JakartaPost-29, 2021

A minor Cabinet reshuffle resulting from the establishment of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) as an independent state body and the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) as a ministry has ushered in a new era of science and innovation for Indonesia, in which scientists are expected to contribute more to economic development. In his second Cabinet shake-up during the pandemic, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo appointed on Wednesday Nadiem Makarim as the education, culture, research and technology minister. The President also inaugurated Laksana Tri Handoko, the head of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), as the new chief of the BRIN. The agency will overhaul all research conducted by government bodies and universities. Bahlil Lahadalia, the head of the BKPM, meanwhile, has been tapped as the nation’s first investment minister.

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