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        "id": 1705922,
        "msgid": "government-emphasises-that-research-must-align-with-national-needs-1777369884",
        "date": "2026-04-28 16:09:43",
        "title": "Government emphasises that research must align with national needs",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Technology",
        "summary": "Indonesia's National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) has stressed the need for research to be aligned with national requirements and challenges to ensure its effective implementation in public policy. Deputy Pungkas Bahjuri Ali highlighted key challenges, including ensuring researcher relevance, government utilisation, and effective communication of findings, while advocating for evidence-based policymaking. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology reported significant progress in industry collaborations, funding over 3,653 research projects with Rp3 trillion in investments between 2022 and 2025, predominantly driven by industry contributions.",
        "content": "<p>Research must be formulated based on national needs and problems, so\nthat it is truly required at the implementation stage. Jakarta (ANTARA)\n- The National Development Planning Agency (PPN\/Bappenas) emphasises the\nimportance of preparing research that aligns with national needs and\nproblems so that it can be implemented in public policy. Deputy for\nHuman Development and Culture at Bappenas, Pungkas Bahjuri Ali, stated\nthat the main challenge so far has not been the availability of\nresearch, but rather its relevance and utilisation in the policymaking\nprocess. \u201cResearch must be prepared based on national needs and\nproblems, so that it is truly needed at the end of implementation,\u201d said\nPungkas during a press conference for the Australia-Indonesia Research,\nScience, and Innovation Collaboration Forum (KONEKSI) in Jakarta on\nTuesday. He agreed that science should serve as a compass in\ndevelopment. According to him, there are three main challenges in\ngrounding research into policy. First, from the researchers\u2019 side, who\nneed to ensure their research results are relevant. Second, from the\ngovernment\u2019s side as the off-taker, which must be ready to utilise the\nresearch results. Third, how to translate and communicate the research\nto suit policy needs. Pungkas also emphasised the importance of an\nevidence-based approach (evidence-based policy) in development planning.\nOn the same occasion, the Director General of Research and Development\nat the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology\n(Kemendiktisaintek), Fauzan Adziman, stated that strengthening\npartnerships with industry is a concrete step to ensure research is more\napplicable and meets needs. He explained that the government has\ndeveloped several collaboration programmes, such as the \u201cIndustry\nInvitation\u201d which accommodates problems from the industrial sector to\nthen find solutions from universities, as well as the \u201cTechnology Push\u201d\nwhich bridges campus innovations with industry partners. Fauzan noted\nthat throughout 2022\u20132025, 3,653 research collaborations have been\nfunded, involving 2,734 partners with a total investment of Rp3\ntrillion. Of that amount, 53 percent of the funding comes from industry\nand 47 percent from the government. \u201cWhen industry sees the benefits,\nthey will invest more in research,\u201d said Fauzan.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/government-emphasises-that-research-must-align-with-national-needs-1777369884",
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