Prospect of the Establishment of Research and Development Institutions in East Kalimantan Province-Indonesia

Abstract

Referring to the Regulation of the Minister of Home Affairs No. 20 Year 2011, this study aims to investigate the readiness of local government in East Kalimantan Province in forming Research and Development (R & D) institution, as well as to determine the driving and inhibiting factors in developing R & D institution as a regional working unit (SKPD). This research uses descriptive method with qualitative approach. Based on the result, it is concluded that the regions that are relatively better prepared and will have to form R & D institution in the short term are Samarinda City, Balikpapan City, Berau Regency and Penajam Paser Utara Regency, while Bontang City, Paser Regency and Kutai Barat Regency should form R & D institution in the the medium-long term. The main driving factors in forming the ​​R & D institutions are the availability of budget, whereas the inhibiting factors are human resources, products, publications and technology.

Keywords: Prospect; Establishing; Research and Development Institution; Readiness