LIPI to hold science congress

LIPI to hold science congress

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) will host
the eighth National Science Congress from Sept. 9 through Sept.
11 in Jakarta.

The congress will promote the independence and competitiveness
of Indonesian scientists, and will serve as a vehicle to increase
communication between scientists, the government and the public.

It will also provide a forum for scientists to present their
inventions and ideas, and as a forum to gather technological
innovations and academic ideas for solving fundamental problems
in the country.

An exhibition of science and technological innovations that
possess economic value will also be presented during the
congress.

The congress is held once every four years, and this year it
will take a look at the role of science and technology in
improving education in the country. --JP