BlackBerry Jam Camp 2013 at ITB, Embraces Students to Show Ability to Develop Applications

This week BlackBerry held Jam Camp 2013 at the BlackBerry Innovation Center on the Bandung Institute of Technology campus. The event, which was held on Thursday and Friday, invites students to compete in developing BlackBerry applications accompanied by intensive training that is hands-on making,. Participants who successfully complete the entire series of events will have the opportunity to be included in BlackBerry Jam Asia 2013 in Hong Kong.

At BlackBerry Jam Camp 2013, participating students will have the opportunity to sharpen their focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. For two days, each student will be given intensive development training on the BlackBerry 10 platform. Not only that, each student will also receive follow-up development assistance for eight weeks after graduation. camp held.

What's special is that in addition to receiving prizes, participants who are selected as winners in the BlackBerry Jam Camp in Bandung will have the opportunity to represent Indonesia to show off their application work skills at the BlackBerry Jam Asia event held in Hong Kong. At BlackBerry Jam Asia, Indonesian representatives will show their skills in front of a panel of judges and will certainly be exhibited at the event.

Eight weeks after Jam Camp, participants who successfully complete their application are eligible to register to make their application available on BlackBerry World. Participants whose applications are accepted and then available on BlackBerry World are entitled to a BlackBerry 10 device, be it Z10 or Q10, according to their wishes.

Maspiyono Handoyo as Managing Director of BlackBerry Indonesia stated his response regarding this event, “This BlackBerry Jam Camp is the beginning of a lifelong journey for an Indonesian entrepreneur, designer, or young developer. With BlackBerry Jam Camp Indonesia, we hope to inspire students from various academic backgrounds to collaborate on local application development and get the support they need to bring their technology to both local and global markets, and fully realize their potential to impact local communities and communities. world." he said.

He also added that BlackBerry already has very strong ties to the Indonesian market and through this event, BlackBerry Indonesia wants to show its best commitment to customers to advance Indonesia's resources and economy.

“BlackBerry has had a deep bond with the Indonesian market since we first introduced our products here. As a form of appreciation and to show our commitment to our customers in Indonesia, we focus on supporting local economic content here in Indonesia. The fact that we are the hosts for the first BlackBerry Jam Camp event here in Indonesia is a testament to our commitment.” he added.

Bandung is the city that opened a series of BlackBerry Jam Camp events around the world. After Bandung, BlackBerry Jam Camp will also be held in Madrid, Spain, and then Ontario, Canada. More information regarding BlackBerry Jam Camp 2013 can be found at the site.