Tangerang (Antara West Kalimantan) - The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) is
holding an International Science and Technology Festival at the
Indonesia Convention and Exhibition Hall in Serpong, Banten Province,
from Oct. 3 to 5, 2016.
"In fact, this festival is a forum for synergy between local and
international researchers. And, it is also expected to help improve the
quality of international class-scientific publications," Deputy Head of
LIPI L. T. Handoko said during the opening ceremony of the festival
here, Monday.
More than 400 participants are taking part in the festival,
including scientists from from Germany, Italy, Japan, India, Singapore,
Zambia, Malaysia, Burkina Faso, Denmark, Russia, Arab Saudi, Vietnam,
Poland, the US, the UK, China, Algeria, Egypt, Tanzania, Australia,
Austria, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Taiwan, and Nigeria.
The festival is a forum for researchers and scientists to present
and publish their findings, and share information during a seminar, an
expo and a business meeting attended by researchers, practitioners,
academicians, students and industrialists.
The event is part of a series of scientific conferences that
included The 3rd International Conference of Innovative Science and
Applied Chemistry (ISAC 2016), The International Symposium on Frontier
of Applied Physics (ISFAP 2016), The 3rd International Conference on
Sustainable Energy Engineering and Applications (ICSEEA 2016), The
International Conference on Appropriate Technology Development (ICATDev
2016).
Also Conference on Theoretical Physics and Nonlinear
Phenomena (CTPNP 2016), International Symposium on Green Technology for
Value Chains (Green VC 2016), The 2016 International Conference on
Computer, Control, Informatics and Its Applications (IC3INA 2016), and
the 2016 International Conference on Radar, Antenna, Microwave,
Electronics, and Telecommunications (ICRAMET 2016).
Director General of the Innovation Strengthening of Research,
Technology and Higher Education Ministry, Jumain Ape, said young
researchers and innovators could use this annual event to introduce and
demonstrate their work.
The Central Government is ready to provide support and incentives to encourage technological innovations and research.