IBM CSC in Indonesia

The IBM Corporate Service Corps exposes IBM employees to the 21st century context for doing business Globally. Since its launch in 2008, the CSC program has contributed over 1,200 participants on over 100 teams, of 10 – 15 IBM’ers, to more than 20 countries around the world.

The participants are from over 50 countries and have served communities in Brazil, Chile, China, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, the Philippines, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam.

The purpose is two fold, to allow IBM to engage employees by immersion in strategic emerging markets, Develop global teaming and leadership, Exposure to diverse cultures, Work outside of the traditional office, Develop Problem solving in challenging & ambiguous environments, and have Leaders who can deliver a “Smart Planet”
For the employee, it allows them to: Acquire Global Leadership Skills, Develop as Global Citizens, Help Organizations in Emerging Markets to Further Develop & Grow

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Day 3 & 4 On the Job in Makassar Indonesia Tm 3 - with the Transportation Agency

Both days were meetings with the various agency leads and tours.  We visited the Bus terminal station that takes people to the interior of Sulawesi (the Island Makassar is on).  The Transportation Agency wants to make it a world class bus station and is looking for standards to apply.

Our Translator and Transportation Client working with Javier.

Javier and our Traffic Representative with the Translator discuss on of the worst intersection in Makassar.

We met with the Traffic department and went on a tour of some of the most congested intersections in the city.  All the traffic lights are set to the same time for the lights to set and don't adjust to rush hour or patterns.  The Transportation Agency does has a request for a proposal to get a system put in to control the lights from there headquarters.

Buses can be Van or Cars if there are just a couple of passagers.

On the Team side, we are definitely forming - at least socially (for work, we are divided up in to two person teams working at 5 agencies), I'm working with my new Brother Javier.  So far, besides going to dinner together, we've had a birthday party and a Karaoke night.

 Nitu's Birthday and her cake.  We are camera using bunch!
Dinner at the "Red Bowl", note the menu is "pick a picture".
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