Research and Innovation in Science and Technology Project

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The development objectives of the Research and Innovation in Science and Technology Project for Indonesia are: to create an enabling policy environment for research and development in science and technology, to improve the public research and development institutes’ performance, and to improve science, technology and innovation human resource capacity. The project has four components. First component is improving innovation policy framework and performance of public research centers. Second component is strengthening public research funding. This component helps in: (a) supporting the State Ministry of Research and Technology (RISTEK) to undertake a feasibility study for, and design of, a competitive national research funding system; (b) strengthening RISTEK’s existing institutional research funding program; (c) supporting RISTEK to establish industrial and global research linkages for science and technology researchers; (d) supporting RISTEK to improve monitoring and evaluation of publicly-funded research; and (e) supporting RISTEK to improve the effectiveness of science and technology planning formulation and budgeting system. The third component is developing science and technology human resources capacity. This component helps in supporting implementation by RISTEK of a competitive: (a) fellowship program; and (b) non-degree professional course and training program. The fourth component is project management. This component helps in: (i) supporting the operation of the steering committee, technical committee and project management office in the functions of project coordination, project monitoring and evaluation, procurement and financial management and other fiduciary aspects of project implementation; and Project advisory activities; and (ii) providing a re-entry program for returning scholarship recipients under component 3(a).