Indonesian Institute of Sciences


The Indonesian Institute of Sciences is the governmental authority for science and research in Indonesia. It consists of 47 research centers in the fields ranging from social to natural sciences.

History

With growing interest in scientific research, the government of the Dutch East Indies established Natuurwetenschappelijke Raad voor Nederlandsch-Indië in 1928. It operates as the country's main research organization until the Japanese occupation in 1942. The Dutch returned to Indonesia and resumed control of the council, the institute was renamed Organisatie voor Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek in 1948.
In 1956 the organization was nationalized as Majelis Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia. Then in 1962 the government established the Departemen Urusan Riset Nasional, while MIPI are in charge of founding and operates various National Research Institutes. And in 1966 the government changed the status of DURENAS into Lembaga Riset Nasional .
In August 1967 the government dissolved LEMRENAS and MIPI with presidential decree no. 128/1967 and established the current Indonesian Institute of Sciences. The new institute runs the operation that was previously covered by LEMRENAS and MIPI.

Research areas

LIPI has several research centers:
LIPI has launched and are responsible for several public services related to science, technology and research activities across Indonesia.
LIPI directly or indirectly authorizes several scientific organizations in Indonesian, as:
LIPI manages four botanical gardens in Indonesia, which were all developed during the Dutch colonial period:
LIPI made an electric car named Marlik with the specifications: 40 km/h plain, 20 km/h steep, 300 kilometers run or 8 hours active with price Rp.40 million /unit for city car and smart car.

English economic journal

June 2011: To increase LIPI's reputation around the world, and give Indonesian researchers more international credibility from currently ranked about 220th in the world, LIPI has launched a biannual English-language journal, Review of Indonesian Economic and Business Studies.

Joint projects

Together with Japan's National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, LIPI have significantly increased Indonesia's microbial collection record from 200 to 6,500 between 2003 and 2009 and more than 1,800 microbes are believed to be new discoveries.
The Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies has an office in Jakarta that collaborates with LIPI.