Partnership researches encouraged

Partnership researches encouraged

JAKARTA: The Ministry of Research and Technology is determined
to continue to promote partnership researches between government
institutions and industries in a response to the rapid
advancement of science and technology.

The program, called the Partnership Excellence Research (RUK)
2002, is aimed at developing mutual relations between state
research agencies and manufacturers, said Finarya Legoh, a deputy
minister of research and technology.

She added that the project is also intended to explore
applicable and marketable technology.

Finarya said the partnership researches will be jointly funded
by the government and relevant industries.

Previous similar projects, costing around Rp 35 billion, were
fully financed by the government.

Finarya said her office and the Agency for the Study and
Application of Technology (BPPT) have recommended at least 72
proposals from relevant parties to take part in the RUK program.

The proposals, covering various fields of studies such as
those on manufacturing, agriculture, environment, health, society
and culture, would be selected for approval by experts and
academics and relevant parties, she added.

She said BPPT would continue to convince private companies of
the advantages of the research program. --JP