Jakarta, Jan. 6 -- The Indonesian Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology is pushing for the strengthening of Indonesia's industries through industrial research collaboration between Indonesian universities and Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).

Indonesian Higher Education, Science, and Technology Minister Brian Yuliarto said in Jakarta on Tuesday that through NEDO, the Japanese government is offering several research cooperation schemes that focus on research intended for industrial applications.

This industry-oriented research will also involve Danantara Indonesia sovereign wealth fund as the stakeholder for Indonesia's state-owned enterprises (SOEs), alongside various Japanese ...