Bali hosts Asia science meeting

Bali hosts Asia science meeting

DENPASAR, Bali: The Science Council of Asia kicked off on
Wednesday its annual conference here, with biotechnology
development, women and gender issues, science and technology
policies among its topics of discussion.

The three-day conference in the resort area of Kuta will
feature scholars from Asia, including Sangkot Marzuki, Hiroko
Hara from Japan, Nordin Hassan from Malaysia and Ho Wang Lee from
South Korea.

"The results of the meeting will be handed to each government
of the member countries as input for their science and technology
policies," said the council's President Suparta from Indonesia.

Established in 2002 with member countries including China,
India, Korea, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand and Vietnam, the council aims to strengthen and enhance
program exchange on science and technology among member
countries.

This year's meeting is being jointly organized by the office
of State Minister of Research and Technology and the Indonesian
Science Institute. -- JP