Ismi Dwi Astuti Nurhaeni as secretary, and Prof. Suwarto, Prof. Pawito, Dr. Andre Rahmanto, as members.

In her dissertation, Emi suggested to the agricultural extension officers to provide communication technology literacy to ensure that farmers have the millennials’ and progressive farmers’ communication identity. Communication technology literacy has an impact on the social changes recorded in human history.

“Social structure becomes a process that shapes stereotypes negotiated in determining competences through the competence formation,” Emi explained.

As reported in https://s3ilkom.fisip.uns.ac.id, Emi stated that negotiation of millennials and progressive farmers identity contains a perspective on technology, social, cultural, and environmental transfer. Emi also found that competence, courage to motivate other farmers, culture, and environmental supports in millennial farmers make them good agricultural extension officers for other farmers. The existing identity negotiation and communication caused by the current condition faced by farmers, in which their profession was threatened by newly developed professions in the urban regions.

Emi added that farmers need competence improvement in communication skills to explain that their profession is a professional occupation in the community structure. To support the communication skills of farmers, the role of agricultural extension officers is needed to deliver materials on communication and agricultural management. At the end of her defense, Emi added that mother and wife are the main driving force for millennials and progressive farmers in their negotiation of communication identity. Humas UNS

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