Jakarta, March 16 -- Indonesia's Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Stella Christie urged regional governments and stakeholders in the fields of higher education, science, and technology to utilize research from universities in their regions.

In the ministry's statement issued on Sunday, she explained that research from regional universities is expected to be implemented in various government programs or policies at both the central and local levels, which could boost economic growth in the region.

"Our challenge is how these research efforts can be systematically scaled up, so they need to be continuous. Overall, whatever problems exist in the region, experts are there at the universities to offer solutions," ...