Posisi
Indonesia 2002
ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND MANAGEMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
Decision-Making: The State Ministry of Research And Technology (SMRT)
coordinates the management of biotechnology issues in Indonesia in cooperation with the Ministry of
Agriculture and State Ministry of Environment. As the follow up on the Convention on
Biodiversity, Indonesia has issued Law n° 5/1994, which stipulates the need for a protocol to regulate the issue of
Living Modified Organism (LMO). MOU on Biosafety and the Safety of Genetically Modified Agricultural Products
was released in September 1999 by Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry, Ministry of Health and
State Ministry of Food and Horticulture; followed by the ratification of Cartagena Protocol in May 2000.
Programmes and Projects: As mentioned in the National
Agenda 21, the priorities of biotechnology development are given in 5 programme areas: agriculture, medicine,
environment, development of biotechnology infrastructure, and biosafety procedures. SMRT has incorporated potential use
of biotechnology in Strategic Policies of National Science and Technology Development (Jakstra Ipteknas) and National
Primary Priorities on Research and Technology (PUNAS RISTEK). Further advancement of
biotechnology is carried out through a variety of research programmes such as Integrated Advance Research (RUT),
Collaborative Advance Research (RUK), and National Strategic Advance Research (RUSNAS).
