Summary

The report reviews the Indonesian Government's human resources management and procurement regulations and their impact on the flow of knowledge to government from sources outside of government.

Description

This study found that the level and quality of demand for knowledge emanating from government is a strong determining factor in the nature of the knowledge market. Current institutional arrangements for the application of knowledge to policy seem to be uncoordinated and dominated by the interests of various agencies and powerful individuals within them. Within government, divisions between different categories of staff create barriers between policy expertise and the policy decision-making process. This hinders the capacity of government to formulate its knowledge needs, to develop evidence-based policy and to use outside sources of research and advice.

Knowledge for policy: Regulatory obstacles to the growth of a knowledge market in Indonesia (PDF 580kb)
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