INDONESIAN BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION CENTRE Achievements – 2010 Program and Planning for 2011 Bambang Purwantara Dewi Suryani Syamsul Komar

Outline  Past Activity  Database Growth  Collaboration/Support  Contribution to Crop Biotech Update  Publication, press releases, video production and distribution and interview

Seminar on “Global Overview of Biotech/GM Crops 2009: Current Status, Impact and Future Prospect” (Ministry of Agriculture, 2 March 2010)  105 participants included: scientists, academicians, students, policy makers, farmers, journalists, agro- businessmen, and also general public.  Total 14 articles in 9 printed media, 3 online media and 2 special interview by TVRI and Metro TV. Impression: 6,5 million

Dr. Iskandar Andi Nuhung (Expert Staff of Ministry of Agriculture, Division of Agricultural Technology) stated that, biotech can potentially increase productivity and efficiency in agriculture, and has been shown to produce results in China, India, Philippines, so Indonesian government is paying close attention to incorporate biotech to improve agriculture.

 Biotech Workshop on “Sustainable Modern Agriculture” ( January 2010 in Makassar, South Sulawesi)  Biotech Workshop on “Sustainable Modern Agriculture” (16 – 17 February 2010 in Medan, North Sumatera)  Biotech Workshop on “Sustainable Modern Agriculture” (17 – 18 March 2010 in Yogyakarta)

 Discussion on Public Participation In Use of GEPS (25 May 2010 at MOA, Indonesia) 50 participants from private sector, government institutions and academicians  International Biotechnology Seminar dan 5 th KBI Congress (Malang, 27 – 30 July 2010) 500 participants from private sectors, government institutions, universities

 Biotech Workshop for Agricultural Officials in East Java, Indonesia, (Surabaya, 30 November 2010) 30 participants of Agric. Official in East Java Theme: “Sustainable Modern Agriculture” Vice Governor of East Java, Saifullah Yusuf fully supported the implementation of biotechnology in particular for East Java East Java is ready to be a place for development of biotechnology products in Indonesia since the products can be a possible alternative to help solve many challenges of conventional breeding techniques.

DATABASE GROWTH

Website: ( is a new bilingual website with number of visitors are increasing: From average 40,000 visitors/month in 2010 to /month visitors in 2011

 Biotech Workshop on “Sustainable Modern Agriculture” (16 – 17 February 2010, Medan, North Sumatera Workshop, Seminar, Symposia and Conferences – BIC as a SPEAKER or RESOURCE PERSON

Workshop, Seminar, Symposia, Conferences and Meetings – BIC as a PARTICIPANT  Meeting with vice governor and governor officials of Lampung (21 April 2010 in Lampung)  Meeting with a national authority competent related to the biosafety clearing house (29 April 2010 in Bogor)  Discussion on Public Participation In Use of GEPS (25 May 2010 at MOA Jakarta)  Meeting with governor officials of East Java (15 June 2010 in Surabaya)

 International Biotechnology Seminar and 5 th KBI Congress (Malang, 27 – 30 July 2010)  Seminar on “Science and regulatory perspective on stacked events in genetically modified crops” (Jakarta, 22 – 23 September 2010)  Forum on Agricultural Technology and Investment (6 – 7 October 2010)  Training Workshop on Understanding and Communicating Biotechnology Using Risk Communication (14 – 15 October 2010)

Collaborating Agencies/Groups Date and VenuePurpose of the Meeting Agricultural Official of East Java Surabaya, 15 June 2010 To discuss on the the event of biotech workshop for agric. officials in East java Branita Sandhini Bogor, 15 August 2010 Discussing on the event of Biotech workshop for agric. Officials in East java BAU, LIPI, ICABIOGRAD, IBC Bogor, 7 January 2011 Discussing on the 10th ACSA in Indonesia Bogor, 21 January 2011 Bogor, 28 January 2011 Bogor, 11 March 2011 Bogor, 25 March 2011 ICABIOGRAD and ABSPBogor, 23 March 2011 Discussing on the workplan for outreach communication

Total of 16 IndoBIC contributed articles were published during articles in 1st Quarter (Jan-Mar) 6 articles in 2nd Quarter (Apr-Jun) 2 articles in 3rd Quarter (Jul-Sep) 4 articles in 4th Quarter (Oct-Dec) Contributions to Crop Biotech Update

 Establishment of database of stakeholder  Website development and maintanance  Workshop : media, scientists, farmers, local government in Lampung, Medan, Bali, Lembang, Malang and Makassar  Roadshow to Universities and farmer association  Expanding collaboration with companies and institutions dealing biotech (ABSP)  IndoBIC Own (-and Joint) Publication IndoBIC Overview 2011

IndoBIC Outreach Activities in 2011

IndoBIC’s activities in 2011

Some 200 participants composed of agricultural officials, universities, agricultural stakeholders, and media participated in this event The Governor of Gorontalo, Dr. Ir. H. Gusnar Ismail, expressed his support for the implementation of biotechnology since it can provide possible alternatives to help solve many challenges of conventional breeding techniques Biotech Workshop for Government Officials in Gorontalo (27 February 2011)

Some 150 students of Universitas Gorontalo participated in a discussion with biotech experts Biotech Roadshow to Universities (28 February 2011) Prof. Andy Trisyono of UGM and Dr. M. Herman of ICABIOGRAD invited as speakers

Seminar on “Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2010” There were 126 people participated in this event such as scientists, academicians, students, policy makers, farmers, journalists, agro-businessmen, and also general public. Total of 17 articles in 8 printed media, 6 online media and 4 special interview by TVRI, Indosiar, MNC TV and ANTV. Impression: 18 million

Vice Minister of Agriculture Ir. Bayu Krisnamurthi delivered opening remarks He said that Indonesia needs a new technological breakthrough after the Green Revolution. He believes that biotechnology seems to be a promising one since it has been well adopted in Argentina, where many of its food is developed through genetic modification (GM) technology Furthermore he added the Indonesian government fully supported plant biotechnology or genetic engineering (Genetically Modified Organisms) to be developed in Indonesia to meet domestic food needs, since approximately percent of Indonesian soybean are GMOs.

Some 100 participants composed of scientists, members of the food industry and students were updated on ‘Biotechnology in the Food Industry. Seminar on Update on Biotechnology in Food Industry Dr. Bambang Purwantara discussed the opportunities and challenges of biotechnology application for Indonesia's food security.

TERIMA KASIH Thank You Syukron Salamat