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Budi Putra
Born	September 12, 1972 (1972-09-12) (age 37) Payakumbuh, West Sumatra, Indonesia
Occupation	Journalist Writer

Budi Putra (born September 12, 1972 ) is a technology journalist based in Jakarta, Indonesia. A newspaper editor for Koran Tempo Daily and a content manager for Tempo Interactive, Budi has written four books on technology in Indonesian.

Budi Putra is also a staff writer for English-language CNET Asia and is a contributing writer for Indonesian publications such as the Jakarta Post and SDA Asia Indonesia. He also writes technology postings in a number of blog sites.

Education

Born in Payakumbuh, West Sumatra of the Minangkabau land, Budi graduated with a BA in History from Andalas University in Padang, West Sumatra. He is a currently enrolled in a postgraduate program in Communication Management at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta.

Books

(all in Indonesian):

• Sejarah Masa Depan [The Future History] (Pustaka MM, 2000).
• Imperium Digital: Pusaran Budaya Abad 21 [The Digital Empire: A Turning Point of the 21st Century] (Pustaka MM-Cisco Systems, 2001).
• Planet Seluler: Ketika Teknologi Bergerak Mengubah Hidup Kita [The Planet of Cellular: How the Mobile Technology Changed Our Life] (Jakarta: Logicom Publications, June 2004).
• Planet Internet: Jaringan Pintar yang Mengubah Dunia [The Internet Planet: Smart Network that Changed the World] (Jakarta: Logicom Publications, December 2005).
• Planet Digital: Manuver CDMA di Indonesia [The Planet of Digital: CDMA Maneuver in Indonesia] (Jakarta: Logicom Publications, Agustus 2006).

Honors

• Indosat Award for the Best Telecommunication Writing Contest for Journalist- LKT3I (1997)
• Indosat Award for the Best Telecommunication Writing Contest for Journalist- LKT3I (1999)
• Cisco Systems Indonesia Award for the Best IT Writing Contest for Journalist (2001)
• Excelcom Award for the Best Telecommunication Writing Contest for Journalist (2002)
• Excelcom Award for Special Achievement - Journalist Category (2003)
• Nokia Indonesia Award for the Best Writing Competition on Communicator (2005)
• HP Indonesia Award for the Best Writing on Smart Office Technology Issue (2005)
• Citra Darma Pustaloka from Perpustakaan Nasional RI for writing about digital library (2005).
• HP Indonesia Award for the Best Writing on Compaq Presario (2006)

External links

• CNET Asia Regional Dispatches
• Koran Tempo
• Tempo Interactive
• Blog Tempo Interaktif
• The Asia Tech
• 3GWeek.NET
• Indonesia Tech
• Let's Go West Sumatra
• Blog Journalism
• Budi Putra's Personal Blog