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JOINT STATEMENT

BY THE MINISfER Of STATE

FOR

RESEARCH AND TECHNOWGY OFTIIE

REPUBLIC

OF INDOi\ESIA

(II E PROFESSOR DR. ING. 8

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HABIBIE) AND THE

AUSTRALIAN

MINISTER FOR ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙｾ＠

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1SENATOR TUE HON PETER COOK)

At ·the invitation of his Australian counterpart. SenaU>r the Hon Peter Cook. Minister for

Industry, Science and Tci.:hnology, the Indonesian ｾｩｮｩｳｴ･ｲ＠ of State for Research and

Technology, HE Professor Dr Ing 8 J Habibie. paid an oUicial visit to Australia from the

21-Jl

May 1995. Minister Haoibie, who is

also

Chairman of the Agency for the ｾｭ･ｮｴ＠ and

Application of Technology 1 BPPT). Chairman of the Agent;y for the Management of Strategic

Industries (BPIS), and Executive Chairman for the Development

or

Eastern Indonesia was

accompanied by a delegation of senior officials lo!ether with a business delegation.

The purpose of Minister Habibie's visit was to discuss Australia-Indonesia cooperation, especially in the scientific and technical fields aild to examine Australia's technological centres.

During the course of the visit. Minister Habibie visited Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. He called on a wide range of Australian leaders, including the Prime Minister. the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology. the Minister for Foreign Affairs. the Minister for Defence. the .. Minister for Trade, the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy, the Minister for Administrative Services and the Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, as well as State Governors. Premiers and Ministers.

In the course of the discussions during the visit, the two sides recognised the major

contribution of both countries to the rapid e<.."Onomic growth of the Asia-Pacific region; In

their view, such growth was closely linked to the maintenance of stability in the region. They

agreed that the close politicai and economic relationship between Australia and Indonesia was

one of the key strategic rdationships in the region and tha• it should be developed further.

The rapid ｲ｣ｳｴｲｵ｣ｴｵｲｩｮｾ＠ of both economies. and their increasing scientific and industrial

sophistication, meant that ｴｨ ｾ ｲ｣＠ was new scope for technological cooperation and industrial

collaboration for mutual her:etit. Joint projects involving the most modern and appropriate technology would greatly assist in this process.

The two sides reviewed cxis;ing cooperation between the two countries and were encouraged

by the significant expansion of ministerial contact between the two sides. particularly under the

umbrella of the Australiatlr.:.ioncsia ｍｩｮｩｳｴ･ｲｩｾｉ＠ Forum. .

The two parties also agrcec ﾷＮ ｾ＠ continue cooperation under the aegis of the Committee on

Science and Technology ｦａ ｾ ｳｴｲ｡ｬｩ｡ＯＧｬｮ､ｯｮ･ｳｩ｡Ｉ＠ (COSTAI). indutling in the areas of research

and development and to looi\ for appropriate opportunities for industrial collaboration.

An

MOU strengthening the arr-::-: g.cmcnts for collaborntion through COST Al was signed.

They

also saw scope for increase..: ..:ollahoration in defem;c science. technology and industry.

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A particular focus of discussions was Indonesia· s urgent need to develop the provinces of Eastern fn<lonesia. Both sides endorsed Australia's range of development as.sislance projects directed at Eastern Indonesia and the Australian side expressed particular intc1cst in

rnoperating further with Indonesia in this region. based on the principle of mutual benefit. They wekomet.I the growth in husiness relationships and other contacts between

Eastern

Indonesia and Northern Australia. They noted that the Northern Tenitory's iWOCiation with

the Brunei/Indonesia/Malaysia/the Philippines East ASEAN <Jmwth Area (BIMP-EAGA)

should f urthcr enhance these links.

Both

sides agieed to enhance their collaboration in the · strengthening of academic c:1pabilities of universities in Eastern Indonesia in the fields of

science and technology.

Several commercial agreements with Australian firms aimed al strengthening industrial cooperation between Australia and Indonesia were concluded during Minister Habibie's visit. These included an arrangement between AW A Limited and PT Len (Navigation beacons), Hawker de Haviland Australia with IPTN (aero space) and Solarex Ply Ltd with PT Len (photovoltaics).

An

arrangement

wa.s

also concluded between the Indonesian Academy of

Sciences and the Australian Academy Technological Sciences and Engineering and

the

Australian Academy of Science. This is aimed at strengthening •echnological cooperation.

Following from a meeting wi1th Austrafja's Special Investment Representative. it was agreed that there is potential for incfeased business alliances between Australia and Indonesia. Minis·ter Habibi·e encouraged Mr Dawkins to visit Indonesia later this year on an investment mission focussing on selected industries. ll is intended that this be followed by a similar mission from Indonesia.

Minister Habibie and Senator Cook agreed to give

high

priority to the following projects under

COST Al Of other suitable mechanisms:

• Development. of the Mamberamo and lrian Jaya Data

Bases.

Collaboration between Indonesian and Australian agencies in the feasibility studies

and

the scoping

of

the masterplan o( the Mamberamo Regional Development Project. using methods such as

remote sensing/GIS. airborne geophysics. land·based geophysics and LADS_

• Global dimare changt to predict/cope with short

.and

medium term climatological

change. Indonesia and Australia will work more closely in exchanging data and experience. This pmject has been previously agreed upon by

Vice

President Try Sutrisno and Prime \linister Paul Keating.

• The consta·uction of the Baruna Jaya Harboua· at Muan Dadap, Tangenmg. Australia has olliciaJly expressed interest in this project and its willingness to consider appropriate EFIC finance. The St.'Qpe anti size of the work

will

have to be defined.

• Collaborntion betwren tbe two c:onntries' respective automotive component

industr·ies in the comext of Indonesia's Pcuple·s,Car project

will

be studied .

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regional fisheries rcsoun..-c management in particular conservarion and conlrolled utilisation of Southern Bluefin Tuna Slocks &hrough the Commission for the - Conservation of Southern Blucfin Tuna.

The use of Austnalia:s leading edge clean coal technology and HI Smelt

technology

foa· steel making - Indonesia is promoting the use of energy efficient coal technology in

its future steel planlS anc.1 will study in more detail the technological and environmental

feasibility of the HI Smelt technology.

• The implementation of lhe SOMW Solar.Enea-gy proj«t under the AusAid program.

•

Exchange

of experience

in

the ｵｴｩｬｾ｡ｬｩｯｮ＠ of

modern

telecommunications

technologies

in the design

and

implementation of networks in general including

data.

These technologies should include fibre optics, coaxial cables and ｷｩｲ･ｬ･ｾ＠ systems.

• Close

cooperation

between

Australian

and

Indonesian aerospace industries

in servicing aircraft and the production of components needed by the Indonesian aircraft indus&ry

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Possible opportunities for Australian

industry

participation in the construction

and renovation

of Indonesian

airpoa·ts.

Australia has many

relevant technologies

to

offer. in par&icular air traffic contrul technology, which will be considered by the

Indonesian &earn of BPPT/BPIS.

• Australian Indonesian Medical

Research

Initiative. This is a new concept in

scientific collabora&ion

between

Indonesia and Australia, driven by scientific excellence

of international sta&ure, with potential for new commercial joint

ventures

arising from basic

discoveries.

Both sides also agreed to

increase

collaboration in

the fields

of biotechnology. education and research. medical science. animal husbandry and veterinary science. fisheries.

horticulture

biodiversity and bioindustry in

panicular.

the production of an&ibiotics. The benefit for

mutual

collabonuion in food research and food product devck>pmcn& including safety assessment is also recognised. There is a need

to

investigate &he adequacy of existing mechanisms and the necessity for new mechanisms. to strengthen collabora&ive activities involving excellence in

either commercial or scientific endeavours. .

The two sides also agreed to es&ablish a joinl commillee to examine opportunities for cooperation in defence scientific research. tlevclopmenl anc.1 industry within the context of overall cooperative defence :tctivilics.

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Concluded in Canberra on \fay 29, 1995

Minister for Industry, Science Technology, Australia

Signed

Senator the Hon Peter Cook

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Minister of State for Research and

Technology, Republic of Indonesia

Signed