Indonesia Has Its Share Of Scientists, So Where’s the Science?

Dr. Herry Purnomo, CIFOR forest management and policy expert and comments on strength of Indonesian scientific publication to influence government policy. He says " most Indonesian scientists publish in national journals, which have a lower impact than international ones.” Ramadhani Achdiawan, CIFOR statistician, pointed to the problem of language. “Compared with India, Malaysia and Singapore, Indonesia has a distinct disadvantage,” he said. “Only those who have direct links with overseas scientist or research institutions have the language skills to publish internationally.”