Sci&Tech History

Do you ever found Warung Telepon (warnet; telephone cafe) outside Indonesia? I guest your answer is no. I get this example from a lecture who told the uniqueness of warnet: an Indonesian technology that can’t be found outside Indonesia. Designed as a personal device, telephone in warnet has been completed with a billing device to record the pulse used. The question arose, does this phenomena imply Indonesian citizen creativity to innovate a billing system or warnet existence imply Indonesian ICT lack to fulfill their citizen need to communicate?

The same question can we propose in wayang case. Does wayang performance imply Indonesian culture or it has been imposed by Wali Songo as technology to influence the community (dakwah)? Who have the right to asses whether a technology is good or bad? Can it be judged by seeing it sustainability or other?

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