SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

PROJECT HAS TWO MAIN ACTIVITIES: A) DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) POLICIES. A SERIES OF DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS, STUDY GROUPS, AND SPECIAL STUDIES OF KEY S&T TOPICS AND ISSUES WILL BE CONDUCTED JOINTLY BY A US INSTITUTION, THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, AND THE GOI MINISTRY OF STATE FOR RESEARCH. TOPICS WILL INCLUDE: REDUCING POST-HARVEST FOOD LOSSES, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY POLICIES, FOOD TECHNOLOGY AND NUTRITION POLICIES, ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT, POLICIES TO REVERSE DEFORESTATION, AND POLICIES TO MITIGATE LOSSES FROM NATURAL DISASTERS. B) STRENGTHENING R&D PROJECT MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY WITHIN A BROAD SPECTRUM OF INDONESIAN INSTITUTIONS. IN-SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAMS, TECHNIQUES, AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS WILL BE DEVELOPED TO IMPROVE ADMINISTRATIVE EFFECTIVENESS AND TO RELATE PROGRAMS MORE TO THE NEEDS OF THE AVERAGE, POOR INDONESIAN. ADDITIONAL SUBACTIVITIES DEALING WITH SPECIFIC S&T TOPICS WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH SELECTED INSTITUTIONS. SUCH ACTIVITIES WILL BE IN AREAS WHICH US INSTITUTIONS HAVE PARTICULAR EXPERTISE, FOR EXAMPLE: STANDARDS, MEASUREMENT, AND QUALITY CONTROL; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES FOR RURAL AREAS; WEATHER FORECASTING FOR FISHERMEN AND FARMERS, GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS PLANNING; IMPROVEMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING TOOLS AND INFORMATION; AND AQUATIC RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL AREAS. LINKAGES WILL BE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN US AND INDONESIAN INSTITUTIONS. PROJECT WILL DEMONSTRATE NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SMALL INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT. THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR RESEARCH WILL MANAGE THE PROJECT ALONG WITH THE STAFF OF THE INVOLVED INSTITUTIONS.