GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ASSISTANCE

DESPITE THE PROJECT"S FAILURE TO MEET ALL THE SPECIFIC OUTPUT TARGETS FOR PUBLICATION OF MAPS, THE PROJECT HAS ACCOMPLISHED ITS OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CAPACITY OF THE INDONESIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (GSI) TO MAP, IDENTIFY, AND APPRAISE MINERAL AND OTHER GEOLOGICAL RESOURCES. ONLY 7, OUT OF A PLANNED 15, SYSTEMATIC GEOLOGICAL MAPS WERE PUBLISHED. IN ADDITION, 1 RECONNAISSANCE MAP WAS PUBLISHED AND OTHER MAPS ARE IN PREPARATION. NO REGIONAL GEOLOGICAL MAPS AND NO TECHNICAL BULLETINS WERE PUBLISHED. GSI STAFF NOW CONSISTS OF 20 GEOLOGISTS, 39 ASSISTANT GEOLOGISTS, 25 CARTOGRAPHERS, AND 13 OTHER PROFESSIONALS. SEVERAL PROBLEMS STILL EXIST WHICH REQUIRE CONTINUED ATTENTION. THE LACK OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE CAPABILITIES AMONGST GSI STAFF MADE SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS DIFFICULT AND WILL CONTINUE TO HINDER GSI"S INTERNATIONAL WORK. IN ORDER FOR GSI TO INCREASE PUBLICATION OF REPORTS, SURVEYS, AND MAPS, ENGLISH LANGUAGE CAPABILITIES MUST BE IMPROVED. ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT MEASURES WERE TAKEN LAST YEAR, SALARIES AND INCENTIVES ARE STILL INSUFFICIENT TO ENABLE GSI TO RECRUIT AND MAINTAIN HIGH QUALITY GEOLOGISTS, ASSISTANT GEOLOGISTS, AND CARTOGRAPHERS. SHORTCOMINGS IN GSI"S PROCUREMENT SUPPLY SYSTEM HAVE CAUSED CRITICAL SHORTAGES OF CERTAIN FOREIGN ITEMS, E.G., PRINTING PAPER FOR MAPS. FINALLY, BASIC IN-HOUSE TRAINING OF NEW GSI EMPLOYEES HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT ERRATIC. THE GSI MAY HAVE TO CONDUCT ITS OWN PERIODIC TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR INCOMING GEOLOGISTS.