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

Monday, March 26, 2012

Weekend 2 (3/23, 24, 25) - Trip to the Outlying Island with the Marine Converstation Agency

We had a long weekend due to a holiday on Friday.

On Friday, we all slept in late - some needed it from the night before.  Two team members flew for the weekend to Yagyakarta to visit the site on that island.  The rest of the team went to the indoor theme park "Trans Studios" for the day.
      If you can't identify it, I won't eat it . . .

Indonesia - Indoor Theme Park

Arun and Tom waiting for the other kids to get off the rides.
The team practicing their Makassar driving techniques.

On Saturday and Sunday we traveled, by boat, with the Marine Conservation Agency to Lompo, Caddi, and Samalona Islands.  The Marine Conservation Agency was sponsoring a Coral Reef check by Marine Biology Students from one of the Universities in Makassar.  We departed Makassar on what is a "Dive" boat, for scuba diving.  Meaning the boat is equipped for a large group and has the capability to re-fill dive tanks with oxygen. Our guides and the most of the students are scuba qualified. 

 Checking that block . .  one of my goals was to Scuba dive on the Trip

Some local kids on the Island we over-nighted at.

The local beach park on the island we stayed overnight in the University Hostel
Some of the marine biology students we shared our weekend with.  They smoke a lot of cigarettes and drink coffee . . . they shared the coffee.



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