The strategies for scientific literacy in Indonesia

• Published in: Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy, 11(2) 2022, 11(2), 29, pp.258-276
• Main Authors: Prakoso Bhairawa Putera, Sinta Ningrum, Suryanto Suryanto, 이다 위디아닝시, Yan Rianto
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: 기술정책
• ISSN: 2287-1608; 2287-1616
• DOI: 10.7545/ajip.2022.11.2.258

The historical aspects, policies, institutions, awards and measurement results of scientific literacy and scientific culture development in Indonesia have currently attracted further exploration. This paper utilizes secondary data research, further analyzed by employing the Supplementary Analysis technique. The results revealed that the tradition of writing and publishing scientific journals in Indonesia has existed ever since the Dutch East Indies with the journal's publication entitled 'Natuurkundig tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië' in 1850. To date, Indonesia has owned 5,990 nationally accredited journals. Policy support has been provided at the national and regional levels, despite limitations in cultivating literacy and reading habit. From the institutional perspective, Indonesia provides a wide array of public support, including the effort of the Ministry of Education and Culture for advocating the national literacy movement and the availability of a reference database and scientific access established by the National Library; the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, and the Ministry of Research and Technology. Similarly, in the award-related perspective, the Indonesia government has granted awards to individuals or groups and local governments engaging in the cultivation of scientific literacy and scientific culture. However, among the global measurements for literacy development in Indonesia (in 2020) recorded that three indicators scored less than those in 2019. KCI Citation Count: 0