AUSTRALIA

Climate change

• The Climate Council published “Powering past gas: An energy strategy that works”
• Climateworks Centre published “Decarbonising Australia’s transport sector: Diverse solutions for a credible emissions reduction plan”  
• The Griffith Asia Institute issued “Future made in Australia? Evaluating Australia’s 2024 green energy related policies and its potential impact on Asia.”
• The Grattan Institute issued “Yes, we may miss the 2030 target – but now is not the time for turning”
• The Carbon Market Institute said that business needs maintained ambition and policy clarity to reach net zero

GEDSI

• The Lowitja Institute issued “Ethics in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research: Discussion paper”
• The Asian Studies Association of Australia published “Celebrating Women’s Contributions to the ASAA”
• Minister Shorten delivered a statement at the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
• The International Energy Agency said that progress on basic energy access has reversed for the first time in a decade
• ATSE announced the appointment of Bill Cox as chair of its Elevate Advisory Group, an initiative to support diversity in STEM

Knowledge to policy

• The Australian Public Service Academy issued “How to… host an academic fellowship”

INDONESIA

Research and Technology

• BRIN has partnered with PT. Polymindo Permata (Viro) to develop a substance to stabilise blends of non-blendable polymers using radiation oxidation technology
• BRIN has developed Controlled Atmosphere Storage (CAS) technology aimed at preserving and extending the shelf life of horticultural products.

Research and Innovation

• BRIN is providing technical assistance for evidence-based studies to strengthen the research and innovation ecosystem in Madura by developing the region’s potential and drafting the Regional Science and Technology Master Plan and Roadmap (RIPJ PID) for all across Madura Island.
• BRIN is researching the impact of China’s transnational infrastructure on the socio-economic aspects of Indonesia.
• BRIN is making significant strides in healthcare innovation, particularly in the areas of vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, and therapeutics, with its development of Secretom UCMSCM Hypoxic Preconditioning.

Research and Funding

• Commission X of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) supports an additional budget of Rp25 trillion for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology.

Research and Disabilities

• Commissioner of the National Commission on Disability (KND) Rachmita Maun Harahap highlighted the lack of attention from architecture and interior design practitioners to the needs of people with disabilities.

Environment and Climate Change (ECC)

• BRIN, through its Geological Disaster Research Centre, is studying the main active fault in Java, namely the Baribis-Kendeng Fault, also known as the Java Back-arc Thrust.
• BRIN states that the Ecosystem Design and Community-Based Mangrove Restoration (EDCMR) method can reduce the failure of mangrove rehabilitation. EDCMR is a restoration or rehabilitation package for mangrove ecosystems that utilises an ecosystem design approach, community involvement, and biotechnology.
• The Riau Provincial Government, with BRIN and the forest and land fire task force in the region, conducted weather modification technology (TMC) to prevent and control forest and land fires.
• The National Food Agency (Bapanas) is collaborating with BRIN to prepare technologies that can support food production in the face of climate change effects.
• BRIN Livestock Research Centre researcher Muchamad Luthfi shares how to maintain meat quality. He does not recommend washing sacrificial meat, as the meat-washing water can carry pathogenic microbes that can contaminate the surrounding area.
• Lecturer from Diponegoro University’s Vocational School, is developing aircraft fuel from used cooking oil driven by concerns over the global fossil fuel energy crisis and its contribution to global warming.
• The development of a green and sustainable transportation system in IKN involves collaboration among Universitas Diponegoro, BPPT, LIPI, ITB, UI, INKA, and Len Industri, aiming to establish a model city showcasing various eco-friendly transportation modes and renewable energy sources.

Updates supported by Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA)