LIPI expresses frustation<\/p>\n
Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Six months before the Dec. 26, 2004 tsunami that devastated Aceh,
\nthe Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) had circulated
\nposters in northern Sumatra about a possible major disaster
\nthere, but locals ignored the early warning.<\/p>\n
Worse still, the posters disseminated in public places were
\ntorn down and many subdistrict heads castigated the institute for
\nfrightening people.<\/p>\n
After the Indian Ocean tsunami that followed a huge earthquake
\nand killed over 200,000 people, Vice President Jusuf Kalla
\nreprimanded LIPI for its failure to issue an early warning to the
\ngovernment.<\/p>\n
"The impacts of the tragedy would not have been as large if
\nthe Acehnese people and local executive heads had listened to the
\nearly warning," LIPI deputy chairman Lukman Hakim told a press
\nconference on his institute's new research in Jakarta on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Lukman said the state-funded LIPI was disappointed with the
\ngovernment for rarely using the results of its research and
\nproposed concepts for implementing development programs.<\/p>\n
"So far, LIPI has conducted a lot of research in numerous
\nfields and conveyed the results to the government, but most of
\nthem have never been taken into account in its development
\npolicies," he said.<\/p>\n
He cited the example that while LIPI had an adequate number of
\nmeteorologists and had over a long time developed the meteorology
\nsector, it has never been asked to produce international-
\nstandardized measurement tools and measuring machines, while many
\nIndonesian products were rejected in the international market
\nbecause of their poor quality.<\/p>\n
Lukman said LIPI had this year conducted research in 10
\nfields, including regional autonomy and social conflicts in
\nseveral regions, and would continue to present their results and
\nrecommendations to the government, regardless of whether they
\nwere used or not.<\/p>",
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