Undip, Semarang (05/13/2026) – Muhammad Helmi Candra, a student of the Master of Environmental Science (MIL) Program at the Graduate School of Diponegoro University, collaborated with the Department of Solution Engineer PT. Esri Indonesia and researchers from the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (PWK) at Diponegoro University, in the 6th International Conference on Smart City Innovation (ICSCI) 2026 held by the Smart City of the University of Indonesia on May 11-12, 2026, at Grand Mercure Kemayoran, Jakarta.
The international conference, themed “Smart Governance and Technology-Driven Urban Transformation for Sustainable and Resilient Cities,” became a global academic forum that brought together researchers, practitioners, government officials, and industry representatives to discuss technology and data-based urban governance transformation.
Participation in this international conference is also part of the implementation of the World Class University (WCU) program at Diponegoro University, particularly thru the Student Go International (SGI) scheme. The program encourages the active involvement of students in international academic forums as an effort to expand global networks, enhance research capacity, and strengthen the international exposure of Undip students’ scientific works.
In this conference, Muhammad Helmi Candra and his team presented the research results on the development of the “Spatial Tax Intelligence” model, which is a geospatial-based approach to support more adaptive, transparent, and data-driven regional tax governance. The research utilized the integration of spatial data and tax data to identify spatial-tax mismatch or the discrepancy between the economic activities of a region and its tax contributions.
Muhammad Helmi Candra, a Master’s student in Environmental Science at SPs Undip, presented his research on Spatial Tax Intelligence at The 6th ICSCI 2026 in Jakarta alongside collaborators from PT Esri Indonesia and PWK Undip.
Collaboration with PT. Esri Indonesia is carried out in the development of a geospatial decision support system framework that enables interactive visualization of tax data thru a spatial-based dashboard. This system is designed to assist local governments in mapping tax potential, identifying areas with low compliance levels, and supporting data-driven decision making.
“Participation in ICSCI 2026 is an important momentum for us to introduce the implementation of smart governance based on geospatial intelligence from Indonesia to the international forum. Collaboration between academia and industry is also a crucial factor in driving the development of more applicable, adaptive, and sustainable urban solutions,” said Muhammad Helmi Candra.
This participation also reflects the commitment of Diponegoro University in supporting multidisciplinary research and technological innovation for strengthening urban governance, particularly in the fields of smart city, urban analytics, and digital governance.