Nature and culture are both unique potential that Indonesia can promote to face the global market. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) gives big contribution to Indonesia's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). One of the most contributing kinds is batik fashion design creative industry SME. Indonesian...

Indonesian waters are known as mega-diversity resource which can produce many chemical compounds. These compounds have been identified could be a sustainable source for novel drugs, especially for the usage of pharmaceutical. Up to 2007, at least 77 new compounds are from 14 sponges and 19 new...

Excessive amount of fertilizer applied to the Indonesian agricultural land caused environmental pollution i.e. soil toxicity, and eutrophication. The use of slow-released fertilizer has become a new trend to save fertilizer consumption, and to minimize environmental pollution. Due to its high...

As a nation gifted with approximately 5.8 million km sq of water areas and abundant marine biodiversity, Indonesia is expected to be able to prosper its citizen by utilizing its potential maritime sector. Unfortunately, maritime sector in Indonesia is still neglected. Vocational school of...

Indonesia will enter ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015. Domestic industries including Small-Medium Enterprise (SME) should be able to compete with foreign goods and services to survive in AEC. Higher competitiveness can be reached by utilizing technology and manufacturing unique products....