The Prospectus of Human Resources in Science and Technology (HRST) in Supporting Economic Development: Case Study Indonesian Vision 2045

Abstract

Indonesia has a vision for 2045 to become a member of a high-income country by targeting about $15,287 in 2045. While currently, the Indonesia Global Innovation Index ranks 87th out of 132 countries. One of Indonesia's weaknesses is the lack of knowledgeable workers or intellectual workers. Indonesia occupies the 126th position on this indicator. One national manpower is human resources in science and technology (HRST). Most of them work in the research and development sector to support the nationally competitive and innovation system. This paper focuses on studying the Indonesian HRST profile and developing a scenario planning policy for raising the number of HRSTs to support Indonesia's economic growth through a Scenario Planning model. Some of the findings in this paper indicate a lack of policy planning on how to distribute human resources into appropriate institutions in both the R&D and industry sectors.