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NBSIR 78-1583/\ NOV 1 Standardization and Measurement

Services in Indonesia

Authors: H. Steffen Reiser

Noel J. Raufaste

Raymond C. Sangster

Benjamin M. Gutterman

Penelope M. Odar

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Office of International Relations

National Bureau of Standards

Washington, D.C. 20234

Held May 30-June 11, 1977

Issued September 1979

Survey Director: Mr. Sumantri

Deputy Chairman for Technology

Indonesian Institute of Science

Jakarta, Indonesia

Prepared for Agency for International Development

Department of State

Washington, D.C. 20523

NBSIR 78-1583

STANDARDIZATION AND MEASUREMENT

SERVICES IN INDONESIA

Authors: H. Steffen Reiser

Noel J. Raufaste

Raymond C. Sangster

benjamin M. Gutterman

Penelope M. Odar

Office pf International Relations

National Bureau of Standards

Washington, D.C. 2^0234

Held May 30-June 11, 1977

Issued September 1979

Survey Director: Mr. Sumantri

Deputy Chairman for Technology

Indonesian Institute of Science

Jakarta, Indonesia

International Team Members: Mr. Raul Estrada A., INEN, Ecuador

Mr. Benjamin M. Gutterman, FDA, U.S.A.

Dr. Zae-Quan Kim, K-SRI, Korea

Mr. William H. Littlewood, USAID, Indonesia

Mr. D. Steffen Reiser, NBS, U.S.A.

Mr. Noel J. Raufaste, NBS, U.S.A.

Mr. Chaiwai Sangruji, TISI, Thailand

Dr. Raymond C. Sangster, NBS, U.S.A.

Dr. Rex B. Woo-Ming, Guyana

A Report of a Survey Conducted Jointly by the National Bureau of Standards and the

Agency for International Development RASA TA(CE)5-71)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Juanita M. Kreps, Secretary

Luther H. Hodges, Jr., Under Secretary

Jordan J. Baruch, Assistant Secretary for Science and Technology

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PREFACE

For the past eight years, the National Bureau of Standards has offered

to respond once a year to a request by a less industrialized country

to survey standardization and measurement services needed by its

developing industries and the existing institutional ability of the

country to supply those services. The demand for these surveys has

exceeded available technical resources and funding provided by the

Agency for International Development. These surveys are characterized

by some important common features

For each survey, about half the team was provided by the host country;

the other half consisted of about ten technical specialists, of whom

about half came from third countries with similar problems in

development, while the other half were the best available American

specialists in technical fields of special importance to the host

country. Since all these team members occupy positions of major

responsibility in their own institutions, a survey period of more than

two full working weeks could not be planned, but the foreign

participants were expected to prepare themselves by reading material

provided by NBS and the host country. The survey director was

provided by the host country, which also arranged the in-country

schedule of travel so that contacts could be made with governmental,

industrial, and academic organizations. NBS has coordinated the

writing of a report, which is given circulation at the discretion of

the host country. NBS is also funded by AID for limited technical

follow-up and evaluation functions in the years following a survey.

At this time the impact of the completed surveys is mixed, ranging

from having stimulated a great deal of local activity to virtually no visible impact.

When the Hon, Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, the Indonesian Minister of

State for Research, requested that Indonesia undertake such a Survey

under the auspices of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) , we

at NBS wondered whether this country might be too large and diverse to

offer a reasonable expectation for a successful survey. However, we decided to proceed with this Survey because there was in place in

Indonesia considerable technical recognition of the need for

standardization, and there were in existence institutions that already

gave effective advice on some measurement technologies. Moreover, the

government was planning a policy seminar on standardization with the

U.S. National Academy of Sciences to follow this Survey, so that the

possibility existed for implementation of recommendations. This

policy seminar has not yet been held, and at the time of writing,

evaluation of our Survey is not possible. A limited dialogue with

Indonesian team members has continued. Even without close contact, it

is clear that the development of Indonesia continues, its human and

natural resources are great, and its leaders see clearly the

opportunities for more rapid development, as emphasized by the

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recently signed bilateral "Agreement Between the Government of the

United States of America and Che Government of the Republic of

Indonesia for Cooperation in Scientific Research and Technological

Development."

H. Steffen Reiser

Chief

Office of International Relations

National Bureau of Standards

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE iii

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BACKGROUND AND 7-17 18-24

INTRODUCTION

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INDONESIAN PAPERS

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THE ITINERARIES

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CONCLUSIONS AND

GENERAL REMARKS

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Section VI

APPENDIXES 299-319 320-344

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APPENDIXES

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VI. A. 1. Report of Trip to Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 27-

Oct. 1, 1976, by Mr, H. Steffen Peiser, Chief,

Office of International Relations, National

Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C 299

VI. A. 2. Opening Address of Survey, Dr. Rifai Bachtiar,

Chairman, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI)

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Jakarta, Indonesia 308

VI. A. 3. Opening Address by Spokesman of the NBS Team,

Mr. H. Steffen Peiser 312

VI. A. 4. Address by Leader of the Indonesian Team,

Mr. Sumantri, Deputy Chairman for Technology,

LIPI 315

VI. A. 5. Biographical Data on Team Members for NBS/AID

Survey 317

VI.F.l. Indonesian Institute of Sciences, KIM—National

Institute for Instrumentation Creproduction of

14-page brochure) 320

VI. F. 2. LIN—National Institute for Instrumentation | (reproduction of 11-page brochure) 334
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

I. A, General

Because of her natural and human resources, Indonesia has the

potential of becoming one of the world’s wealthiest nations with a high standard of life for all its people. For a nation with little

industrial capacity to leapfrog into prosperity and into a prominent

trading position, challenges must be met in many fields. A good

financial system is needed, as well as political stability, a good

national plan for development, good transportation and communication

infrastructure, sources of power, concern for the environment, and

education. This study deals with two little-understood national

systems—standardization and measurement. All highly developed

countries have elaborate systems in these fields which are the result,

at least in part, of government stimulation. Less developed

countries, including Indonesia, on absolute and even relative terms,

put far fewer resources into these two systems. There is, after all,

little to excite the layman in standardization—no new product, no new

profit to demonstrate easily. However, lack of standardization can

lead to unexpected and heavy losses of benefits and opportunities.

Exports offered to the United States from several countries show

losses far greater than the cost of standardization, but this evidence

appears seldom to persuade authorities to allocate funds to prevent

such losses. Standards bodies are typically underfunded.

An international team organized by the Indonesian Institute of

Sciences (Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia—LIPI) and the U.S.

National Bureau of Standards (NBS) visited Indonesia (mostly Java) for

two weeks in June 1977 under partial funding from the Agency for

International Development. The participation of leaders in

standardization and metrology from Ecuador, Guyana, Korea, and

Thailand was greatly appreciated by the Indonesian counterparts. The

aim was to discuss with Indonesian colleagues the problems and needs

in standardization and measurement services in Indonesia. The team

found ample evidence of existing technical comprehension based on

previous foreign studies and on the analysis of Indonesian experts.

In metrology (measurement sciences), a system of cooperation between

existing laboratories in calibration, instrumentation, and metrology,

the so-called "KIM" system, is exemplary. Its limitations at this

time are in facilities, funding, staffing, and utilization. These

interconnected limitations appear to be understood by the authorities

and are being gradually corrected. Certain administrative and legal

changes could accelerate this desirable cooperation. The team found

no basic problems and applauded the cooperation among many

institutions. Examples are between the National Research Institute

for Instrumentation (LIN of LIPI) and the Institute of Metrology in

Bandung, and between LIN and PINDAD (Army Metal Industry).

Such cooperation will quickly surface in the standardization field in

Indonesia once it is fostered by high Governmental authorities. The

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team concurs with previous studies that the Government of Indonesia

should establish a focal point to promote this coordination. However,

standardization is pervasive through all national life—every

organization is in need of some aspect of standardization. All should

benefit from a national focal point. This need not be a large

organization. Rather, it should be one that is expert in bringing

together representatives of all interested parties, helping them x/ith

information from other countries and from the technical literature,

convening meetings, and proposing equitable compromises and workable

solutions. Encouragement, not enforcement, should stem from this

national standardization body. Mandatory standards, related to health

and safety, can be enforced by specialized governmental bodies.

The Ministry of Trade is responsible for the quality of exports, the

Ministry of Health for the safety of foods eaten domestically, the

Ministry of Industry for the quality of engineering products, etc. It

should not be an aim of the national standards body to become directly

involved in the regulatory functions but only in the national

coordination of all the standardization activities. Quality marking,

certification, or laboratory accreditation schemes are also suitable

for guidance by the national standards body. For assistance in

inculcating widespread confidence in a national standards body, it may

be helpful to employ temporarily a foreign adviser, perhaps from the

U.N., whose integrity, neutrality, and experience may be readily

accepted. Ultimately, standardization in Indonesia, as in all

countries, depends on open encouragement by all agencies of

government.

Apart from attending some general meetings, the survey team was divided into subgroups. Some specific conclusions and recommendations

of these subgroups follow.

I.B. Food and Food Safety

When applied to food safety, standards need a mandatory control system

in order to serve Indonesia best. It would affect several ministries

(Agriculture, Industry, Health, and Trade) and probably could operate

most effectively under a combined legal authority and be -Implemented

in cooperation. In the formulation of the standards, all interested

parties, e.g., consumers and producers, should be given an opportunity

to participate. Standardization would reduce the potential for

domestic food production losses, for food-related health hazards,

including those from new chemicals used in the food industry, and for

losses of foods intended for e>rport but unacceptable to the consignee.

The team also recommended that incidence and causes of food poisoning

be statistically recorded and more carefully investigated. In the

opinion of the team, benefits would accrue if the staffing of the

central and local directorates of Drug and Food Control could be

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greatly increased. The institution of a national system on food

security will be greatly beneficial. Cooperatives among food

producers and small-scale processing companies could—according to one

team member—provide an excellent mechanism for disseminating

information on foods and food safety.

I.C. Building and Construction

As a result of its study of buildings and construction, the team came

to recommend a new governmental or quasi-governmental organization

specifically formed to oversee the building regulatory process. The

team believes that this organization would perform more effectively if

it were not part of the National Standards Organization, which has

been proposed to be under the direct responsibility of LIPI. The

visiting team did not feel qualified to identify alternative locations

in the Governmental structure but considers that this Center should be

in a governmental agency because of its regulatory function.

The National Center for Building and Construction would be responsible

for the development and review of building designs and could establish

a uniform and workable method of enforcing good building practices.

It would be helpful to international trade in building materials if

these standards could be written to conform as far as possible to the

ISO standards format. The Center should also represent all groups

engaged in day-to-day building activities. Further, it could make

available to the interested general public useful information about

building, buying, renting, or improving housing.

I.D. Quality Control in Industry

So long as products of any quality sell readily without apparent

discrimination by the buyers, quality control for producing a better

finished product does not appeal to manufacturers because quality

control costs money. The argument that one must prepare for a competitive or export market, however true, does not convince

businessmen in industrializing economies. So, despite an outstanding

consumer organization, some in Indonesia still say that quality

control does not pay. This conclusion is held to be false by the

team. Control of uniformity in raw materials, production processes,

and keeping quality of products benefits manufacturers and opens new

markets. For example, one small furniture manufacturer was quick to see that standard designs reduced costs for fulfilling repeat orders.

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I.E, Safety Standards

The team reported a widespread understanding of industrial hazards and

technical concepts of safety standards. It believes that the creation

of a national standards body would result in even wider appreciation

and implementation of standard procedures for safety. Examples were

encountered in which dissemination of available information by such a standards body would have helped the Ministry of Health and other

ministries. Safety affects a wide cross-section of people in industry

as well as in the general public. In this field, the team recommends

that consideration be given to preparing translations into Indonesian

of some key documents. After studying rules for wearing hard hats in

the U.S. construction and machinery industry, for example, some Indonesians may come to the conclusion that protective head gear would

be rewarding. Labor in industrializing economies tends to hide jobrelated infirmities for fear of losing jobs. It might be desirable to

establish certain fiscal advantages to manufacturers that make

investments or important improvements to their safety systems.

Reinforcing a rule for the workplace by a lecture and discussion of

the underlying standards with those employed not only deserves such a reward but will bring its own rewards as well.

I . F . Calibration, Instrumentation, and Metrology (the KIM System )

1. The existing plans for a national Indonesian KIM system are sound,

and our suggestions are of an "evolutionary improvement" nature.

Immediate strengthening of the KIM system is recoitmended.

2. The team saw a number of "centers of technical excellence," which

led to the opinion that the major challenge the nation faces now

is in identifying and recognizing these centers of excellence and

using them as models to be duplicated many times over, in creating

the technical competence that will be required as the country

becomes an industrial power. Some of the specific centers of

excellence noted by the team include the Institute of Technology

of Bandung (ITB) , the National Institute for Instrumentation (LIN)

,

the Army Metal Industry (PINDAD), the Technical Academy of

Machine Industry (ATMI) , and the Leather Research Institute in

Jogjakarta. A promotional effort for the wider-used services

from such centers could benefit industry greatly.

3. The team sees advantages in the designation of LIN as the "National

Metrology Center" with a clearly established authority in coordination and technical matters. If, in time, growth of national needs

makes it difficult for LIN to fulfill both its national instrumenta'

tion and national metrology center missions, it might then be split

into two separate organization; this issue could be considered five

years from now in connection with development of the fourth fiveyear plan.

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4. If LIN is assigned this mission, it may be advantageous to rename

it as LIM (Lembaga Instrumentasi dan Metrologi-- Institute for

Instrumentation and Metrology)

.

5. At some time, it may be desirable to rename the proposed "National

Committee for Calibration," e.g., as the "National Committee for

KIM," and raise it to a higher level of official recognition than

now seems to be planned.

6. The major task of the "national KIM center" now is strengthening

and connecting the secondary level laboratories to itself and to

each other to form the central network of a national system. The

team strongly supports the present intention to delegate "national

measurement standard" responsibility to key second level standards

laboratories when their existing capabilities are appropriate.

When a better standard is needed, it may then be appropriate for

the national KIM center to take over the function.

7. The KIM system should include laboratory accreditation, set up

flexibly to provide the levels of accreditation responsive to

national needs.

8. Military and other governmental procurement regulations should

require traceability to the national standards of measurements

whenever high-precision products are involved.

9. A geographically dispersed network of lower level calibration

laboratories is essential, due to the vastness and geographic

dispersion of the country.

I.G. Measurements in Industry

1. A severe national technical need is that of trained manpower,

especially at the technician and operator level.

2. So that the KIM program may achieve its goals, its management

might consider appropriate incentives to attract highly educated

technicians and scientists living overseas and in the country.

Such incentives could come in the form of housing facilities

and higher salary scales,

3. Increased Governmental encouragement for the wider use of the

metric (SI) system would appear to be desirable.

4. All organizations visited had measurement problems. Existing

instruments need verification and calibration. Improvements are

needed in instrument repair and maintenance services.

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5 . Industry has needs for instruments for process control. The team

recommends that the appropriate industrial research institutes

be integrated into the national KIM system and used as channels

in meeting these needs,

6, The aim to manufacture domestically all automotive parts, including

those for engines and trucks, is, from the standards and engineering

metrology viewpoints, the most ambitious encountered by the team.

Urgent action by the KIM system and the proposed national standards

body is needed to provide all possible technical assistance, but

ultimate control and responsibility should not be sought by that

standards body,

7, Higher quality of materials in the electrical power transmission

system would appear to bring net savings. The same would happen

in other sectors,

8, The use of industry associations for providing more technical

services to its members might be considered.

As anticipated, the visiting team members encountered great challenges

during this NBS/AID Survey of the Standardization and Measurement

Services of Indonesia, In the many visits, discussions, and the

subsequent correspondence, some assistance has been rendered and

awareness of some opportunities may have been awakened. However, at

best this Survey can only have made a small contribution to

development of a country with seemingly unlimited potential, because

real success in development comes only through self-reliance.

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II. BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION

II. A. 1. THE ARRANGEMENT IN THIS REPORT

The decision on how to organize the voluminous material in this report

caused some difficulty owing to the divergence of interests of likely

readers.

Most readers will wish to gain an impression only of the principal

conclusions and ideas put forward. These readers will only wish to

look at the preceding section I—Executive Summary, and then for

possible further interest, turn to section V. The specialized reader

should select from sections III and IV by referring to the detailed

Table of Contents at the front of the book.

At the other extreme, we have the very few readers who wish to study

the entire document. They will, we hope, find the report logically

ordered as follows:

Section II. . .BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION. . .is mostly

on previous foreign consultations in Indonesia on

standardization and metrology.

Section III... THE INDONESIAN PAPERS. . .presents the

view how technical specialists in Indonesia view

the situation with its problems and opportunities.

This long section is an acknowledgment that much

of the experience of the visiting team was not new

to Indonesia.

Section IV... THE ITINERARIES. . .is an account of about

80 visits and discussions of the visiting team

and its subgroups.

Section V. . .CONCLUSIONS AND GENERAL REMARKS... in some

ways is the real output of ideas of the visiting team,

honest and forthright as the Minister wanted the

remarks to be made, intended to be a constructive

appraisal and fully conscious of the certainty that

some of these views will be unbalanced or plainly wrong

after so short an exposure to Indonesian ways.

The reader interested in the application of standardization to

specific fields will read selectively within each section of the

report only the subsections designated by the following letters:

A. General (remarks applicable to most fields of

specialization)

B. Food and Food Safety

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C. Building and Construction

D, Quality Control in Industry

£. Safety Standards

F. Calibration, Instrumentation, and Metrology—KIM by Indonesian

acronym

G. Measurements in Industry

There is, unfortunately, considerable overlap between subsections in

several sections, especially between D, E, and G. All the subsection

coordinators (p. 10 ) would be willing to correspond with interested

readers wishing for more detailed facts or impressions. The reader

should be aware that section II is written in terms of subsections A

(General) and F (KIH) only.

In this way, the section and subsection labeling is intended to save

the reader from time consuming reading outside the fields of liis

interest. The selections are best made from the Table of Contents

presented in matrix form.

II. A. 2. AIMS AND ORGANIZATION OF THE SURVEY

A survey of standardization and measurement services in the Republic

of Indonesia was conducted during the period from May 29 to June 10,

1977, by a team hosted by LIPI (Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia

the Indonesian Institute of Sciences) and the U.S. National Bureau of

Standards, Funding was supplied by the U.S, Agency for International

Development and the Republic of Indonesia,

It was the eighth in a series of similar NBS/AID surveys (of Ecuador,

Korea, Turkey, Thailand, Bolivia, the Philippines, and Guyana)

organized at the request of the governments of industrializing

countries. The previous reports (references 1-7) describe the aims

and organizational features which can be summarized as follows;

A team of up to five NBS or other U.S, specialists strongly reinforced

by a similar number of experts from third countries put their

experience and knowledge in fields related to standardization and

measurement technology at the disposal of the host government. The

in-country program is organized by a survey director who is a senior

official responsible for major segments of the standards and metrology

systems in the host country. The two-week program includes

discussions and visits to selected government agencies, private sector

organizations, industries, and universities concerned with

standardization and measurement services used by manufacturing,

processing, and service industries. Such services are needed for

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grading of raw materials, control of production processes, quality

assurance of products, regulation of domestic and international trade,

etc.

A plan was well established by the end of 1976 under which the

Government of Indonesia would request the Agency for International

Development to pass to the National Bureau of Standards an invitation

to hold the Survey of Standardization and Measurement Services in

Indonesia along the lines described. Mr. H, Steffen Peiser, as representative of NBS, had visited Jakarta in September 1976 and held

encouraging negotiations with LIPI and reported (see appendix VI. A. 1)

that the Minister of State for Research (Prof. Sumitro Djojohadikusumo),

the chairman of LIPI (Prof. Bachtiar Rifai), and the AID Mission favored

the NBS/AID Survey being conducted in 1977. After an exchange of cables

from the AID Mission in Jakarta to HBS confirmed the wish of the Government of Indonesia to hold the Survey in 1977, NBS authorized and invited

Deputy Chairman for Technology Sumantri of LIPI to act as Survey Director

and designated Mr. H. Steffen Peiser, Chief of the NBS Office of International Relations, as organizer of the visiting team members.

Unfortunately, there then occurred some delays in follow-up decisions

in Indonesia on the local budget, the scope, and the fields of concentration. Some of these delays led to problems which were never resolved

completely with concurrence of NBS. Fortunately, however, NBS was able

to invite a very strong team. In conformity with previous surveys, the

following were included from third countries:

Engineer Raul Estrada, Director General, Ecuadorian National

Institute for Standardization (INEN)

Dr. Zae-Quan Kim, President, Korea Standards Research Institute

(K-SRI)

Engineer Chaiwai Sangruji, Acting Director, Thai Industrial

Standards Institute (TISI)

Dr. Rex Woo-Ming, Director-Designate, Guyana Bureau of Standards

(GBS)

On many occasions, the inclusion of third country team members was

especially appreciated and their important contributions to

discussions acknowledged.

The strong interest of Indonesia in food and food processing made it

imperative to secure the participation of an authority from outside

NBS, and we were fortunate to secure the services of Mr. Benjamin

Gutterman, Assistant Director for Coordination/Technology, Bureau of

Foods, U.S. Food and Drug Administration. An incidental benefit was

that his wife, a scientist and teacher of mathematics formerly on the

staff of NBS, decided to accompany Mr. Gutterman at her own expense.

Despite reticence to participate in official functions, she did

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significantly add to the survey competence and assist in the complex

logistics.

The team also should have included Dr, Edward Glass, who had already

accepted an invitation to join the visiting survey team. He had a distinguished career as a materials scientist and as a U.S. leader in

science policy and consultation to less industrialized countries

including Indonesia, However, he succumbed to a sudden heart attack.

His loss was a great misfortune to this survey.

Dr. William Littlewood, Science Adviser of the USAID Mission in

Jakarta, was an active participating "observer" of the survey except

occasionally when other urgent duties interfered.

The MBS team members were:

H. Steffen Peiser, Chief, Office of International Relations

Noel Raufaste, Special Assistant to the Director, Center for

Building Technology

Raymond C. Sangster, Program Manager for Strategic Planning,

Office of Deputy Director, IBS/Boulder

The remaining doubts of the Indonesian Government on whether to

organize the Survey were soon dispelled, but the consequent lack of

optimum planning was to remain a problem for the survey. For

instance, the Survey Director's plans for four days of lectures and

discussions and subsequent splitting into six groups had not been

fully understood or agreed by the visiting team members. The later

program was structured into two categories; Standardization and

Measurement, The visits program was split into six subgroups with

coordinators—the first four in Standardization and the remaining two

in Measurement. For the purpose of this report, generally applicable

comments are made under letter heading A, while the coordinators of

the subgroups and the designated letter headings are as follows:

B. Food and Food Safety (coordinator, Mr. Benjamin Gutterman)

C, Building and Construction (coordinator, Mr. Noel Raufaste)

D. Quality Control in Industry (coordinator, Mr. Chaiwai Sangruji)

E, Safety Standards (coordinator, Mr. Raul Estrada)

F. Calibration, Instrumentation, and Metrology (coordinator.

Dr. Raymond Sangster)

G, Measurements in Industry (coordinator, Mr, H. Steffen Peiser)

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Both our hosts and the visiting team had problems in manning a largely

unalterable schedule of visits. Coordination of the visiting team

activities was difficult. The survey might therefore have been

improved by better planning, but the counterpart Indonesian team

members contributed so much effort and understanding that any

deficiencies seemed to be overcome. The survey was a most friendly,

cooperative venture with excellent technical and personal

understanding. The following is a list of Indonesians who contributed

prominently to the survey as counterpart team members under the

directorship of Deputy Chairman Sumantri, and Mr. Herudi Kartowisastro

took over leadership of groups F and G—related to the measurement

services. This list is long, but it probably fails to acknowledge

several who also devoted much time, effort, and loyalty to the aims of

the survey.

Mrs. Sriati Djaprie, Assistant Deputy to the Chairman

for Technology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences

Mr. Zaini Djaprie, Inspectorate General, Department of

Public Works and Electric Power

Mr. Gandi, Center for R&D of Metals & Engineering Industries,

Ministry of Industry

Dr. B. H. Hadiwiardjo, Deputy Director, National Institute for

Instrxmentation, LIPI, Bandung

Mr. Aam Hamzah, Head, Research and Development Division, National

Institute for Instrumentation, LIPI, Bandung

Dr. Hanauld, Ministry of Health

Dr. Djoko Hargono, Directorate of Food Control, Ministry of Health

Mr. Herudi Kartowisastro, Director, National Institute for

Instrumentation, LIPI, Bandung

Mr. Moh. Ma'mun, Head, Affiliation Division, National Institute

for Instrumentation, LIPI, Bandung

Mr. Maryono, Directorate of Metrology, Ministry of Trade,

Bandung

Mr. Milono, LIPI

Dr, J. Prasad, UNESCO Consultant, National Institute for

Instrumentation, LIPI, Bandung (Head, Optics Division,

Central Scientific Instruments Organization, Chandigarh160020, India)

Mr, G, Prina, Ministry of Transmigration Cooperation and Manpower

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Mr. Palgunadi T, Setiawan, Major, Koraando Perindustrian Angkatan

Darat—PINDAD (Army Industrial Command), Bandung

Dr. P. S. M. Simatoepang, Directorate of Food Control,

Ministry of Health

Dr. Slamet Soesilo, Provincial Director of Drugs and Food Control,

West Java, Ministry of Health

Dr. A. Soemarjono, Staff Member, Ministry of State for Research

Mr. Krishna Wejawa, Provincial Directorate of Drugs and Food

Control, West Java, Ministry of Health

Mr. Suwarno Wiryosimin, Atomic Reactor Center, National Atomic

Energy Agency

Mr. Sri Hardjoko Wirjosumarto, Department of Mechanical

Engineering, Bandung Institute for Technology

Mr. Atang Zaenudin, Executive Secretary and Head, Administration

Division, National Institute for Instrumentation, LIPI,

Bandung

II. A. 3. INDONESIA AND ITS PRIOR PLANNING IN STANDARDIZATION

AND MEASUREMENT SERVICES

Indonesia is a very large, multiple island country whose varied

character and enormous potential in diverse natural and hviman

resources we cannot begin to describe in this report. Team members

found the "Area Handbook for Indonesia" (ref. 8) and other

publications (ref. 9, 10) very helpful; although in its third edition,

the "Handbook" is not up to date, especially not in relation to the

current five year plan for Indonesia, REPELITA II (see ref. 11). The

plan was of special importance to the team, whose thinking was intended to assist in developing input to REPELITA III which will take

effect in 1979.

For readers not too familiar with Indonesia, we should emphasize two

characteristics of special relevance. Indonesian technical specialists

are of very modest disposition—one is therefore in danger of

underestimating their own knowledge and comprehension of the issues.

Secondly, the traditional Indonesian way of management is by

encouragement of "musjawarah" (discussion) of problems to reach

"muf akat" (consensus) . Contrary to the preference of leaders in some countries for authoritarianism or open confrontation of adversary

viewpoints, Indonesians by tradition will favor an operating attitude

that is uniquely suited to the development of an effective

standardization system.

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The reader should therefore not be surprised to learn from section

after section of this report that the Indonesian specialists know

their subjects well and understand the advantages of standardization

and measurement control clearly. They could reach effective

compromises where conflicting interests exist. They realize that lack

of quality, uniformity, and equity plague all Indonesian sectors and

this lack is regarded by them as a major contributing factor to

failure by Indonesia so far to achieve its undoubted potential to be one of the most prosperous regions of the world with a high quality of

life for its large population.

To study the problems of standardization and metrology, Indonesia has

previously consulted other foreign organizations and experts. Outstanding among them is Mr, Santosh K. Sen, former Director of the Indian

Standards Institute, who under the auspices of the U.N, Industrial

Development Organization (UNIDO/UNDP project) visited and reported on

Indonesian standardization needs (ref. 11). When Mr, Peiser first

visited Indonesia, Deputy Chairman Sumantri based his plan for a national

system for standardization on the Sen Report (now a public document;

copies are available through LIPI or NBS)

,

The excellence of the analysis of this report is best illustrated

by an account of another background aspect of this survey.

It was originally the plan of the Indonesian Government and AID to

request a policy review of this subject to follow the survey. A highlevel team from the U.S. Academy of Sciences would visit LIPI in

Indonesia under Dr. Allen V. Astin, former Director of NBS. Dr. Astin

was considering joining the survey team himself in preparation for the

policy review. When Mr. Peiser showed him the Sen Report, he judged it

to be so useful that there seemed little more for the survey to accomplish. The previous report had analyzed convincingly the universality

of standardization for development; it recognized the essential educational and training requirements, as well as the needs for technical

test services staffed by capable persons of high integrity.

Chairman Sumantri also recognized the excellence of the Sen

Report and hoped for the rapid implementation of its recommendations.

He saw as an aim of this survey the strong endorsement of these

previous recommendations, which somehow seemed not to have had strong

influence among all the authorities of Indonesia. There certainly

were those who believed that Sen's recommendations needed strong

reinforcement before they would be fully accepted by higher authority.

Members of the visiting team prior to the survey had the impression

that, despite the general excellence of the Sen Report, questions of

technical coordination and cooperation between standards and

measurement related activities of different public and private sector

organizations needed further analysis and additional conclusions.

While this view turned out to be justified for some areas in

Indonesia, the team before coming to Indonesia had not fully

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appreciated the excellence of the planning underlying the KIM system

concerned with calibration, instruments, and metrology (see appendix

VI.F.l and sections F and G throughout this report). The KIM system

is in fact judged to be the best conceptually of all systems kno^m in

any rapidly developing country. Nevertheless, it is still

understaffed, underfunded, or even underused. The KIM system

represents one way in which a pervasive methodology can spread

starting with very limited resources at a time before the benefits of

that methodology are clearly understood or have been clearly analyzed.

Several other reports on Indonesia standardization and metrology were

carefully studied by members of the survey team (refs. 12-15 and

section II.F.2.b).

In addition to these prior reports, the visiting team received

valuable background information from the Indonesian specialist papers

reproduced in section III of this report. Before these presentations,

the team met the Minister of State for Research, The Hon. Sumitro

Djojohadikusumo, who spoke of the critical need by Indonesia for a stronger standardization program than presently exists. He referred to

the planning for a calibration and standards program as well as for a national library for information collection and distribution, two of

the highest priority areas in national planning. He stressed that for

a developing nation such as Indonesia it is absolutely necessary to

plan extensively for future needs. The team was given copies of his

wide-ranging report, "Indonesia Towards the Year 2000," demonstrating

dynamic leadership for progress.

The opening ceremony of the survey was also attended by Minister

Sumitro who enjoined the LIPI staff to great efforts in

standardization and measurement services for the benefit of the

nation. He said, as summarized by Dr. Sangster;

"Do not wait for a ceremonial opening; just start working as soon

as possible. Have a conceptual framework, select a number of

starting points, get started, and go ahead. Do not wait for

formalities.

"Let us make the research community effective by service to social

necessities. Policy without a program leads to empty words.

Combine policy, program, and priorities into simple programs,

then ’grow as you go, ’ as long as you maintain consistency. The

existing fragmentation of standards means that people have been

active, not just sitting and feeling sorry for themselves. The

current goal is to transform antagonisms into mutual goals and

mutual support.

"Knowledge of long-term growth patterns is needed before fixing

details in the standardization and KIM (calibration-instrumentat ion-metro logy) programs; study on these patterns has been

completed recently and is available for use for this survey.

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Standardization is needed for optimization of the Indonesian

political and economic systems. The political system provides

management of the social system.

'*How do we link the system of standards to established national

objectives? Do not try to design a comprehensive, detailed (i.e.,

closed) system. Start with a simple, conceptual framework of

reference, then grow a model. Start with selected strategic

objectives (priorities); do not worry about being complete—that

will only confuse the policy maker. Project for the next two

years, next five years, what is going to be needed.

"Legal actions without background preparation lead to empty laws,

only on paper. The time will come when we will be called upon to

provide standards to Indonesia~we will not have to fight to be

heard. Standards start with the buying process—machinery, instrumentation, calibration, and maintenance.

"Agriculture and food processing, and ecology are problems in

Java, The main problem is not food production, but distribution.

Main producing areas are not the same as main population areas,

Java will have 1,075 people/km by the year 2000, Soil regeneration and erosion control are urgent. In Java the urban population

is growing by 3 percent per year, the rural by 1,3 to 1.6 percent.

Java’s food will come from ICalimantan, Lombok, and Sulawesi,

Standards are needed for storage; for the whole post-harvest

technology, and for consumer protection,

"Extractive industries will be a primary growth area for the next

15 years; mining /energy/oil. But these are not labor absorptive.

Copra and rubber industries are currently the largest employers,

and there are problems with quality standards in these fields.

Value-added is not the sole concern— Indonesia must have employment. Can we help Indonesian manufacturers use local materials?

Improved drying processes are needed for copra, timber, etc.

Indonesia is too accustomed to using solar-sun drying. Timber is a major Indonesian industry, yet the nation imports furniture.

Why? Drying of lumber is a problem,

"In the area of habitation, the Institute of Housing >Iaterials has

been asked to develop techniques that use as litte wood as possible.

Wood is a limited resource, like oil. Building codes and standards

are needed, for example, with respect to earthquake resistance.

Kalimantan and Sulawesi are separated by a major dividing line,

Sulawesi being on an eastern plate that is moving northward, thus

rendering this part of Indonesia unusually prone to earthquakes.

"A water supply crisis is expected between 1985 and 2000, both for

urban and agricultural purposes. Transportation and communications

are vital. The satellite communication system is a political

necessity for the survival of the Republic of Indonesia, The

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younger Indonesian scientists must provide the guideposts for

the senior ministers. Tlie national center for KIM must provide

the supportive elements that make technology work.

"The usefulness of what we are doing is in developing moral

authority, meanwhile preparing by persuasion. Applied work must

be backed up by basic research. We are developing a frame of

reference; we must build up from there, leading to a set of

guideposts for the third five-year plan."

This summary of the Minister's speech may be inadequate in portraying

his flow of ideas, which inspired the entire team.

The Minister's talk was followed by speeches by Professor Didin

Sastrapradja on behalf of the Chairman of LIPI, Mr. Peiser, and Deputy

Cnainran Sumantri. These speeches are reproduced in the appendixes

VI. A. 2 to 4.

II. A. 4. REFEREI^CES

[1] A Pveport on a Survey in Ecuador on Standardization and Ileasurement Services in Support of Industrialization Goals, May 1-12,

1972, :,T3SIR 10-8S1.

[2] Standardization and Measurement Services in Korea, June 19-30,

1972, .rSSIR 73-135.

[3] Standardization and Measurement Services in Turkey, October 14-2 S,

1972, inJSIR 73-172.

[4] P.eport on an M’BS/AID Survey of Standardization and Measurement

Services in Thailand, Hay 22-June 1, 1973, ICBSIR 76-1190.

[5] Standardization and Measurement Services in Bolivia, June 9-22,

1974, h-BSIR 76-1099.

[6] Report to AID on a Philippines Survey on Standardization and

Measurement Services, ^lay 4-17, 1975, MBSIR 76-1083.

[7] Standardization and Measurement Services in Guyana, July 11-17,

1976, :;bsir 76-1180 .

[8] Area Handbook for Indonesia DA Pam 550-39 (Washington, D.C.; The

.'unerican University, 1970). Available from the U.S. Government

Printing Office.

[9] Background Motes—Indonesia, Department of State Publication 7786

(Washington, D.C.: Department of State, Movember 1975).

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[10] "Indonesia— Introductory Survey," The Europa Year Book, A World

Survey, Volume 2, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australia,

(Europa 1976), pp. 691-711.

[11] Summary of Industrial Development Plan in the Second Five Year

Development Plan (1974-79), Jakarta: Bureau of Planning, Ministry

of Industry (July 1975)

,

[12] S. K. Sen, National Consensus Standards and Quality Control,

Indonesia.

[13] E. M. Glass, International Technology Briefs—Singapore and

Indonesia, Volume 5 (Washington, D.C.: National Science

Foundation, June 1974).

[14] M. C. Probine, Indonesia—Precision Measurement, Testing, and

Calibration, Serial No. 2929/RHO.RD/SP (Paris: UNESCO, July

1973).

[15] G. A. Jones, Indonesia Consensus Standards, ibid. (Paris: UNESCO,

July 1973).

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II.F. CALIBRATION, INSlRmiElTTATION, AIX METROLOGY

II.F.l. PURPOSE AND GOALS OF THE SURVEY

This survey was undertaken as part of the process of developing input

for the next five year economic development plan (REPELITA III), which

will take effect in 1979. It is also being looked to for input to

support and guide current decisions and actions regarding

implementation of the proposed Indonesian national calibrationinstrumentation-metrology (KIM) program. It was a step toward

achieving the objectives of the Indonesian team of establishing a national system for standardization and measurement services, in which

the development of national capabilities in those fields could be

planned and carried out in an orderly, efficient, and effective way,

so that standardization and measurement services could indeed give a valuable contribution to Indonesian national development efforts. The

survey will be considered successful if it triggers follow-up actions

by top decision-makers, so that the establishment of a national system

for standardization and measurement services can become a reality in

the near future.

Table F.l presents the view of the Indonesian members of the team

regarding the inputs to the measurement services survey, the nature of

the survey process, and the desired outputs.

II.F. 2. a. M. C. PROBINE, "PRECISION MEASUREMENT, TESTING, A.ND CALIBRATION," Report No, 9 on science, technology, and

research policies and programs for the second five-year

plan (1974-79) of Indonesia, UNESCO, Paris, July 1973.

Probine's survey and report were very well and thoughtfully done. His

conclusions appear sound and valid today. The current survey,

therefore, was not to repeat his work, but to assess the current state

of affairs in Indonesia and to assist our Indonesian colleagues in

moving effectively in implementing the basic recommendations made by

Dr. Probine.

Probine's summary conclusions and recommendations can be succinctly

stated as follows:

(1) As industrial technology grows in a developing country, an integrated national measurement system \7ith a central leading

organization becomes essential.

(2) The National Institute for Instrumentation (LIN) could well

become the central leading body for the Indonesian measurement system; this question should be reviewed in 1975,

(3) The physical standards themselves may be held at various

decentralized institutes.

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(4) In the short term, external assessors should visit the

existing measurement institutions to help prepare a program

for the improvement of their facilities,

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(5) LIN should be advised and assisted by a committee composed of

members of the relevant institutes and other interested

organizations or industries, I

I (6) A survey of testing and analytical services should be carried I out, and the results published in the form of a directory, ;|

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I (7) A review should be undertaken of the state of the current ! chemical and biochemical analytical services, including the |- facilities for university training,

(3) Urgent attention is required to the problems of instrument i; repair and maintenance; especially inadequate are the alloca- I tions of funds for maintenance and some of the administrative

procedures are restrictive,

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| nician training. It is recommended that LIN's service to

I industry function be expanded and training emphasis placed on specialized short courses,

(10) In the absence of an instrument industry, LIN may need to

develop a commercial division to manufacture and market its , products, I

(11) LIN should be designated a priority institution during R.EPELITA II

and funds allocated to enable it to extend its services and

increase its staff and facilities, i

We agree with all of these conclusions and recommendations, except

perhaps for the recommendation limiting LIN’s technician training

role (in the ninth recommendation). Many of the recommendations

(e,g,, the fifth and eighth) are being implemented,

II,F,2,b, T, BERLAG, "DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUMENTATION SERVICES,"

Report No, 10 on science, technology, and research

policies and programs for the second five-year plan

(1974-79) of Indonesia, UNESCO, Paris, July 1973,

Berlag’s conclusions can be summarized as: I

(1) The National Institute for Instrumentation (LIN) should

concentrate on instruments, preventive maintenance, on repair,

and on informative instruction or short, specialized courses

to industry, to various institutes and staff, hospitals, etc,.

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for the purpose of avoiding breakdown of installed or otherwise

acquired instruments and related equipment.

(2) The economic value of such activities will far outweigh the

loss by the immediate abolition of the long-term (three-year)

technician courses at LIN.

(3) The physical facilities at LIN should be prepared to meet the

capacity requirements of item (1) ; about two years will be

needed

.

(4) Contact with the market for these services must be established

on a long-term basis. A UNDP/UNESCO expert should be obtained

with good experience in marketing scientif ic/technological

services and liaison activities between a service/research

institute and industry.

Since the visiting team did not see this paper until after the survey,

we consequently did not pursue explicitly the issues raised by it

while in Indonesia, What we know is that the three-year technician

training courses at LIN were indeed discontinued and increased

emphasis placed in the area of recommendation (1) , We are not clear

on how much physical expansion of LIN has in fact been implemented, in

line with recommendation (3)

.

We have no knowledge that

recommendation (4) has ever been implemented, and we urge that

appropriate attention be given to it.

Our primary concern with Bering’s conclusions centers on the second

one. This subject will be discussed at some length later in this

report. We see Indonesia’s needs for both trained measurement

technicians and instrumentation services as so vast and urgent that no conclusion is valid that one is more important than the other. We

sympathize with the concern that LIN could not be effective doing

both, and agree that LIN is essentially the only national resource in

the instrumentation service field, while there is an educational

system in place that in principle can do an adequate job of training

technicians, so that Berlag’s conclusions may be inescapable.

II.F.2.C. HIIWTES FROM THE KIM MEETING, SEPTEMBER 1975. (See

complete document in III.F.2, Annex 1.)

Conclusions reached:

(1) A Network of National Calibration is necessary.

(2) A National Calibration Committee should be created.

(3) The Network has only a coordinating function.

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(4) An Initial committee is needed to form the N’ational Calibration Committee.

(5) The National Calibration Committee should have representatives from both calibration facilities and their users.

(6) The National Calibration Committee should establish contacts

with both calibration sources and users; it should prepare a budget for the National Calibration Network and establish it;

it should care for related education.

(7) The National Calibration Network should be made up of Institutes

which already have calibration facilities.

(8) A directory of calibration capabilities is needed.

(9) A National Standards Laboratory needs to be established,

(10) Government needs to make official regulations in calibration.

(11) Improved awareness of calibration needs is needed on a vjide scale.

(12) Intercomparisons with overseas standards laboratories is needed.

(13) An effective certification program is necessary,

(14) Regional calibration laboratories are needed.

Results of the present survey support all of these conclusions.

II.F.2.d. THE CONCLUSION OF THE FIRST INSTRUMENTATION SEMINAR,

8-9 JANUARY, 1976. (See complete document in III.F.2,

Annex 2 .

)

The verbatim conclusions are these;

(1) Guidance concerning the role of instrumentation in improving

industrial products and improving the quality of research

and development at the research institutes.

(2) Instrumentation training in the form of formal and non-formal

education.

(3) Using Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian) in instrumentation science

and technical information.

(4) Government action to encourage and to maintain the growth of

instrumentation repair and maintenance activities.

(5) Improvement in the after-sales service of instruments importers/

agencies in Indonesia, which includes the availability of spare

parts.

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(6) Instrumentation technical information network, so updated

information can be obtained and a problem solving method

in instrumentation be determined,

(7) An institute which has the right to manage instruments

calibration with law enforcement,

(8) Very good cooperation between the private companies and

government institutes in instrumentation design and

installation in Indonesia, so all instrumentation design

and installation can be carried out by Indonesian

personnel,

(9) An interdisciplinary /interdepartmental research and

development of instruments which suit Indonesian conditions;

(10) organization for personnel who are involved with instrumentation which included instruments design, installation

maintenance, and utilization of instrumentation systems,

(11) A body that will control domestic made instruments and test

the imported instruments quality complete with data.

These conclusions are found to be persuasive by the visiting team.

II.F.2.e. THE CONCLUSION OF THE FIRST INSTRL^IENTATION AI;D PROCESS

CONTROL SEMINAR, BANDLR^G, 29-30 MARCH, 1976. (See

complete document in III.F.2, Annex 3.)

Verbatim outline of topics and conclusions;

(1) Instrument and process control problems in industry:

° Spare parts.

“ Selection of instruments suitable for Indonesian conditions,

" Lack of national standards and uniformity in measurement

unit terminology,

“ No national calibration network.

(2) National capability development in the field of instrum.entation

and process control;

“ Postgraduate program at universities should be set up soon.

" Improved cooperation and personnel exchanges among universities, research institutes, and industries.

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“ Improved industrial training programs, shared among companies

with common problems.

“ Improved exchange programs with foreign organizations.

“ Improved technician training.

“ Suppliers must be required to provide training about

instruments

.

° ICm program must be implemented soon.

(3) Framework of cooperation and communication:

“ Establish a communications organization.

“ Publish a communications medium.

“ Prepare the second seminar in this series.

° y^ke an inventory of personnel and institutes.

These topics v;ere confirmed by the visiting survey team to be of

great importance.

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III. THE INDONESIAN PAPERS

III. A. Introduction

Owing to late planning uncertainties for the NBS/AID Survey, its

Director , Deputy Chairinan Sumantri, decided to arrange seminar-type

presentations during the first days of the Survey. They were made to

the Survey Team from abroad by Indonesian specialists in

standardization and measurement services. These papers served as an

excellent base point of departure for the Survey members. They were

ideal for acquainting team members with their counterpart hosts and

they started a meeting of the minds on the topics of the Survey. They

also showed a wide-ranging comprehension of all the technical asnects

of standardization and metrology in Indonesia.

The papers are reproduced here with summaries of the comments by the

foreign team members, some of which were voiced before they had the

more detailed knowledge of the Indonesian situation developed during

the itineraries which were to follow.

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III.A.l. PRELEIINARY ASSESSMEOT ON THE LEGAL ASPECTS

OF STANDARDIZATION IN ETOONESIA

By

Mustadj

i

A. S. Luhullma

Sriati Djaprle

a. INTRODUCTION

Standardization activities in Indonesia have actually been conducted

since before World War II. During that period soine regulations

concerning standardization were enacted. It was due to the growth of

development that people paid more attention to matters relating to

standardization. In 1960 it was felt that regulations on standardization enacted before World V7ar II were no longer fitting

since conditions had changed. Efforts have been made to issue new

regulations on standardization. Since REPELITA II (the Second Five

Year Plan) standardization activities have received more emphasis and

efforts have been made to develop a national system on standardization.

Activities conducted to develop a national system on standardization

do not only include activities aimed at setting up standards, their

implementation and control, but also include the setting up of

regulations as a legal basis for the mechanism, the creation of

infrastructure, and the enforcement of a national system. In drawing

up legislation to support a national system on standardization, the

existing regulations cannot be ignored. Besides that, it is also

necessary to identify the problems of standardization which need to be

controlled in the regulation.

In order to get a brief picture of these matters, especially the legal

aspects and problems, this paper will give a brief explanation of the

existing regulations, problems, and projects in relation to the

development of a national system on standardization. It must be

mentioned, however, that the prospects for developing a national

system on standardization as presented in this paper have just reached

a phase of preliminary study.

b. LEGISLATION OH STANDARDIZATION

At present there are some regulations on standardization which were

enacted before the proclamation of independence and others vrhich were

enacted afterwards. As the situation changed, it was realized that

regulations originating from before the proclamation of independence

were no longer fitting. This has stimulated an effort to update the

existing regulations. These efforts were crystallized in Act No. 10,

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1961, Act on Goods (Undang-undang Barang) . This Act gives

stipulations on goods, packaging of goods, labeling, and control.

According to Act No, 10, 1961, a committee, i.e.. Committee on Goods,

should be set up which would have the function of an advisory body.

All regulations coming under Act No, 10, 1961, could only be enacted,

revised, or revoked in accord with advice given by the Committee on

Goods, As a matter of fact this Committee has never been established,

and so there have also been no regulations enacted under the aforesaid

Act with the exception of one regulation, i.e.. Government Regulation

No. 9, 1964, Regulation on Industrial Standards. This Government

Regulation was enacted without any advice from the Committee on Goods.

Act No. 10, 1961, was enacted to rectify the Packaging Ordinance of

1935 (Verpakkings Ordonnantie, State Gazette 1935, No, 161). This

1961 Act stipulates among other things that all regulations

implemented under the Packaging Ordinance will still be valid and

considered as executing Act No. 10, 1961, as long as new regulations

under this Act have not yet been enacted. Based on this temporary

provision, regulations originating from before the proclamation of

independence are still valid.

Although no basic law exists regulating standardization,

standardization activities are still conducted by several departments

to meet their specific needs. Standardization efforts gained a new

horizon with the enactment of Presidential Decree No. 45, 1973.

According to this Decree, the Minister of State for Research is

entrusted with the task of developing a national system on

standardization, calibration, instrumentation, and metrology. Based on this Decree, the Minister of State for Research has appointed the

Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) to execute a project on the

development of a national system for standardization, calibration,

instrumentation, and metrology, with standardization as a sub-project.

This project has been conducted since 1974. Within the scope of the

sub-project, a study on the legal aspects of standardization is being

conducted. This study is at a preliminary stage and it is intended to

propose a basic law as the legal basis for national standardization.

c. STANDARDIZATION ACTIVITIES

During the past five years, standardization activities have taken

considerable strides forward, both in government and private circles.

This is largely attributable to the rapid growth of technology and

development. It is now recognized that the application of

standardization principles leads to benefits to be gained from their

implementation. These benefits are not only limited to a small sector

of economic activity, to industry and the commercial sector, but they

envelop all branches of man’s socio-economic activities, encompassing

also agriculture, management, etc. Another factor that has been

responsible for the growth of standardization activities in Indonesia

is the fast pace in the change of technology.

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Various government departments and agencies are now setting their own standards to meet their specific needs. A recent study identified

some 104 bodies involved in standardization activities. However, the

majority of these are only of minor importance due to the fact that

there is a fragmented approach with no National Standards Body to

coordinate the activities. Though the Yayasan Dana Normalisasi

Indonesia (YDNI) was established as long ago as 1928, it is unable to

perform the complex tasks of a National Standards Organization since

it is a private foundation without adequate funds and since it has

practically no authority. The present situation is confused by a proliferation of inconsistent standards, units and definitions, and by

conflicting regulations which are likely to become chaotic unless

proper direction and attention is given to them by the government. As we look forward to the next 10 or 20 years, it is a must that we speed

up our standardization process and do not continue to see years taken

up in the evolution of a national standardization system as a whole.

We have to face reality and make our standards dynamic for present and

future development. Standards are more and more becoming an indispensable instrument of government policies and programs, both at

the national and international level. A principal use of standards

for governmental purposes is their necessity as a component in

exercising the proper role of the government in safeguarding the

health, working safety, and general welfare of the peonies on one

hand, and as a tool for the development of the nation as a whole on

the other. For this purpose, it is essential to develop a national

standardization system.

The mere formulation of standards and their publication may not

achieve the ends for which they were intended. Even though most

standards are formulated after prior consultation with all parties

concerned, this does not necessarily mean their full implementation.

There is a need for a deliberate effort to ensure their proper allround implementation in the various relevant sectors of the economy.

The government plays an important role in securing implementation of

standards, both by virtue of its capacity as a regulating agency as well as an organized consumer and controller of an appreciable

proportion of the industrial production capacity. Since the

government of Indonesia controls certain basic industries, such as petroleum, steel, and mining, and certain public utility services such

as railways, land, sea and air transnortation, post and telecommunications, electric power, water supply, medical services, and

supply of the 'main food items, the role of the government as a standards implementing authority is, therefore, extremely important.

The notion of government in the context of standards implementation

includes all governmental levels, i.e., state, provinces, and

municipalities, which are organized in one system.

'The policy, particularly in developing countries, should be that items

of common interest to the public and the nation as a whole, are covered by national standards. In this manner, the interests of the

general public can be properly taken into consideration, and

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interwoven with the government's interest. Standardization activities

as a system are directly interrelated with and influenced by other

systems: i.e., science and technology, economic, educational,

political, national resilience, and the legal system, all of which are

sub-systems when looked at from the national standpoint. We can

picture the relationship between a standardization system with other

systems as shown in figure 1.

The character of the legal system as indicated amply emphasizes the

importance of an adequate support system if standardization is to be

carried out effectively. In this context it is vitally important that

the government determines its role with regard to the effective

implementation of standards. In countries where national standards

are mandatory, the government recognizes that all standards are

important enough for compulsory implementation in order to safeguard

the public interest in the same manner as any other law. In other

countries where standardization is a voluntary instrument, attention

should be paid to the legal aspects of the implementation of

standards. It has been recognized that even in these countries it has

become necessary in the public interest legally to enforce some of

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these standards in certain sectors of the economy. The decision to

enforce certain standards as mandatory standards also depends on the

government's Inclination and capacity to create the necessary

machinerv and infrastructure to ensure compliance with these

standards.

Some of the subjects and items to be brought under control in this

context include the following:

(1) Safety of personnel working in dangerous surroundings against

accidents

.

(2) Safety of machinery.

(3) Safety of structures.

(4) Safety against fire, explosions, earthquake, and "force majeure."

(5) Ensuring healthy surroundings.

(6) Purity and potency of drugs.

(7) Purity and cleanliness of foodstuffs and correct nutritive value.

(8) Matters affecting the economic development of the country and

public welfare, control of quality, and preshipment inspection

of export goods.

The legal problems that arise here are mainly concerned with the

methods to be adopted for the incorporation of standards in legislation.

It should be kept in mind, however, that standards are always subject to

amendment and revision so that they will be up to date in line with the

advancement of technology and time. In drawing up legislation on standardization this should be taken into consideration. The legal

studies concerning this question have revealed that two alternatives

for the incorporation of standards and codes in an Act are available:

(1) An acceptable standard or code is adopted in its entirety in the

text of the Act. In this case, the Act will be revised as the

standard or code is amended or revised.

(2) The Act only stipulates requirements to be fulfilled in setting

up standards or codes. In this case the standards or codes themselves will be further described in regulations at a lower level.

The requirements of the Act can be considered to have been satisfactorily fulfilled only if the relevant standard or code has

been complied with.

In order that the legal aspects of standardization can be fully

appreciated and discussed, we will take a closer look at standardization as an entity in itself. Standardization activities can be

pictured as shown in figure 2.

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There are four distinct groups of activities that must be regulated in

order to make the whole activities function properly, i.e.:

(1) research and development in standardization,

(2) formulation of standards,

(3) implementation of standards,

(4) promotion of standards.

Formulation and promotion of standards activities could be subdivided

into sub-activities, while Implementation will include elaboration of

means (mandatory or voluntary), conformity to standards, which

includes different means, agents, control modes, and control

mechanisms, and finally the destination of the whole activity.

The objectives of this kind of approach are aimed at finding the best

and appropriate alternative available. It will be necessary to

determine the interrelationship of the various parameters depending on their relationship with other systems.

d. SOME CONCLUSIONS

Based on the preliminary assessment of the legal aspects of

standardization as put forward above, the following conclusions can be

drawn:

(1) There is a need for a legal basis for the national standardization

system.

(2) The basic law should cover the total range of activities in

standardization, i.e., starting from the establishment (including research and development), the implementation, and the

formulation of standards.

(3) The basic law should also include methods of enforcement of the

standardization system. To support the implementation of standards

there is a need for a legal basis in order to establish a sound

and viable infrastructure, such as a National Standards Body, and

laboratories needed for testing and control.

(4) The basic law, however, should be flexible enough so that it can

still accommodate future changes needed in standards or in the

mechanism itself.

(5) Existing regulations and existing infrastructure cannot be totally

ignored. Therefore, it is advisable that this basic law be

formulated as a concerted effort of all parties concerned t-zith standardization.

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e. COMMENTS BY THE VISITING TEAM

The visiting team members were most grateful for this paper which

contributed much to their understanding. They concurred with the

conclusions (see Section d above) and were impressed by the persuasive

emphasis on the difficulties that have arisen from the failure to

appoint the Committee on Goods under the provisions of the Act on

Goods, 1961,

This paper was further discussed between team members throughout the

Survey and a limited consensus was quickly reached. A basic law was

needed, that the establishment of a national system was a matter of

great urgency and that standards must be more adaptable to change than

the basic law. Contrary to the impression given by the authors, some

team members felt that a hundred standards developing organizations in

Indonesia was not necessarily an excessive number. The experience of

other countries showed that regulation covering industrial standards

and the mandatory control of the activities of other governmental

departments can lead to difficulties that can overshadow the benefits

of standardization.

No one organization can be so vast or so wise as to formulate and

control the standards of an industrialized nation. Standardization

benefits manufacturers and users, buyers and sellers, importers and

exporters. The self-interests of all are so clearly served by some

standards that regulatory control is sometimes a minor issue.

Technical advice in conjunction with standardization because of the

scarcity of the diverse specialist knowledge involved does have to be

centralized in a rapidly developing economy. Linking that technical

service in the eyes of manufacturers and other governmental

departments with legal enforcement is liable to be counterproductive.

Especially a standardization system operated by a national institute

of sciences would be well to emphasize the technical service for

standards, not their regulatory enforcement which other departments

regard as their prerogative.

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III.B.l. ST.MIDARDIZATION OF FOOD CROP C0!P10DITIES III IlTDONESIA

By

I, B. Teken

Acting Director

Bina Sarana Usaha Tanaraan Pangan

a. INTRODUCTION

1 Included in food crop conunodities are: rough rice/rice, corn, , soyabean, ground nuts, green gramm, sesame, tapioca, etc., compared

with estate commodities (rubber, tea, tobacco, sugar, palm-oil, etc.)

j and forest products (lumber, resin, copal, etc.). Standardization and

grading of food crop commodities is not yet adequately developed, ^ either in the form of regulations or institutions in charge of

handling quality requirements.

Factors responsible for this condition are:

j

( (1) Food crop commodities in Indonesia are produced by millions

of small farmers, each producing a small quantity; I

1 (2) Food crop commodities are mainly marketed for domestic consump- , tion, in a market where "supply is less than demand" and this

is not conducive to better grading and auality requirements;

(3) Small exports in previous years mainly to Asian countries

(Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan), where sophisticated quality

requirements are not demanded. This is different in the ^ case of estate commodities, the bulk of which are exported

to European and North American countries.

i b. GPvADING AND STANDARDIZATION EFFORTS IN PREVIOUS YEARS

Until 1970 the Government's policy was to leave grading and quality

improvement efforts to the private sector, especially the Exporters

Association, the Estate Association, etc,

(1) The Indonesian Food Crop Exporters Association made a regulation (in 1950) valid for all its members, on the

grading of several export commodities such as: corn, ground

nuts, soyabeans, and tapioca roots. There was no Government Act supporting this regulation, but it could work

as a communication on quality requirements, between the

Indonesian exporters and their buyers abroad.

(2) Every year the Indonesian Government purchased rice from the

domestic market, to be stocked for price stabilization purposes

in off-harvest periods. There was a rice grading regulation

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made in 1954 by the Rice Millers Association, and valid for

all its members, which stated that rice was to be supplied

to the Yayasan Urusan Bahan J^kanan, the Government Body in

charge of rice procurement at that time.

(3) In 1974 the Directorate of Agricultural Economics, Directorate

General of Agriculture, held a seminar to try to formulate

standards for several commodities, such as; rough rice/rice,

corn, soyabeans, ground nuts, and tapioca. Participants in the

seminar were representatives of Government and private

institutions involved in the problems. This resulted in

draft standards for the commodities (see Annex 1 for draft

standard of rough rice/rice appended to this section) . But

these standards have never been legalized as official ones

since at that time there was no institution which had the

authority to grant legalization.

(4) By the Indonesian Government decrees, KEPRES No. 44 and No. 45,

1974, the Directorate of Standardization, Normalization, and

Quality Control was set up within the organization of the

Department of Trade. This Directorate was authorized to

handle problems of standardization, especially for export

commodities.

C. THE PROCEDURES IN MAKING A STANDARD. DONE BY THE DIRECTOP^ATE

OF STANDARDIZATION WERE ROUGHLY AS FOLLOWS ;

(1) A field and literature survey was carried out by staff members

of the Directorate, quite frequently in cooperation with staff

members of the other services related to the commodity being

studied;

(2) The researchers made a survey report and draft of the standard/grading of the commodity;

(3) This draft then was discussed in a "Technical Meeting" by a group

of people knowledgeable about the commodity;

(4) The improved draft then was discussed again in a "seminar" with

more people attending, including businessmen who traded in the

commodity being discussed;

(5) The final improved draft was later legalized as an official standard

by a decree of the Minister of Trade.

d. THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOOD CROPS WAS ALWAYS INVITED

TO PARTICIPATE AND DISCUSS ALL STANDARDS OF FOOD CROP CO>!MODITIES

Until >Iay 1977 food crop commodities standardized by the Department of

Trade were; corn, soyabeans, ground nuts, ground-nut cake, sesame,

tapioca, etc. (see Annexes 1 and 2)

.

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e. ENFORCEMENT OF STANDARDS

(1) Up to now, enforcement of food crop standards has not been implemented, For example, there is no sanction if an exporter exports

an off-grade quality, as long as the buyer abroad wants to buy.

(2) During the last three years, the export of food crop commodities

has diminished to nil. In reverse, the quantity of imports has

grown bigger and bigger.

(3) An export market exists for estate crops and forest products.

Implementation of standards for these commodities is a necessity,

since in foreign markets these commodities face strong competition with the same products from other countries,

f . PROBLDIS IN STANDARDIZATION OF FOOD CROP COMMODITIES

(1) In a situation where the supply is less than the demand, any

quality the seller offers will be accepted by the buyer.

(2) If in a certain locality a surplus occurs in the harvest season,

the quantity usually is small and cannot promote better grading.

(3) Food crop commodities are produced by millions of small farmers,

using heterogeneous seed quality, different farming methods and

product handling methods. The quality of the products they offer

is therefore very heterogeneous.

g. IMPROVEMENTS IN STANDARDIZATION OF COM>tODITIES ARE NEEDED

IN THE FORM OF ;

(1) Government Act(s) regulating national standardization problems;

(2) Institutions which handle the standardization problems;

(3) Enforcement of standards in trade practices.

h. COMMEirrS BY THE VISITING TFJ^M

This paper points out the fact in an open manner that the

standardization and grading of food crop commodities are not yet

adequately developed in Indonesia, It speaks of several possible

reasons for such underdevelopment. The visiting team was particularly

interested to hear that exporters' associations had established export

standards and grades for such things as corn, ground nuts, soyabeans.

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and tapioca roots, and that the Department of Trade was later

authorized to establish a Standardization and Quality Control

Directorate particularly for export products. The interrelation with

seemingly similar programs at the Ministry of Health was the subject

of some questioning.

The procedures for development of food commodity standards as set out

in the paper is a good beginning and constructive suggestions for

expanding on it are offered. The author speaks to the need for

government regulations in support of standards, institutions to handle

trade standardization problems, and proper enforcement. With this,

too, the visiting team concurs.

A limited review of the quality standards for rice entitled "Ouality

Regulations of the JUBM" (Yayasam Urusan Bahan Makanan) 1954/1955 and

the 1974 Proposal of the Rice Standards Commission of the FAO

Intergovernmental Group on Rice reveals that they appear to be good

standards. The latter appears to be the better of the two.

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ANNEX 1

INDONESIAN STANDARDS

FOR

ROUGH RICE

BROWN RICE

MILLED RICE

A PROPOSAL

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DIF.ECTCEATE OF AGilCULTUPAL SCONCMI

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INTP-ODOCTION

To achieve the same consistency in the rice grading standards,

F.A.O, Intergovernmental Group On Rice on its 'Ttecoirsnended Model Grading

Sj'stem for Rice in International Trade" has proposed description as fellows :

A. Intrinsic character, i.e. ^be class or variety of rice.

B. Processing

C. Acquired characteristics, i.e. qualities not inherent, but

subequently acquired by the same class of rice.

The above description are not entirely used in this proposal, because of

its adoption to Indonesian Rice Trade which beeinc toward to Domestic

conrjmption, especially for the Government Pi.ee Procurement.

The criteria of this proposal is emphasized to Processing and

Acquired characteristics; the intrinsic characters are less emphasized

and considered as optional criteria and therefore, could be used or disregarded.

This proposal valid only for rice and not for glutinous jrice.

In this concept there are li grades for rough rice, 3 grades for

brown rice and 6 grades for milled rice.

Sxtra well milled rice grade (3GS) especially for weUJoicwn rice varieties as 3ulu varieties, Rajalele, Bengawan, C U etc. and wellkncwn local

varieties as Cianjur, Solck etc. which have good marketing,

Jakarta, harch 26, 197li.

Rice Standards Commissions.

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I. STAND.tfJS FCF. SJOGH RICE

1 . TEE>^S DmVEC :

1.1. Chalky kernels : :1 Kernels, whole or broken, ottaine-d fresn paddy kernels, one half or more of t.he surface is white like the colour of chalk.

1.2. ContrastiTK classes ; kernels of varieties or classes cf rice

other than the variety or class designated.

usually havir.g different Idngth.''breadth

ratio or colour.

1 .3. Car.a^ad kernels : Kernels, whole or broken, -rfhich are distinctly

danagerd by insects, '.rfater, fungi, sprouted

or any other causes.

1 ,L. Zrroty grain : Kernels which are underdevelcped, but havir.g a pair of glur.es and which dc not contain

rice kernels.

1 .5. fcreirr. .material : All matter other than paddy kernels, whole.

splits or broken, i.e. dust, lumps cf earth,

srall stones, pieces of metal, 'husk, fragments

of rice stalk, objectionable seeds, etc.

1 .6. Irriature kernels : Kernels which are unripe, usually censist

cf green and chalky kernels, •

1.7. Mixed Hcuch Rice : Any mixture cf rough rice ccr.sisting of less

than 9C.0 > cf one class and more than 1C. Or

of rice cf anj- other class (es).

1.0. Moisture content ; Water content of rough rice expressed in terms of wet basis.

1,:?. Paddy kernels ; Unhulled paddy kernels (Cryza sativo' which

been threshed from their stalk. Nctcs : Rough rice shall be rice which consists of $0,0 % ct nors

of sound paddy kernels.

1 .1 C. Red rice : ; Kernels, whole or broken, obtained from paddy

kernels, which have 25 percent cr more of

their s’urface covered by red poricar. cr which have red endesperm.

1.11. Yellow kernels : Kernels, whole or broken, obtained from paddy

kernels, whj.ch possess yellow discoloration

on a part or all of the surface due tc fermentation, detericration cr other causes.

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2. PF.INCIPLES CF SUIE DETZ7MINATION ;

2.1 . Mcisture content of rrugh rice shall ’oe deteiraned by the use of

"air oven nethod” or deterrined by any nethod which give® eqiiivalent results.

2.2. All results of the deteiranation of paddy and rice kernels size

obtained by the use of inechanical sizing device or other nethod

shall be adjusted by handpicking.

2.3. Percentages deterrrined upon the basis of weight and lengthAreadth

ratio shall be expresses in terns of whole and tenths of a percent. A fraction of equal or greater than 0,05 shall be stated as 0.1 and if less than 0.05 shall be stated as 0.0.

2.1.

2e termination of empty grain, immatured' kernels and foreign r.a- terial by the use -of a dockage tester or rectang'ular perforated

plates or other method which gives equivalent results.

2.5. Determination of contrasting classes by handpicking.

3. GPADE PZQ'JInaeNTS :

3.1 . Qualitative Requirements ;

3.1 .1 . Hough rice shall not contain any foreign

odor (iTTusty, sour, etc.).

3.1.2. r.ough lice shall not contain heat caused

3*1 *3. P.ough rice shall have good condition and

pest infestation.

objectionable

by fe mentation,

free from insect/

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3 . 2 . :

CJpJlIilNG -ACTCRS

G ?. A D E SA;«I£ grade

1 .• 2 3

max.J max.* max, % %

Moisture content Ui.O 1U.0 Ili.O more than 14.0

Empty grain 1.0 . 2.0 3.0 B 3.0

damaged icemels 1 .0 3.0 4.0 n 4.0

Tallow Icemels 1 .0 2.0 3.0 n 3.0

Challcy i Immatured 1 .0 3.0 5.0 R 5.0

kernels *-) •

Red kernel rice : .0 • 2.0 4.0 n 4.0

Contrasting classes 2.: 5.0 10.3 n

1 3. D Foreign material - 0,5 1.0 n

1 .0 S3SSS3333B«I

*) Sar:pl5 grsde shall be rcu-jh rice does net r^et the req-uirerients

for any cf the grades fror. No. 1 to Nc, 3 and Tixed rough rice

grades Nc. 1 to Nc. 3; or which contains morethan cf ncistvirei or which is irifasted by fungi; or which has any objectionable

foreign ocior; or which undergo ferjrtentaoicn or has relatively

abnoioral terperature as compared with surrounding temperature

(for example as a res-ult of excessive respiration); or which

contains live or dead insects in excessive amounts.

•) Except for Red Varieties (which possess red endosperm).

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3.3. C«ptional Requirements ;

3'.3.1. Remel shape : Slender paddy ; paddy kernels having length/breadth ratio

over 3.0,

Bold paddy ; paddy kernels harving length.Ars^th ratio

'between 2.0 and 3.0.

Hound psiddy : paddy kernels haring lengthAreadth ratio

less than 2,0.

3.3.2. Varieties ; -engawan, E S, Pelita, C It etc.

3.3.3. Classes : 3ulu and Cere.

3.3,Ii. Test weight : weight of paddy kernels in a 'unit volume

(i.e. kg./ liter.

)

3.3.5. Milling yield : weight of milled rice having degree of milling of 90 percent which is produced from a unit of rough rice by the use of a laboratory testing mill and expressed in terms of

percentage

.

3.3.6. Cracked kernels: paddy kernels which have internal fiss-uring

of rice kernels, but still intact.

U. G?J\ZE DESIGNATION ; The grade designation for rough rice shall be in the abbreviation

as follows : Rough rice No. 1

" No. 2

" No. 3

Mixed Rough rice No. 1

" " No. 2

" " No. 3 Sample Grade

G 1 G 2 G 3 GC 1 GC 2 GC 3 G >!utu Rendah

If necessary, optional requirements could be added at the end of the

grade designation, for example G 1 (dengawan) is Rough rice No. 1 from

Oeng awan paddy variety,

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II. Sr.CTArDS TCP. 3?-3i71 RICE

, TZRyS DETINZ2 ;

1 .1 . Rrrker. kernels : pieces of kernels ^qiaal tc or ^Igjer than ’one fourth, but sr.aller than three fourths of the avera.3

e length of the ’unbroken ke-mels and dc not pass through a British Standard Sieve He. 6 (having round perforation of

1 .ii Ml or 0.055 inch in dioaeter).

t 1.2. !?r:'..T. rice kernels ; rice kernels, vhole 4 broken obtained fron

paddv kernels which the husk only has been renoved.

Notes : Brown rice ponulatlcn shall be rice -which consists of not less than ?0.0 % of brown rice.

1.3. Chalky kernels : kernels, •whole or broken 'which have one half

or more of the surface is white like the colour of chalk.

1 .ii. Chips : pieces cf kernels ha-vir-? leng-th less than or.e fourth cf the average length cf the unbroken kernel and

oass through a British Standard Sieve He. 6.

1 .5. Cracked kernels ;• bro'wn rice kernels which have internal fiss-uriag

but still intact.

1 . 6 . S-anaged kernels ; kernels, whole or broken, which are distinctly

damaged by insect, water, fungi or any other causes.

1 .7. foreign material : all matter other than bro'wn rice kernels, whole

or broker and paddy kernels, l.e. dust, lumps of earth, small

stones, pieces of netal, husk, fragments of rice_ stalk, objectionable seeds, etc,

1.8. Head rice ; kernels ha-vring length eq'ual to or greater than three

fourths of the average length of the unbroken kernel.

1 .9. Milled rice : Kernels, whole or broken, which all \t the germs (part of the germ in the case of round rics), outer and inner

bran layers have been removed,

1.10, Moisture content ; water content of brown rice expressed in terms

of wet basis.

1.11. Padiy kernels ; partly hulled or 'uh^ulled kernels of rice, either

whole or broken.

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1.12. rice : kernels, whole or broker., which have 25 percent or mor« of their surface covered by red pericarp or whic

have red endospeinu

1.13. Yellow kernels : kernels, whole or broken, which possess yellow

discoloration on a part or all of the s<arface due to fermentation, deterioration dr other causes,

2. PRINCIPIZS OF DETSR'CNATICJN :

2.1

, Moisture content of brown rice shall be determined by the use of

“air even method" or determined by any method which gives equivalent results.

2.2. All results of the determination of kernels size obtained by the

use of mechanical sizing device or other method shall be adjusted

by handpickinp.

2.3. Percentages determined upon the basis of weight and lengthAreadth

ratio shall be expressed in terms of whole and tenths of a percent

A fraction cf equal cr greater than 0.05 shall be stated as 0.1 and if less than 0.05 shall be stated as 0.0.

2.ii, Ceterminaticn of chips content by the use cf a British Standards

Sieve No. 6.

3. OKiiDE REgJIrE>^TS :

3.1. Qualitative Requirements :

3.1 Brown rice shall not contain foreign objectionable o-dor (musty, sour, etc . )

.

3.1

.2, Brown rice shall not contain heat caused by fermentation.

3.1

.3. Brown rice shall have good condition and free from insect

/pest infestation.

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3,2. Quant ^-aquireT^r.ts :

aS/DING FACTOo

GRAD

SAMPLE SALE

1 2

max. i max. i Moist'ure cont-ent 14.

0

IL.O more than IL.O

•'ead rice mir..9C.O min. oC.O less than 30.0

3roker.s 6.0 12.0' me re than 1 2 ,0

Chips 0.5 1 .0 fl 1 .0 Paddy kamels 1 .0 2.0 fl 2.0

Foreign material 0.5 1.0 n

1 .0 Milled rice 1 .0 3.0 « 3.0

linaged kernels 1.0 3.0 n 3.0

Tellow kernels 1 .0 2.0 fl 2.0

Cracked kernels 3.0 5.0 a 5.0

r.ed rice 1 .0 3.0 fl 3.0

Chalky & Immature 3.0 U^ 0

m 5.0

kernels

asasxssssx ss sssss^ss sxs s.sxssssssxssssxsa ixxsxssssxs sssssxsa ) Sarcle -j-ada ; shall be brrrfr rice which dees net neet the requirener.ts for any cf the grides Mo. 1 & Me. 2, or which contains mere than IL.O J of mcisture; cr which is infested by fungi; or which has my objectionable foreign oders; or which undergo fermentation or has relatively aonomal terperature

as ccicpared with surrounding terrerature (far exan* pie as a result of excessive respiration); or which contains live -or dead insects in excessive

arsounts, insect webbing, insect refuse etc,

3 . 3 . Optional Se<^^irenents :

3 . 3

.'' . Kernel shape' ; Slender brr..-n rice : brown rice kernels having length/

breadth ratio ever 3.0»

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Bold brown rice ; trcwn rice kernels having length/

breadth ratic between 2.0 and 3.0.

r.ound brown rice : brown rice kernels having length/

breadth ratio less than 2.0.

3.3.2. Varieties : Bengawan, IE 5, Pelita, C 1 etc. and does net

!nix with morethan 10 percent of other varieties.

3.3.3. Classes : Bulu and Core; each class does not mix with

morethan 10. percent of the other.

3 . 3 .I1 . Milling yield : weight of milled rice having degree of

milling of which is produced from a unit

of brown rice by the use of a laboratory

testing mill and expressed in terra of

percentage

.

k. C-HADE lESIlNATIO!: : The grade designation for brown jrice shall be in the abbreviation

as follows : Drown rice No. 1 ; P.X. 1 ^ No. 2 : P.l. 2

n Sample Grade : P.K. ?futu P^ndah

If necessary, optional requirements could be added at the end of the

grade designation.

III. STANDAEDS FCE MILLED RICE

1 • TEH2IS DEFINED :

1 ,1 . Broken kernels ; pieces of kernels equal to or bigger than one fourth, but smaller than three fourths of the average

length of the unbroken kernels and do not pass throigh

a British Standard Sieve No. 6 (having round perforations

of 1 .k mm. in diameter ).

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1 ,2. O.ilky ifcmels : kernels, whole or broken, which have one half

or acre of the surface is white like the color of chalk.

Those yellrw kernels may be derived from irrature kernels

or underdeveloped kernels or geneic.

1.3, Chips ; pieces of kernels having length less than one fourth

of the average length of the 'unbroken kernel and pass through

a British Standard Sieve Ho. 6,

1 ,ii. Contrasting classes : milled rice kernels, whole or broker, of

varieties or classes of rice ether than variety or class

designated, usually having different lengthi/'lreadth ratio

or colour.

1.5. Da.-aged kernels : kernels, whole, or broken, which are distinctly

damaged by ir.sect, water, fun.gi or any ot.her causes.

1 .6. Degree of milling : the extent of; “the- renbi'al of' the gera-, js

.

outer and irner bran layers in the milling process.

1 ,?. Degree of millin? of IOC t : if the extent of the removal cf

the germ (part cf the germ in the case of round rice), outer and inner bran layers is 1002.

1 .5. Degree of nailing of 902 : if the germ (part of the germ in

the case of round rice), the outer bran layers and the greater part of the inner bran layers have been removed, but parts

of the lengthwise streaks of the bran layers .ray still be

present on not more than 10 2 of the kernels.

1.9. Degree of milling of 75^ : if the germ (part of the germ In the case of round rice), the outer bran layers and the greater

part of the inner bran layers have been removed, but parts

of the lengthwise streaks of the bran layers may still be

present on not more 25 % of the kernels.

1.10. Degree of milling of 50 2 ; if a part of the germ and all or part of the outer bran layers but not the 'inner bran layers,

have been reneved.

1.11, Extra well milled rice ; milled rice having degree of milling

of 100 2.

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10

1.12. f crsi?'. material : all natter other than rice, whole, broken

and paddy kernels; l.e. bran, rice polishings, small

stones, places of metal, objectionable seeds etc.

1

.

13 . Head rice : kernels having length eq-jal to or greater than

three fourths of the average length of the 'jn'oroker. kernel.

1,1 !i. Milled rice : kernels, whcle and broken produced from ro’ogh rice

which a part of all of the bran layers have been removed

in the milling process.

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.

Moisture content : water content of milled rice expressed in terms of wet basis.

1.16. Faddy kernels : partly hulled or unhulled kernels cf rice, either

whole or broken,

1 . 17 . Heascnably well milled rice : milled rice having degree cf milling of 75 %•

1 . 18 . Red rice : kernels, whole or broken which have 25r or mere

of thc-ir surface are covered by red pericarp or which

la.ve red ondesparm.

1 . 19 . Undermille'd rice : milled rice having degree of milling cf 5C

1 ,20. Veil milled rice : milled rice having degree of milling of 9C

1 ,21 . Yellow kernels : kernels, whole or broken, which possess yellow

discclcration on a part or all of the surface due to fermentation, • deterioration or other causes.

2, PRUJCIPIZS CF GRADE DETSRKIMAnCN :

t.1 . Moisture content of milled rice shall be determined by the use of

"air oven method" or determined by any method which gives equivalent results,

2,2, All results of the determination of kernels size obtained by the use of mechanical, sizing device or other method, shall be adjusted by handpicking,

2 . 3 . Percentages determined upon the basis of weight and ler.gth/oreadth

ratio shall be expressed in terms of whole and tenths of a percent.

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k fraction of eq’jal or greater than 0.D5 shall be stated as 0.1 and If less than 0.l5 shall be stated as 0.0.

2,1*. Oetemination of chips content by the use of a British Standard

Sieve No. 6

2.5. Oetei-^nation of contrasting classes by handpicking,

2.6. OetcrTtinaticn of the degree of idlling by comparlns the sarcles

vith predetermined and newly prepared of milled rice standards

(ago not mere than 3 months),

3. :-r-i3£ RZQT.nrZMEOJTS :

3.1 . Q'jalitatjve Pequirc.ments :

3.1.1. Trilled rice shall net contain foreign objectionable odor

(musty, sour, etc,),

3.1.2. Jtilled rice shall not contain heat ca-used by fermentation.

3.1.3. stilled rice shall hava good condition and free from insect/

pest infestation.

3.2. Quantitative Requirements :

-ACTCRS

C R i

t 3 S SSS S 33 S D Z3S3S 333

EXTF-A WEIL

yrT T -c-n p fmr WELL MILLED RICE

rZ.ASC^’ABLI -tlL

Vr.TV"! RTCV

L’NDZR MILLZD

( 3GS) (XA) (BGD) il'CZ ;3GC)

1 2 1 2

max, % nax,,'j max,

3

max. 3 max,

3

max,

3

Degree of milling 100 TO.n,?0 min."90 ndn.75 min, 75 min, 53

Moisture content 1U.0 lii.O Ib.O IL.O IL.O 1L.0

Head rice

oi^lcens

min. 85.0

15.0

min,

70.0

25.0

min,

60.0

35.0

min. 60.0

35.0

min,

55.0

U5.0

rln,

55.0

U5.0

Chips - 1.0 1 .0 2.5 2.5 U.C Faddy kernels (kernel

per IOC gr.) lAOO gr. 1/lX g,

_ 2/100 g. 2/100 g. 2/lOOg. 3/lXg.

Damaged kernels - 1 .0 1.5 3.0 5.0 5.0

Zellcw kernels - 1 .0 2.0 2.0 3.0 u.o

Chalky kernels 1 .0 3.0 5.0 3.0 5.0 7.0

Red rice 1 .0 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

Foreign material - 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2

= r==== = ^= = = ==:=:= = = = = = = s= = i ==*===== =

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3.3.

Optional RequirsiTignts :

3 »3 . 1 • remel shsse : Slender rice t ndlled rice kernels having lengthAre-ith

ralic over 3.0.

Bold rice ; milled rice kernels having lerigth/''breadth

ratio betveen 2.0 and 3.0.

Hound rice : milled rice kernels havin.? length/'^rsadth

ratio less than 2.0,

3.3.2. Varieties : Bengavan, IP. 5> Pelita, C li etc. and d-r^s not nix

with more than 10 % of other varieties.

3.3.3. Classas : 3ulu and Oere; each class does not mix vlth mere

than 10 % of the other.

3.3.

U. Wellknowr. local rice : Cianjur, Sclok etc.

U. OF-OE DESIONATIO?! :

The grade designation for milled rice shall be in the abbreviation as follows t Extra well milled rice : 3GS

Well milled rice 1 ; BGA 1

" 2 : 9GA 2 Seasonably well milled 1 : X3 1

" 2 : 3G3 2 Underndlled rice i DGC

Extra well milled rice 3ulu variety : 3GS (3IJL0)

" " " " Cianjur : 3GS (CIA?>’JUR)

If necessary, optional requirements could be added at the end of

the grade designation.

All

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ANNEX 2

STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR SHELLED

CORN (MAIZE) IN INDONESIA

INTRODUCTION

This standard has been formulated on the basis of surveys carried

out in the corn production areas » especially in Lampung and East

Java, also discussions with the Chemical Research Institute (BPK)

and the Central Agricultural Research Institute (LP3) Bogor.

After studying the result of the surveys and taking into consideration the corn standards of the United States, Japan, Europe, Thailand

and Singapore, it was decided to formulate the Standard Specification

For Shelled Corn in Indonesia as follows;

SPECIFICATION ;

1. Scope

This standard covers all shelled corn quality requirements,

quality inspection methods, and packing methods.

2. Description

Corn from the plant, Zea mays L, is corn grain which consists of

not less than 50 percent shelled corn of either dont or flint

com.

3 . Grades

There are three (3) groups of corn, yellow com, white corn, and

mixed corn. Each group is classified by three (3) grades, namely

first quality, second quality, and third quality.

3.1.

Terms defined

3.1.1. Yellow Corn—Corn grains which consist of not less

than 90 percent of yellow color and not more than

10 percent of other colors. A slight tinge of

other colors not more than 50 percent should be

considered as yellow corn.

3.1.2. White Corn—Corn grains which consist of not less

than 90 percent of white color and not more than

10 percent of other colors.

3.1.3. Mixed Corn—Corn grains which consist of neither

yellow corn nor white corn.

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4. Standard Requirements for shelled corn

%

Grading factors

G r a d e

I II III

Moisture content (max, %) 14.0 15.5 15.5

Broken kernels (%) 3.0 5.0 9.0

Foreign materials (max, %) 3.0 4.0 5.0

Damaged kernels and weevily (%) 5.0 8.0 11.0

4.1. Notes

4.1.1, Foreign materials: All materials other than corn grain,

whole splits or broken, i.e., small stones, fragments of

corn stall, dust, lumps of earth, etc.

4.1.2, Damaged kernels: Kernels and pieces of corn kernel

which have been damaged by heat and sprouted.

4.1.3, Weevily: Corn infested by insects or pests.

4.1.4, Broken kernels: Corn which is heat damaged or otherwise mechanically damaged.

5. Sampling

5.1. Methods of sampling

Samples are taken at random, then the equal square root

of the number of total bags is calculated, with a maximum

of 30 bags every lot, and not more than 500 grams from

each bag.

These samples are mixed homogeneously, then divided again

by quartering, 2 parts of the samples are taken diagonally

several times until 500 gram samples are obtained. The

representative samples should be labeled.

5.2. Official sampler

An official sampler should fulfill the following requirements:

experienced man or someone who has passed a special training,

and working with a legalized institution.

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6. Packing (exception, "In bulk")

6.1. Packing method

Com should be packed In a gunny bag (karung). Shelled

corn weighing a maximum of 100 kilograms net, clean and

tightly sewed.

6.2. Marking

Each bag should be properly marked with a clear label

containing the following Information:

- Produce of Indonesia

- Name of commodity (Indonesian Maize)

- Name and address of exporter.

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III.B.2. STANDARDIZATION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION IN INDONESIA

By

Erna Witoelar

Indonesian Consumer's Organization

a. INTRODUCTION

The Indonesian Second Five-Year Plan has given high priority to the

industrial sector along with the agricultural sector. This has

resulted in the increase of local manufacture of consumer goods.

Coupled with a rapid increase in the importation of such goods, the

Indonesian consumer is faced with a great profusion of goods in a wide

range of quantities, qualities, and prices.

Because of the still incomplete nature of standardization regulation,

many of the goods in circulation are below standard; and control is

not yet possible since no nationwide applicable standards exist. Even

some goods dangerous to the safety and health of the consumer are

still enjoying free access to the markets. In a few cases different

working standards exist for one particular product, some with

different specifications.

This situation is confusing not only to consumers, but also to

producers and the government as well. The public will be faced with

products of different and irregular types and varieties. This creates

difficulties in the commerce of such goods, and will make after sales

service quite a complex task for the market as a whole.

Problems also arise in packaging, transportation, and distribution.

In exports, lack of standardization will cause the frequent occurrence

of foreign market rejections of Indonesian commodities. This is

crucial to the nation's highly needed foreign exchange earnings.

The absence of a National Standards Body makes it impossible to

legitimize standards formulated for nationwide acceptance.

International participation of Indonesia in standardization activities

will also meet with constant difficulties.

To overcome the problems described above, prompt and serious action is

needed. This would involve forming a legal basis for standardization,

and strengthening of quality supervision procedures.

A National Standards Body has to be founded immediately.

b. PROBLEMS FACED

(1) The state of the consumer in Indonesia: The majority of consumers

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are still in the low Income and low education brackets. Hence,

most of them are not capable yet of purchasing goods of high or standard quality, as price is still the major determinant of their

buying patterns. The Indonesian consumer is also generally

uninformed about required product specifications. They are not

conscious of the disadvantages and even dangers of substandard

goods.

(2) The state of the producer in Indonesia: On the producers' side,

most are still quite weak in capital, skills, and technology,

making them incapable of producing goods which consistently meet

standards. Furthermore, their sophistication with respect to

advertising, pricing, and consumer protection is also not very

high, so in most cases the profit motive is not balanced with a concern for consumer interests. Those who are able to produce

quality goods often have to adjust to the consumer market by

producing sub-standard goods. Many producers also do this in

opportunistic response to the lack of regulations,

(3) The state of the Law: Indonesia does recognize a law which also

includes standardization, the 1961 Law, No. 10 (Law on Goods),

but the implementation procedures have not been formulated yet.

For instance, there is no Committee on Goods, a body prescribed

by this law to validate implementation of regulations. The

inactive state of Law No. 10 creates a status quo which is an obstacle to standardization efforts. Regulations Intended to

enforce this Law, promulgated by various government agencies

committed to standardization, are ineffective because of lack of

coordination and synchronization among these agencies, and because

these regulations still leave gaps. Without the validation of the

Committee on Goods, the legality of these regulations is still in

doubt, despite their usefulness in the protection of consumer

interests,

(4) Specific problems in standardization:

a) Formulation of standards: The reality in Indonesia is that

standards are formulated by various different government or non-government agencies. Lack of coordination among these

agencies causes duplication of effort, which leads to

inefficiencies in cost, time, and energy. Different and

sometimes conflicting standards for a certain product are confusing to consumers, producers, and also the government

as the quality supervisor. Existing standards are based

on consensus between Indonesian producers and consumers,

so that some quality specifications are still low compared

with those applied in international standards. The main

consideration is still given to health and safety factors.

Because of limited financial and human resources in the

standardization effort, finalized standards cover only

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part of the product spectrum; many products circulate

without any applicable standards.

b) Implementation of standards: Standards which exist in

various agencies are still not capable of full implementation. Those agreed to in principle at various seminars are

for the most part awaiting activation by the agencies

concerned. Announcement of validated standards to concerned

parties is still minimal. Many producers are not aware of

standards which have been validated, standards which should

be their guide in the manufacture of their products.

c) Supervision of standards: Supervision of validated standards

is still at a low level, particularly with respect to

products already circulating in the market. Some efforts

by regional governments, i.e., the Jakarta Government, to

support standardization by measures such as the Regulation

on Compulsory Testing, have not yet shown commensurate

results.

d) Measures of sanction: The lack of complete regulations also

means that punitive measures are not possible to violators

of standardization schemes. Especially as these schemes

are still stated as educational efforts. Without sanctions,

violations will continue.

c. THE ROLE OF THE CONSUMER IN STANDARDIZATION

It was stated initially that the Indonesian consumer is still weak

because of his/her low level of education and income. Yet

internationally they are recognized as having the right to choose, to

security and safety, to information, and the right to be heard. With

these rights and also with the prospect of a higher consumer standard

of living, where they consume more goods which stress better quality,

they will eventually have a greater role in the efforts in

standardization. And eventually producers will be compelled to make

goods up to the standards demanded by the consumer.

This role will be amplified if the consumer joins the consumer protection organization already established in Indonesia known as Lembaga

Konsumen, founded on May 11, 1973. Among its different activities,

Lembaga Konsumen has an interest in Standardization, wherein Lembaga

Konsumen participates in different efforts, such as:

(1) Formulation of standards: Lembaga Konsimien has participated

both in directly formulating the standards and also in joining seminars discussing the standards of consumer goods with

Government institutions such as the Ministry of Trade,

Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Agriculture, etc. So,

on the basis of test results, Lembaga Konsumen has often

recommended improvements in existing standards.

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(2) Implementation of standards; Lembaga Konsumen assists the

implementation of standards by giving suggestions to the

Government and producer. In every meeting or discussion

with producers, Lembaga Konsumen always reminds them of the

existence of standards and recommends that they fulfill

them. As to the Government, based on test results Lembaga

Konsumen always suggests that goods not yet up to standards

should be attended to, so producers can employ the existing

standards.

(3) Supervision of standards; Lembaga Konsumen assists in supervision by carrying out comparative testing of goods purchased

from the free market. From the test it is discovered that a lot of goods do not conform to standards, although according

to the Compulsory Testing Scheme the samples sent in by the

producers do meet the standards.

(4) Sanction (penalties); Lembaga Konsumen always urges that the

Government issue firm sanctions in cases where there is a clear case of intentional profiteering by ignoring the quality

of goods, particularly with the fact in mind, that up to this

moment the Government still considers these Compulsory Testing

Schemes to have an educational value. On the other hand, it

also appeals that the small producers, who are still struggling, are given the necessary guidance.

(5) Other efforts; In addition to those mentioned, Lembaga Konsumen

has also given suggestions as follows;

- to complete Law No. 10/1961 (Law on Goods) with the Government

regulation concerning packaging, labeling, advertising,

obsolescence, etc., with appropriate penalties.

- to form the Committee on Goods.

- to form the National Bureau of Standards.

d. CONCLUSION

(1) The efforts in standardization have great benefits for the consumer,

particularly for their safety and well-being. The consumer is an important factor in standardization,

(2) It is a fact that the Indonesian consumer is still weak, but with

increasing standard of living they are becoming a deciding factor

in guiding the producer to attend more to the interests of the

public, especially now that the consumer is aware and participates

more with the Lembaga Konsumen,

(3) Standardization in Indonesia is still at present handicapped and

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needs a lot of improvement, but it is far from being neglected,

(4) There is still a long way for the establishment of standardization

to go, but the first steps have been taken and will be consistently

improved upon.

(5) The efforts to establish a national system on standardization must

be increased. There must be greater consideration among institutions handling these matters for better coordination.

(6) Greater public awareness of the importance of standardization must

be promoted. Formal and also non-formal education of the

consumer/public must be increased.

(7) Finally, last but not least the Government should give even more

attention to efforts concerning standardization, to ensure greater

advancement in national development.

e. COMMENTS BY THE VISITING TEAIi

The visiting team found the paper presented by Mrs, Erna Witoelar of

the Indonesia Consumers Organization to be excellent. This paper

speaks with remarkable insight and understanding into consumer

participation in standards establishment and implementation. The

paper points out very well the inescapable deficiencies in standards

implementation (control) in the absence of applicable national

standards and strongly supports such standards. Proper reference is

made to multiple standards for a single product and the consequent

difficulties resulting in any attempt to protect consumers. The

author also demonstrates understanding for the interests of producers,

traders, and government.

The author states that many of the goods in circulation are below

standard and control is not yet possible since no nationwide

applicable standards exist. She frankly deplores that some goods

affecting the safety and health of consumers even have free access to

the marketplace.

The visiting team listened with fascination as Mrs. Witoelar spoke of

the efforts her group carries out not only to protect the consumer but

also to act as the conscience of government and industry. When later

the team heard that the group received some funding from government

sources, members felt this backing was well deserved and that the

Government deserved recognition for an imaginative and effective way

of spending a small amount of public money giving good return in

benefits to the nation.

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III.B.3. FOOD STANDARDIZATION

By

Heman

Directorate General for Drugs and Food Control

Ministry of Health

a. INTRODUCTION

According to Presidential Decision Nos. 44 and 45, 1974, on the

Organization and Structure of the Department, within the Ministry of

Health, the Directorate General for Drugs and Food Control has been

established. Hence, besides control of drugs, which has already been

done for many years, the Ministry of Health has been also been made

responsible for food control.

b. INDONESIAN FOOD CODEX COMMITTEE

One of the principal tools needed to be able to carry out quality

control properly is the existence of food standards, which can be used

as a measure for protecting consumers' health and for ensuring fair

practices in food production and distribution. The Minister of Health

has established the Indonesian Food Codex Committee to prepare these

standards.

The Committee should prepare food standards for all principal foods,

including food chemicals and food additives, which will be published

in an Indonesian Food Codex as government standards.

The Indonesian Food Codex would be used by the Government as a measure

to improve quality control of food, whether processed locally or

imported. And it is expected that this Indonesian Food Codex will be

of use for the manufacturers to Improve their manufacturing practices,

to achieve both consistency and quality in the product being produced.

c. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE

Because of the enormous field which has to be covered, obviously no single institute or ministry would be competent to prepare food

standards on its own; therefore, the members of the Food Codex

Committee, besides officials from the Ministry of Health, are appointed from the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Agriculture,

the Ministry of Trade, and also from the research institutes and

universities, such as the National Atomic Energy Agency, the

University of Indonesia, the Bogor Institute of Agriculture, the

University of Pajajaran, the Bandung Institute of Technology, and the

Universities of Gajah Mada and Airlangga.

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Besides the chairman, the vice-chairman, the first and the second

secretary, the members are divided into eight sections:

(1) Section of cereals and starch products;

(2) Section of sugar, syrup, and beverages;

(3) Section of meat, fish, and eggs;

(4) Section of milk and dairy products;

(5) Section of nuts, oils, and fats;

(6) Section of fruit and vegetables;

(7) Section of spices;

(8) Section of nomenclature and terminology.

To assist the secretary in performing the dally activities, an

executive committee has been set up. This executive committee has to

prepare draft standards, plan the meeting of the Food Codex Committee,

prepare the material to be discussed in the meeting, and perform all

the daily activities of the committee.

d. SCOPE OF THE COMMITTEE

The standards to be prepared by the Indonesian Food Codex Committee

include:

(1) All the principal foods for distribution to the consumer,

whether manufactured domestically or imported, with

priority given to canned or other prepacked foods with a relatively large distribution area and a long-term distribution period.

(2) Chemical substances and additives being used in food

processing such as food colors, non-nutritive

sweeteners, antioxidants, preservatives, emulsifiers,

stabilizers, etc.

The standards should contain requirements for food to ensure the

consumer a safe, sound, and wholesome food, free from adulteration,

correctly labeled and presented.

e. KINDS OF STANDARDS

(1) The kinds of standards being formulated by the Indonesian Food

Codex Committee can be divided into seven main areas:

a) Cereals and starch products;

b) Sugar, syrup, and beverages;

c) Meat, fish, and eggs;

d) Milk and dairy products;

e) Nuts, oils, and fats;

f) Fruit and vegetables; and

g) Spices.

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(2) Whereas the main areas in food chemical substances and the food

additives can be divided into thirteen groups:

a) Antioxidants;

b) Anticaking and free flovrLng agents;

c) Acids, bases, and salts;

d) Enzyme preparations;

e) Non-nutritive sweeteners;

f) Bleaching agents, maturing agents, dough conditioning agents

g) Dietary supplements;

h) Preservatives;

i) Einulsifiers, stabilizers, and thickening agents;

j) Firming agents;

k) Food colors;

l) Sequestrants;

m) Miscellaneous.

f . FORMAT OF STANDARDS

(1) Each standard should Include the following information:

a) The name of food (title). The name will be:

- Indonesian name, and/or

- English name

- Other common names.

b) Scope,

c) Description, It should describe the food, including the

definition, classification, preparation, etc., which may

be useful descriptive information,

d) Identity, It should cover the characteristic properties

of the food.

e) Composition, It should cover the essential compositional

requirements,

f) Qtaality factors.

g) Food additives. It should cover the permitted food

additives being used in the processing, including the

maximijm level of use,

h) Contaminants. It should cover the possible physical,

chemical, and microbiological contamination and the

maximum limit being permitted,

i) Hygiene, It should cover the hygiene requirements, such

as specific sanitary and other protective measures and

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safeguards to ensure a good standard product.

j) Labeling. It should cover specific requirements for labeling

and presentation.

k) Method of analysis. It should cover the method of testing

and analyzing, including the method of sampling.

(2)

Arrangement of standards on food chemical substances and food

additives is more simple, and should cover;

a) The name of the substance (title);

b) Chemical formula, molecular formula, and molecular weight;

c) Definition and requirements;

d) Descriptions;

e) Identification;

f) Purity;

g) Assay;

h) Storage;

i) Functional use in foods.

g. PROCEDURE FOR THE FORMULATION OF STANDARDS

The procedure of formulation of standards is as follows;

(1) Collection of existing standards, either domestic or from other countries, or from the FAO/WHO Codex

Allmentarlus Commission, including the collection

of related information.

(2) Testing methods.

(3) Preparation of a draft standard by the Executive

Committee based on experimental laboratory examination.

(4) Discussion of draft standard by the Food Codex

Committee.

(5) Completion of the draft standard by the Executive

Committee based on the comments and amendments from the

members of the general meeting.

(6) Circulation of the draft standard to the other institutes

concerned, and also to the manufacturers’ and the consumers’

organizations, for comments.

(7) Rewriting of the draft standard by the Executive Committee

based on the comments from the institutes, manufacturers’

and consumers’ organizations concerned, as a penultimate

draft standard.

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(8) Discussion of this draft standard in the second general

meeting of the Food Codex Committee*

(9) Final completion of the draft standard by the Executive

Committee based on the comments and amendments from the

members of the Food Codex Committee during the second

general meeting. (10)

Legalization of the standard by the Minister of Health,

h. CONCLUSION

An Indonesian Food Codex Committee has been established by the Minister

of Health, idiich is in charge of drawing up food standards.

The members of the Committee, besides the officials from the Ministry

of Health, are appointed from the other ministries concerned, the

research institutes, and the universities.

It is hoped that the Indonesian Food Codex can be used by the Government

as a measure for protecting consumers' health, and it is also hoped,

that it will be of use to the manufacturers to improve their manufacturing practices, so as to achieve good and consistent quality in the

product being produced.

i. COMMENTS BY THE VISITING TEAM

The visiting team admired the high order of professionalism

demonstrated in this paper. It clearly describes the benefits of food

standards such as protecting the consumer's health and providing for

fair practices in food production and distribution. Mr, Heman speaks

of the Indonesian Food Codex Committee established and assigned by the

Minister of Health to prepare food standards.

Although consumer groups and manufacturers' associations are consulted

during food standards development, they are not represented on the

committee assigned to standards development. Despite the fact that

quality assurance practices, as well as good manufacturing practices

regulations, were not addressed in the paper, a later discussion

revealed that they are considered. The discussion following delivery

of the paper emphasized the need to consider already existing

standards for adoption or adaptation for use by Indonesia as national

standards.

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I

III.C.l. THE PROBLEM OF STAND^VRDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION IIUDUSTRY

IN INDONESIA

By

Zaini Djaprie

Division Council on Building and Construction

a. INTRODUCTION

Standards in the construction industry have long been needed,

especially because of the technical problems connected with any kind

of planning or implementation in this field. The standards in use are partly translations of existing Dutch standards and regulations of the

1960's, while other standards are of foreign origin. It is difficult

to say how many standards exist and from what countries they

originate.

Every expert, whether architect or constructor, uses foreign standards

which he is acquainted with and which are easily applicable. His

choice is most often influenced by his education or training.

Naturally he is inclined to use the standards in the languages he

masters and those which are easily applicable, except when the

information needed is not available and standards have to be adapted

to available building material. Very often, however, he has to use

available building materials directly, disregarding any standards.

Of course, these factors influence the kind of design being made.

There is also the influence of imported materials flooding the

Indonesian market, from Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Even though

the language of their standards is not understood by our public, they

are directly involved in the design of certain projects.

b. STANDARDS AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION

Practically all projects in the construction industry which are

financed by grants and foreign loans use the standards of the

sponsoring countries. In reality not all standards reach the

contractors or supervisors, and in many cases, the original language

cannot be understood, so that the project is carried out merely by

following the drawings. This, of course, slows down the process of

transfer of knowledge from abroad. Indeed the transfer of technology

to Indonesia is a very expensive and time consuming process. For

example, the standards which are used in the field of plumbing are

mostly American standards. For concrete the Dutch system is used,

while prestressed concrete standards are derived from the country of

origin. In the field of building administration and finance,

standardization is well established. In the system of maintenance,

even registration procedures are not yet standardized. No standards

were available on the requirements for craftsmen and skilled labor.

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It is clear that for the Implementation of high quality and precise

construction, the problem of skill has to be taken into consideration.

The implementation of standards should be taught at technical

vocational schools for the sake of further development. Another

factor is the lack of appreciation of standardization itself by the

community. Even people with higher education still consider

standardization as a trifling matter.

An advantage is the existence of several information centers and

institutions in Indonesia which are connected with the problems of the

construction industry. However, because of the lack of good

coordination between their institutions and government agencies, their

development and direction are not satisfactory, especially when there

is no strategy towards a definite goal.

c. THE PRESENT STATE OF STANDARDS FORMULATION IN THE CONSTRUCTION

INDUSTRY

Because there is no coordinating or specific body to handle the

problems of standardization dynamically on a national basis, each

institution or government agency formulates its own standards to meet

its own urgent needs. Standards are formulated based on Immediate

needs without any definite long-term program,

A reason for the possibility of standards being incomplete may also be

a result of the limited interested organizations involved in their

formulation. Another aspect is the lack of information.

Through a definite program, it is probable to formulate correct and

appropriate standards. By using the right standards, development will

become more efficient, practical, and economical. It may be that at

the beginning standards formulation will seem to be rather expensive,

but in the long run benefits from its Implementation will be self

evident,

d. THE GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION OF INDONESIA

It is difficult to comprehend the variety of geographical conditions

in Indonesia and the different kinds of environment. In the different

areas people have their own methods of building houses, not only

because of the difference in local culture, but also because of

geological differences and variety in local building materials. There

are parts of Indonesia which do not have any building material for

constructions. Even foundations used in swamp country, seashore

country, and mountainous areas differ, in addition to the various

craftsmen with different traditional skills. There should be special

studies on standards required for specific construction and local

building materials. A special body would be needed to coordinate

these problems.

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The Indonesian Islands may be classified as follows according to their

different geographical conditions:

(1) Dry/barren areas

(2) Marshy (humid areas)

(3) Flat areas

(4) Mountainous areas

(5) Earthquake areas

(6) Cold areas (humid or dry)

(7) Warm areas (humid or dry)

In Indonesia we find people building houses on rivers or marshes, also

in the shallows of the seashore, according to their own traditional

techniques. They do not build their houses in such a manner because

of lack of land, but for historical and traditional reasons.

Therefore, in compiling national standards we need to pay attention to

traditional construction and building techniques. These constructions

are usually very elastic, earthquake resistant, and mostly made of

wood.

e. PROCEDURES FOR THE COMPILATION AND FORMULATION OF STA^TDARDS

Procedures to form standardization committees differ. Some are formed

at institutions by an official policy statement, others are

established by units in government agencies, or as a coordinating

endeavor. It all depends on the existing funds, the urgency, and the

experts available, A standard formulated by an agency will be

Implemented in its own environment. When practiced on a national

scale, it is ratified or legalized. However, legalization by the

Government takes a long time, especially since there is no center for

the registration and coordination of standards.

Within the Construction Industry Committee, a team has been formed to

create a program for standards in the construction industry. After

the program has been agreed upon, it is to be handed over to the head

of a steering committee which draws up the outline, which is then to

be followed during standards development.

The target of strategy is determined by the head of the team with the

approval of the team members, after which it is legalized by a plenary

session of the steering committee. Some teams make joint decisions in

the steering session on the contents of standards, e.g., on the

problem of how many standards (books) should be formulated. At the

moment, the teams discussing standards and directives consist of

government and private experts. It is only very rarely that a person

is asked to .join a team because of his profession. This is also one

of the reasons why the standards tend to be of less use. Another

reason is that there is no registration of theoretical experts, as well as experts with specific experience. In fact, there should be a special body which does this kind of inventory.

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The problem of safety is rarely mentioned in building standards,

probably because this is considered a specialized area. Now and then,

sponsored by enterprises, some foreign speakers are invited to speak

on the subject of safety. This seems to help the teams in formulating

standards. It also may help to make the community more aware of the

usefulness of standards, so that they will not be easily influenced by

advertisements, and think more critically.

f. PROBLEMS FACED IN STANDARDIZATION

The problems faced are caused by the following factors:

(1) Lack of Understanding of the Meaning and Objectives of

Standardization

Because of the lack of understanding in the community on the

objectives and usefulness of standards, the process for developing and spreading standards has only little attention. Only in

the last few years with the acceleration of development, people

who are engaged in the field of safety. Implementation, and

planning of projects, feel the usefulness of standards. Due

to the lack of understanding, the community receives each

proposed standard without calculating its consequences and

effects in the future. This is why the completion of buildings or projects is often postponed because different tools

are used, or because within one project several kinds of

materials and several standards from different countries

are applied.

(2) Limited Funds

The problem of finance is the second inhibiting factor of

standardization in the building industry. Important factors

are sound directives, a solid standards program, and

sufficient funds. Sometimes money is available, but because

the meaning and objectives of standardization are not understood, the budget is not planned to realize a certain goal,

and the available money is not made use of. In some instances

there is a good program, but lack of funds. It is therefore

advisable to have standardization coordinated by a dependable

neutral government agency, in order to realize standardization

economically and continually.

(3) No Coordination and Lack of Communication

Lack of coordination and communication creates a waste of

time, money, and personnel, because of duplication. The

result will be similar for standards with different systems

and of different quality. Because there is no effective

communication, standards become static and restricted to use

in their own environments.

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(4) Limited Number of Experts on Standardization in Special Fields

Lack of experts for standardization in professional fields

results in different directives within different systems.

This is not only a result of the experts' different educational backgrounds, but may also be due to implementation of

outdated standards.

(5) A Body Does Not Exist Yet Which Handles All Problems on

Standardization

Another problem to be faced is the need for a body which can

handle all newly arising problems on standardization resulting from the development of science and technology. Without it,

problems will stay unsolved, even though they may be very

Important for the Implementation.

(6) Lack of Facilities for the Dissemination of Standards, and

Educational Centers on the Implementation of These Standards

Standards have to be spread to the outer areas. There are

many complaints that standards do not reach the outer areas.

As a result, scientists and technicians who need standards

have come personally to Jakarta. Dissemination of standards

for the construction industry is very important and several

institutions have tried to do this. It is therefore understandable that in the construction industry, each expert

implements whatever standard is available. This not only

complicates the implementation, but also complicates any

evaluation or inspection,

g. SAMPLE OF STANDARDS FOR PROTOTYPE HOUSING IN THE CONSTRUCTION

INDUSTRY

Any agency can make its own standards for its specific field, A

sample of procedures in construction standards for prototype housing

is as follows:

(1) The appropriate design is made based on technical standards.

(2) The design is discussed and theoretically evaluated.

(3) The house design is examined in a laboratory,

(4) If suitable it is again evaluated in the field and checked

from the aspect of:

(a) Technique and financing

(b) Occupancy and environment

(5) If considered correct it becomes a prototype standard.

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(6) This prototype standard is built as a sample house,

(7) The sample house is examined from the point of view of

its design, and perfected.

(8) Sample houses are made available to the public, as low

cost standard houses of a certain prototype.

h. NUMBER OF STANDARDS NEEDED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CTPUSTRY

Not many standards have been formulated. The largest amount are

inherited from the Dutch, either translated or revised, A list of

standards and regulations which are available and already applied in

Indonesia is available.

i. STRATEGY OF A PATTERN FOR DEVELOP>!ENT OF CONSTRUCTION rU)USTRY

STANDARDS

In order to reach the objectives of this strategy, the units which

have a strategical value have to be grouped in a logical and clear

pattern. An estimate should be made of obstacles to be faced and ways

to overcome them. Our present conditions form the point of departure

to reach the planned goals. Below are the main outlines of the

pattern for industry construction.

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j COMMENTS BY THE VISITING TEAM

Mr. Zalnl Djaprie summarizes clearly many problems of standardization

in the construction industry and reviews the country's building

standards and codes. Most standards and codes date back to Dutch rule

(pre-World War II) ; others are based on standards from developed

countries. Mr. Djaprie Implies that no Information is available about

how many codes and standards there are and from which countries they

come. As Mr. Djaprie suggests, the standards situation in Indonesia-—

with particular reference to the Building Industry--is almost

nonexistent. He recognizes that what little scientific investigation

of housing designs and practices that is done seldom makes its way

into the industry. He said that whenever a standard is drafted by a government agency, it takes a long time to be adopted and longer yet

to be Implemented, Since there is no central coordination among

groups, such a standard is not implemented on a national scale.

Moreover, individuals who develop standards usually lack the required

background; that is why standards lack specificity. Also, there is

little understanding of the building process and the use of building

regiilations. Perhaps if the organizational structure, charter, and

the standards of such standards-generating groups as the American

National Standards Institute or the American Society for Testing and

Materials were studied, Indonesia might pattern their standards

development process after those. Discussions with officials from

these groups are to be recommended.

The problem in this self-criticism is one of long standing and it is

common to many countries. It is not likely to be changed materially

until Indonesia undertakes a major effort at developing and enforcing

comprehensive building standards. A building constructed to minimum

accepted standards will last longer and will be safer, with little if

any extra cost. Indeed, in many instances, standardized materials and

fittings are less expensive~for instance, standardized cement mixes

are more economical.

This rather typical problem of the neglect of the Importance of

standards comes about in part because the nation has no standards that

are indigenous to Indonesia, First, the Dutch and, later, standards

of other nations were adopted in their entirety. Builders' and

designers' creativity was constrained; they could not adequately pay

attention to user needs, environmental conditions, and materials of

Indonesia, Further, it is no doubt true that these non-uniform, nonstandardized, and somewhat non-applicable standards encourage poor

building practices. This problem was abetted by a language barrier

as other nations' standards were adopted, and by a lack of education

on the part of the workers.

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In combination, all these problems led to further standards neglect

and irrelevance. Low standards for building practices led to low

standards for producing building products. Both of these led to low

construction standards. Clearly the citizens deserve and sooner or

later will request to receive more of the benefits of good building

practices.

The Government of Indonesia would be well advised under the high

priority set in their Five Year Plan for housing to concentrate on its

standards setting and its enforcement powers. But both of these steps

should be preceded by an analysis that would cover the varying

building techniques that are associated with various cultural groups

and geographical conditions.

Mr. Djaprie recommends a plan for developing construction industry

standards for improving building products and systems. He identifies

various technical committees on services, building, construction,

components and material, and installations. The committees would

report to a Division Council. The purpose of the Division Council is

somewhat unclear. The Council should report directly to an organization serving as the national leader for building regulations.

Also, a technical committee on environmental design loads to cover

seismic, flood, volcanic, and other natural hazards should be included

as a sixth committee reporting to the Division Council. This

committee should have the goal of developing geophysical standards to

reduce property damages and loss of life due to extreme environmental

conditions.

A discussion about the research aspects associated with developing

standards would have been appreciated in Mr. Djaprie’s paper. In a related paper, "Standardization and Consumer Protection in Indonesia,"

Ema Witoelar of the Indonesian Consumers Organization suggests that

existing standards are not widely known. In several cases there are many different standards governing the same product. Lack of a governmental focal point makes it difficult to centralize all

standards for review, analysis, and implementation, and eventually to

combine them into a model code. The general public has little

knowledge of product quality. Their low literacy rate and the high

percentage of low-income families contribute to a lack of knowledge

about standards.

Several of the other papers also reveal that government agencies are ineffective in enforcing standards and codes because there is too

little communication between them.

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i III.D.l. NATIONAL STANDARDIZATION SYSTE11 FOR INDONESIA

By

Sriati Djaprie

LIPI (Indonesian Institute of Sciences)

a. INTRODUCTION

Standardization and related activities are important aspects of

development, and they constitute an essential input for planned growth.

The experience in other developing countries shows that the function

of a national standards body is closely related to national planning

and national development which calls for full government authority and

financial support.

The fast pace of development and change in technology during PELITA I

and Che current PELITA II (National Plans) , and others to follow

compelled various government agencies and departments to set their own

standards to be able to execute their respective functions. With the

continuing increase in development activities, it has been recognized

that in order to ensure that standardization can serve national goals

and needs, an effective national body should be established which

would coordinate all standardization efforts, either by government

agencies or in the private sector.

b. STAtmARDIZAIIQN

In order to put the subject into perspective, I will briefly review

the background of the standardization movement in Indonesia.

Standardization activities in Indonesia actually started as far back

as 1928 with the establishment of the *'Fonds voor Normalisatie. ” In

1954, this private institution was later changed into YDNI (Yayasan

Dana Normalisasi Indonesia)

.

During the last decade, standardization activities have taken great

strides on the national scene. This can be attributed to:

(1) Rapid growth of development through the implementation of the

consecutive five-year development plans.

(2) Papid growth of technology due to the increase in domestic

investment as well as influx of foreign technology.

(3) Expansion of foreign trade (for goods and services).

(4) Increase in international cooperation in economic and cultural

fields

.

(5) Increase in consciousness of the applicability of the principles

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of standardization and the benefits to be derived from their

adoption.

Most of the technical departments of ministries such as those dealing

with Trade, Industry, Health, Public Works, Agriculture,

Transportation, Mining, etc., according to the authority vested in

them, are carrying out their standardization programs. As we look to our developmental impetus, it is a necessity that these fragmented

approaches should be given clear direction to avoid overlapping areas

of interests or even conflicting or inconsistent standards. We must

make a deliberate effort to develop a national standardization system

and cannot wait to see years taken up in its evolution. The absence

of a central coordinating body will be keenly felt, as standards are

becoming more and more an indispensible instrument in implementing

government policies and programs, and because in the regional or

international context, their absence will be a handicap for Indonesia.

A two-day Seminar on Standardization held in Febrtiary 1973 concluded

that an effective national body should be established which would be

in charge of coordinating all standardization efforts.

Standardization efforts received a new emphasis in Pelita II by the

formation of a Project on Standardization, Calibration,

Instrumentation, and Metrology (74/79). The develonment of a national

standardization system forms one of the priority areas in the overall

research and development program.

c. THE NATIONAL STANDARDIZATION SYSTEM

A systems approach to standardization requires a clear insight into

its components which encompass:

(1) R&D, including planning and programming.

(2) Formulation of standards.

(3) Adoption of standards.

(4) Implementation of standards.

(5) Promotion of standards.

Of these components, R&D in standardization and adoption of national

standards should be centralized and be the responsibility of a central

body. This will be necessary to achieve national status.

Formulation, implementation, or promotion may be decentralized, which

is to say that it may be entrusted to various ministries and

institutes with the central body acting as the coordinator. The

number of subsystems to be integrated into the actual standardization

system should be determined according to the functional

characteristics of the system which should be determined through

legislation.

d. OBJECTIVES

The immediate objectives of a national system include among others:

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(1) Coordinating the formulation of all necessary national standards,

(2) Dissemination of information on standards and related activities,

(3) Liaison between formulation and implementation or enforcement

bodies.

(4) Determination of priorities in the standardization program.

(5) Coordinating effective representation in regional and international

standardization activities.

A memorandum for establishment of a National Standardization System in

Indonesia has been presented to the Government through the Minister of

State for Research. The next step would be the establishment of the

Standards Council, Divisional Councils, and Technical Committees. In

a given situation such as in our own case in Indonesia, it would be

possible to develop a workable system. Its effectiveness would

generally be related to a national development goal, and it should be

specially tailored to fit the sociopolitical environment and economic

conditions. In any approach, one should spell out clearly the stages

needed to attain the objectives and the interrelationships between the

various subsystems,

e. THE SYSTEM AND PLANNING, PROGRAMMING. AND FORMULATION

Since planning, programming, and coordination are the core functions

of this system, it should include and represent a consensus of all

interested parties. This could be achieved by setting up a structure

as follows;

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The Deliberative Wing consists of a hierarchy of councils as follows:

(1)

Standards Council

Constituted with representatives from government ministries,

research institutes, consumer organizations, and Industry.

This Council approves policies, priorities, and annual plans.

The authority for adoption of national standards also is

vested in this Council.

(2)

Division Councils

For the formulation of national standards, it is customary

to set up specialized groups to deal with specific sectors of

the economy. In the initial stages, a few Division Councils

need to be established in accordance with the national

priority plan. Priority areas have been identified as;

(a) Agricultural.

(b) Food and Food Products.

(c) Housing, with emphasis on low-cost housing,

(d) Building Materials.

(e) Textile and Clothing,

(f) Safety Standards,

(g) Electro-technical,

(h) Structural, etc.

So far, five divisional councils have been set up, namely,

electro-technical, documentation, building and construction

units, and metals and machinery. It is proposed to decentralize

the formulation of national standards, and various ministries

and institutes with current standardization activities will

continue to function within the framework of the new system.

^Jhen the subject falls outside the scope of work of the now

existing structure, the central authority may set up a new

divisional council.

(3)

Technical Committee

A technical committee is a group of persons with specialized

knowledge with the task of collecting information, technical

data, and preparing draft standards. Here again, the central

authority, if necessary, may set up a new technical committee

to deal with the formulation of standards under the supervision

of one of the division councils. In our case about 49 technical

committees have been formed, concerned with the formulation of

standards on information, electricity, telecommunication,

electrical installations in buildings and ships, symbols,

technical terms, units, drawing, etc.

The concept of a National Standards system is actually an

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expression of the objectives and power vested in the Standards

Council which are related to cooperation among existing organizations engaged in standards formulation, implementation (testing

and certification), and promotion under a given set of circumstances. A workable system depends on the cooperation of all

participating existing standards organizations. To understand

what is meant by "existing standards organizations," one could

look at the inventory work already carried out from which it

has been ascertained that there are 104 organizations in

Indonesia involved in standardization activities. Therefore,

the first step to be taken is in the direction of coordination.

f. THE SYSTEM AND IMPLEMENTATION

As might be expected, the process of implementation of standards

presents a more complex problem than that of standards formulation.

It should be kept in mind that the principal use of standards for

governmental purposes is to safeguard the people in areas such as health, safety, and general welfare. These standards may be

implemented by mandatory enforcement through the respective

responsible ministries and their agencies.

Conformity, another aspect of standards implementation, is dealt td.th

by various agencies, either private or public, and includes such

methods as inspection, testing, sampling, quality control, certification, labeling, and coding. This could involve either voluntary or mandatory implementation, but even so, some form of coordination would

be necessary.

g. THE SYSTEM AND STANDARDS PROMOTION

Another important requirement for an Indonesian standards system is

the promotion of standards which includes such activities as training,

continuous "standard consciousness" programs to bring out the needs

and benefits of standardization, information services, and consulting

services. Training is a very important component, since

standardization as an activity has only come to be recognized in

recent years. Thus a national standards system has the responsibility

of being the focal point for promoting continuing education and

training programs.

As suggested earlier, it is not the intention of the central body to

involve itself in the whole program of training, but a systematically

designed program covering basic principles, philosophy, practices,

methodology, economics, and social effects of standards can be handled

most effectively by the central body. In 1976, a basic course

designed for management and technical personnel was run in Jakarta

(twice), Bandung, Medan, and Surabaya and was attended by 363 persons

in all. This amply testifies that there is a great interest and a great need for standards promotion. Four similar courses are scheduled for 1977/78. Specialized topics such as quality control.

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testing, etc., if coupled with special research or testing facilities,

will be best carried out by the respective agencies. The provision of

information on standards by different organizations has in general

been concerned with providing information on their own sphere of

standards. As standards activities are increasing, the collection,

collation, analysis, documentation, storage, retrieval, and

dissemination of Information have become important aspects. One can

foresee that with the expanding standards activities at the national

level, some form of central standards data bank will be required to

afford ready accessibility to information on the national as well as the international level. At this moment the creation of a national

standards information network joining all available information

centers (YDNI, the International Organization for Standardization and

the International Electrotechnical Commission publications and

recommendations, and PDIN, the Information Agency within the

Indonesian Institute of Sciences, etc.) would be the most practical

solution.

h. CONCLUSION

I have attempted to summarize in brief our coordination efforts on

standardization. It is our expectation that this framework can and

will be discussed and assessed, so that we can improve our activities

to promote a national standards system which will respond to

Indonesia's needs.

i. COMMENTS BY THE VISITING TEAM

Mrs, Djaprie in her paper presents a balanced view of standardization,

and thereby indicated an insight which made the task of the visiting

team very much easier. It helped the team from the start of the

Survey to concentrate its discussions and efforts on the gap between

existing know-how within LIPI and effective application of

standardization through widespread knowledge, understanding, and

appreciation within government, industry, the technical community, and

the public.

The objectives and components of a national standardization system as set out by Mrs. Djaprie should be studied by all. She lists, very

clearly, the basic organizational structure she desires for the system

and its components: a National Central Coordination Supreme Authority

with a subordinate executive and deliberative wing. The latter is to

consist of a Standards Council with wide government and non-govemment

representation for the approval of policies, priorities, and annual

plans as well as for the adoption of national standards. Division

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Councils, some of which are already established, would be more

specialized to deal with specific areas of the economy.

Subordinate to the Division Councils there should be established

Technical Committees having specialized knowledge. The Technical

Committees would gather information and draft assigned standards.

The visiting team members were well aware that so far too little was

known to them on how widely this technically sound scheme was accepted

by governmental and independent authorities with major concerns and

involvement in standardization.

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III.D.2 THE DEVELOPMEin: OF TEXTILE STANDARDIZATION IN INDONESIA

presented anonymously by

The Institute of Textile Technology

a. FOREWORD

This paper is presented as information in the discussion between LIPI

and the NBS team. The contents of the paper include historical

background and the development of textile standardization in Indonesia

since 1920, viz., organization and activity of the Board for

Indonesian Textile Standardization (DSTI), rules of procedure and

enforcement of standards, conclusion, and remarks. The list of the

Council Membership of DSTI and the textile standards established are submitted as annexes of the paper.

b. INTRODUCTION

The development of standards on textiles in Indonesia was started

fifty years ago Tdien the "Fonds Voor de Normalisatie in Nederlands

Indie" and the "Normalisatie Raad" were founded. The objectives of

these organizations were to establish standards on many kinds of

materials. Unfortunately, during the Second World War, the above

organizations became inactive, so that few results were achieved.

Under the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, in 1951 the name of

the "Normalisatie Raad" was changed into '*Yayasan Dana Normalisasi

Indonesia" (YDNI) and became a member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). In 1962, a Technical Conmittee on textiles was formed by YDNI. The research and development activities

of this committee were carried out mostly by the Textile Research

Institute (which is now known as the Institute of Textile Technology

in Bandung), As in the case of the previous organizations, YDNI was

also not very active, due to lack of support from the textile

industry.

In 1969 a seminar on Textile Standardization was conducted by the

Institute of Textile Technology in Bandung, which was attended by

various representatives from textile producers, consumers, and

government institutions. The seminar concluded that an Indonesian

organization for textile standardization should be established. The

following year Dewan Standarisasi Tekstil Indonesia (Board for

Indonesian Textile Standardization) was formed, which included

representatives from the producers, users, consumers, and government

institutions as well. The main objective of this Board was to develop

Indonesian textile standardization in the frame of the national

development of the textile industry.

Apart from DSTI, there are still other bodies which also have carried

out activities in textile standardization. Among them are the

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Industrial Standardization Committee of the Department of Industry

which has issued Industrial Standards since 1972 and the Directorate

General for Standardization and Qxiality Control, Department of Trade,

which has issued Trade Standards since 1974. In develooing their

textile standards, these two bodies always cooperate with DSTI with

its headquarters located in the Institute of Textile Technology in

Bandung

c. THE ORGANIZATION AND ACTIVITIES IN TEXTILE STANDARDIZATION

BY DEWAN STANDARISASI TEKSTIL INDONESIA (DSTI)

Dewan Standarisasi Tekstil Indonesia is a council for Indonesian

^textile standardization founded in 1970. It is a scientific and

technical organization with the objective to develop the Indonesian

standards on characteristics and performance of textile materials,

products, machineries, systems and services, and also to promote

related knowledge.

The organizational structure of DSTI is shown in figure 1. It

consists of a Council, an Administrative Committee, an Executive

Secretary, two Executive Committees on Research, and five Technical

Committees on Research, The Council comprises representatives from

textile producers, consumers, and government institutions and ensures

balanced representation among them and parties with a general interest

(see annex 1)

.

Fig. 1. THE CHCAJ^IZATia-J CRkUT OF DSTI

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In order to achieve its objective, DSTI has carried out the follovlng

activities

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(1) Established and reviewed periodically Indonesian textile

standards.

(2) Gave advice on textile standards.

(3) Supplied information and promoted textile standards and

quality control.

(4) Maintained collection of domestic and foreign textile standards.

(5) Cooperated with other bodies in the field of science,

technology, and economics in relation to the development

of textile standardization.

(6) Published and distributed textile standards.

(7) Carried out other activities which support the effectiveness

of textile standards in the community.

d. RULES OF PROCEDURE A^nP E^rPORCEMENT OF STANDARDS

(1) DSTI Standards

The Council of DSTI is a governing body which administers

its affairs under the provisions of the Constitution and Bylaws.

The DSTI Committees are responsible for every phase of the

activities. Thus the strength, vigor, and authority of DSTI

is derived from the widespread participation of its membership.

The Executive Committee on Research is a standing committee of

the Council. It formulates policy and acts as a program

planning body in the general area of research and technical

activities, subject to Council approval. The Executive

Committee issues directives for the execution of policy and

program as approved by the Council and to be carried out

through the Technical Committee. In cooperation with the

Technical Coramitee, the Executive Committee prepares reports

for publication in the Book of DSTI Standards. The Technical

Committee is a standing conmittee of the Council. It translates into action programs and policy developed by the Executive

Committee. It functions essentially in an administrative and

coordinating capacity and is responsible for directing the

work of the Research Committees.

The Research Committees are appointed to carry out specific

technical projects leading to the establishment of DSTI

Standards, the development of scientific data or the assembly

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of information for the benefit of the textile industry and in

the public interest.

To establish DSTI Standards, Research Committees obtain

preliminary approval through the Technical Committee from the

Executive Committee. Tentative Standards are published as soon as is practical in the Book of DSTI Standards following

their approval. Comments received within three months are

considered. If Che Research Committee recommends a revision, a new Tentative Standard is circulated until

no material objections exist and the Tentative Standards are

accepted as Standards.

The use of DSTI Standards is purely voluntary. The existence

of these standards does not preclude anyone from manufacturing,

marketing, purchasing, or using products, processes, or procedures not conforming to the standards.

(2) Industrial Standards

The procedures for Standar Industri (industrial standards) are

shown in figure 2.

e. CONCLUSION A^ID REMARKS

(1) The establishment of textile standards in Indonesia was

started in 1951 by Che Institute of Textile Technology

in Bandung. The textile standards were formulated to cope

with the demand of textile testing and quality control from

the developing textile industry.

(2) In line with the growth rate of the textile industry development in Indonesia, the need for standardization is also

increasing. At present, several bodies have activities in

textile standardization:

(a) The Institute of Textile Technology in Bandung.

(b) Board of the Indonesian Textile Standardization (DSTI).

(c) Indonesian Standardization Foundation (Yayasan Dana

Norraalisasi Indonesia).

(d) Research and Development Center for Che Textile Industry.

(e) Industrial Standardization Committee, Department of

Industry.

(f) Directorate General for Standardization and Ouality

Control, Department of Trade.

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In any case, research and formulation of textile standards were

always carried out by the Institute of Textile Technology in

cooperation with these bodies. To support the standardization

activities the Minister of Industry issued Decree No. 172/M/

SK/5/1976.

(3) At present 66 standards have been formulated, including standard

methods for testing, performance standards, specifications,

and definitions. (See annex 2.)

(4) The use of DSTI standards is purely voluntary, while the

industrial and trade standards are compulsory.

f . COMMENTS BY THE VISITING TEAM

All agreed that the Institute of Textile Technology had not only

submitted a most helpful paper, but the program for textile standards

in Indonesia as presented appeared as a model for other industries and

other countries.

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ANNEX 1

LIST OF THE DSTI COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP

(a) INSTITUTIONS

1. Department of Industry - Directorate General of Textile

Industry

2. Research and Development Center for the Textile Industry

3. Institute of Textile Technology (ITT)

4. Research and Development Center - Department of Defense

(b) ASSOCIATIONS

1, Indonesian Batik Cooperation Association (GKBI)

2. Indonesian Textile Expert Association (IKATSI)

3. Indonesian Private Textile Manf acturers ' Association

(PERTEKSI)

4, Indonesian Textile Manufacturers’ Cooperative (KOPTEKSI)

(c) PRODUCERS

1. P.N, Industri Sandang

2. Pinda Sandang West Java

3. Pinda Sandang Central Java

4. Pinda Sandang East Java

5. T.D, Pardede

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ANNEX 2

LSTI 1971

1.

• 2 .

* 3.

* .4. * 5.

* 6 .

7.

* 8. * 9. 10 . * 11 . * 12 . * 13.

* 14.

* 15.

* 16 .

* 17.

18.

Spscification for Atmosphere for Testing, DSTI DT 1-1971.

Standard Rccom;.icndcd Practice for conditioning cotton fibers,

yams and fabrics for testing. DSTI DT 2-1971.

Standard Rocomnendod Practice for Designation of Cotton

Yam Construction. DSTI DT 3-1971.

Method for Sampling yam for Testing, DSTI PT 1—1971*

Standard Method of Test for Moisture Content and Moisture

Regain of Textile Material (Yams k Fabrics), DSTI PT 2-1971.

Standard Method of Tost for Breaking Strength of Cotton yam

DSTI PT 3-1971.

Standard Method of Test for Cotton Yam Count, DSTI PT 4-1971.

Standard Method of Test for Twist in Cotton Yam. DSTI PT 5-1971.

Standard Method for Grading Cotton Yams, DTSI PT 6—1971.

Gray Scale for color change, DSTI DT 4—1971.

Gray Scale for Staining. DSTI DT 5“1971*

Stcindard Method of test for Colorfastness to washing.DSTI PT 7-1971.

Standard Ke-.hod of test for Colorfastness to Bleaching with

Chlorine, DSTI PT 8-1971

Standard Method of test for Colorfastness to Perspiration.

DSTI PT 9-1971.

Standard Method of test for Colorfastness to Crocking t AATCC Croclonoter Method, DSTI PT 10-1971.

Standard Method of test for Colorfastness to Li^.t (Sunli^t

end Daylight). DSTI PT 11-1971.

Standard Method of test for Colorfastness to Heat : Hot Pressing. DSTI PT 12-1971.

Standard Method of test for Colorfastness to Light : Carbon Arc Lamp, Continuous Light, DSTI PT 13—1971.

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2STI 1972

* 19. Recorjosded ?racticc for Desigr.otion of Fibnc Weave

2S7I 3T 6-1972 .

* 20. Standard Method of Test for Dinensior. of Woven Fabrics.

ISTI PT 14-1972 . * 21. Standard Method of Test for Sreaiciag Strcn^h and Elongation

of Woven Fabrics. D37I ?T 1^1972.

* 22. Standard Method of Tsst for Identification of Merceriratisn

in Cotton. DSTI PT 16-1972.

•23. Standard Analysis of Textiles : Quantitative. DSTI PT 17—1972

* 21. Standard Method of Test for Wrinkle Recovery of Fabrics.

2S.Z1 PT I&-I 972 . * 25 . Recoir-'.er.ded Practice for Textile Labeling. 2STI IT 7—1972.

* 26 . Standard Definitions of Terr. Relating to "Batik", BSTI DT 2-1972

* 27. Standard Definitions of Terr. Relating to "Isen Batik",

DSTI DT 9-1972 . * 26 . Standard Re<ruirenoats for Catbric : Prinissica. DSTI .TT 2—1972.

* 29 . Standard Kethod of Test for Identification of Fibers In Textiles

DSTI PT 19-1972 . * 30 . Standard Reepuirenents for Cotton Yam. DSTI flT 3-1972.

• 31 , Standard Kethod of Test for Construction of Woven Fabrics,

DSTI PT 20-1972 . * 32 . Standard Kethod of Test for Textiles Absorbency. DSTI PT 21-1972.

DSTI 1973

* 33 . Standaxd Requirements for Casibric : Pri.ta. DSTI ITT 4-1973.

* 34 . Standard Requirements for Cambric : Biru.DSTI MT ^1973.

* 35 . Standard Method of Test for Diuer.sional changes in Lr.'aidering

of Woven and Knitted Fabrics Except Wool. DSTI PT 22-1973.

* 36 . Standard Method of Tost for Water Resistance of Fabrics (Bunlcsn

DSTI PT 23 -1973 . * 37 . Standard Method of Test for Water Repellency; Spray Test.

DSTI PT 24-1973.

* 3S. Standard Method of Test for Water Repellency : Hydrostatic

Pressure Test. DSTI PT 25-1973.

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* 39* Standaxi Quality for Single Yam of Polyester 65^ - Cotton 35>

Mixing. DSTI MT 6-1973.

* 40, Standard Requirements for Colorfastness of "Batik" for Garment,

DSTI MT 7-1973.

* 41. Standard Method of Test for Reflectance Blue and 'sTnitencss of

Bleached Pahric. DSTI PT 26-1973.

* 42. standard Method of Test for Colorfastness to Dryclearjr,g.

DSTI PT 27-1973.

* 43. Standard Method of Test for Abrasion Resistance of Fabrics

(Accelerator Method). DSTI PT 28-1973.

*44. Standard Method of Test for Appearance of Durable Press Fabrics

After Repeated Home Lc.underings . DSTI PT 29-1973.

* 45. Standard Quality' for Single I'am of Rayon and Cotton ?'ixing.

DSTI MT 8-1973.

*46. Standard Method of Test for Defect of Woven Fabrics. DSTI PT 30-1973,

DSTI 1974/1975

47. Standard Method of Test for Colorfastness to Light : Water-Cooled

Xenon — Arc Lamp (Alternate Light and Darkness). DSTI PT 31-1974.

45. Standard Method of Test for Fluidity of Dispersions of Cellulose

from Bleached Cotton Cloth, DSTI PT 32-1974.

49« Standard Method of Test for Finishes Ln Textiles Analysis.

DSTI PT 33-1974.

50, Standard Method of Test for Colorfastness to Sea Water.

DSTI PT 34-1974.

51. Standard Method of Test for Dimension of Knitted Fabrics.

DSTI PT 35-1974.

52. Recommended Practice for Designation of Knitted Fabric Structure.

DSTI DT 9-1972.

53. Recommended Practice for Designation of Range Traveller, DSTI DT 10-1974.

54. Recommended Practice for Designation of Dimension of Paper Cone,

DSTT DT 11-1974.

55. Definition of Term relating to the measurement of ready made

garment. DSTI DT 12-1974.

56. Standard Size Designations for Hen's shirts, DSTI MT 9-1974,

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2STI 1975/1976

57. Standird Ilcthod of Test for Cor.structiorj of Weft Knitted ?o.trics. SSTI ?T 36 - 1975.

58. Standard Method of Test for Tearing Stren^h of Wcvc-n Fabrics by

the Tongue Method (Constant Rate of Traverse Ter^ile Testing

Machine) DSTI ?T 37-1975.

59 . Standard F*«thod of Test for Identification of Dye Classes an Polyaoide Fibers. 3S71 ?T 38-1975.

60 . Designation and Standard Method of Test for Dimension and

Constr-jction of Spindle Tape, DSTI DT 13—1975.

61. Standard liethod of Test for Identification of Dye Classes on Polyester Fibers. DSTI PT 39-1575.

62 . Standard Method of Test for Dimension of Apron, DSTI PT 4C^1975.

DSTI 1976/1977

63 . Standard Method of Tost for Stiffness of Fabrics.

DSTI PT 41-1976 . 64 . Standard Method of Test for Maturity Index of Cotton Fibers

( by the causticairc Kothod). DSTI ?T 42-1976.

65 . Standard Recommended Practice for Sampling Cotton Fibers for

Testing. DSTI DT 14-1976.

66. Standard Method of Test for Linear Density of Cotton Fibers

(Hicronaire). DSTI PT 43-1576.

67 . Standard Method of Test for Heasurir^ men's shirt. DSTI PT 44-1977.

** 66. Standard Size Designations for Men's shirts. DSTI MT 9-1974 (1977).

65 . Definitions of terms Relati;ig to Textile Fibers and Recom:, .ended Practice for Use of These Terms on Permanently attached Labels.

DSTI DT 15-1977 . 70 , Definitions of terms Relating to Care of Consumer Textile Products

and Recommended Practice for Use of These terms on Permanently

attached Labels. DSTI DT 16-1977. *

71. Standard Hecmjirements for Colorfastness of “Batik" for Carmc;.":. DSTI MT 7-1973 ( 1977 ). * DSTI Standards approved as Industrial Standards (S.I.).

*

DSTI Standards approved as Comisorcial Standards (S.P, — Si^).

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III.E.l. ACCIDENT PREVENTION THROUGH SAFETY STANDARDS

By

G. Priwa

a. BRIEF HISTORY AND EARLY SAFETY LEGISLATION

Looking back into the past, there had been no regulations whatsoever

until 1852 when the first Boiler Law was enacted. The Dutch Authority

at that time considered the law important because the ntmiber of

boilers in use had been tremendously increasing to meet the needs of

industrial development. Bigger industrial units were built so that

the first Safety Law was promulgated in 1905. This Law was renlaced

by a newer Safety Law in 1910. For illustration, the number of

factories between 1910 and 1920 was 1,500; this rose to 5,585 in the

next decade, which clearly showed the remarkably rapid growth.

In the mining sector, a Police 'iine Regulation was issued in 1916.

This Law, among other things, contained provisions for hygiene requirements concerning mining operations. In 1927 the Public Nuisance Law

came into being; and later on, the Dutch Government revised the Boiler

Law in 1930.

The years 1931-1936 were a period of economic depression and no further development could be seen regarding legislation. Similarly no progress was made during the period of the Second World War from 1942

to 1945, until the Dutch era ended.

In 1945 Indonesia declared her Independence, xwo years later in 1947,

the Accident Compensation Law was enacted, and then in 1948 the Labor

Law passed Parliament and gradually became effective. These two laws

provided only general measures, and were not specific in nature;

therefore Government or Ministerial decrees were required for their

implementation. Due to many reasons, it was only in 1964 that

Ministerial Decree No. 7 on Hygiene and Health Requirements in

workplaces was issued.

Indonesia has been an I.L.O. member since 1950; therefore, in 1969 the

Government ratified I.L.O. Convention No. 120 concerning hygiene in

offices and trades. This broadened the scope of inspection from those

engaged in labor management relations to others like the selfemployed and those engaged in trades, etc.

It was easy to observe that two kinds of legislation were still

effective: first, that inherited from the Dutch time, and second,

that which had been enacted since Indenendence. In order to change

the system, since the enactment of the Basic Labor Law in 1969, the

philosophical background has also changed. This Law is now the basis

for all regulations concerning labor problems. Since industrial

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hygiene, occupational safety, and health are three aspects in labor

maintenance and protection, these matters are mentioned in the Basic

Law. One year later in 1970, a new Safety Law was enacted, and this

has since replaced the Safety Law promulgated in 1910 and also the

regulations based on the Law, According to article 17 of the new

Safety Law, all the special regulations/codes are still effective

until the issuance of new ones.

Safety and health legislation is administered by the Directorate of

Safety, Health, and Industrial Hygiene of the Ministry of Manpower.

To ensure uniformity in the application of safety and health

legislation throughout the Indonesia territory, the work of the safety

inspectors has to be directed and coordinated by the central

administration, whose function includes responsibility for formulating

standard methods of inspection, supervising enforcement activities,

and providing the inspectors with documentation dealing with sound

labor conditions.

To provide the inspectors with up-to-date developments and needs

concerning safety and health problems of a general character, the

central authority has a number of sub-directorates under its

management.

These are;

(1) Sub-directorate for Electrical Safety.

(2) Sub-directorate for Mechanical Safety.

(3) Sub-directorate for Boiler Safety.

(4) Sub-directorate for Fire Safety.

(5) Sub-directorate for Industrial Health and Hygiene.

There are 26 provincial offices which cover one or two provinces

throughout the archipelago and each provincial office has a number of

regional offices, and another 86 sub-regional offices subordinate to

22 regional or district offices whose function is to coordinate the

activities of their corresponding sub-regional offices. In order to

carry out the responsibilities of the Directorate of Occupational

Safety, Health, and Hygiene, there are a total of 238 safety and

health inspectors and 12 physicians engaged in the actual work of

enforcement and 21 specialized inspectors in the central office. All

the offices have their own administrative staff. They vary in number

according to status and importance,

b. FORMULATION OF SAFETY STANDARDS

Statutes are laws enacted by a legislative body. Codes (regulations) are systematic bodies of regulations having the force and effect of

law, usually drawn up by a governmental agency so authorized by the

legislature. Standards are guides established as a result of common

usage, custom, or general consent as being proper or adequate for a given purpose.

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Every branch of science or engineering, every profession, every line

of industry must have its own set of standards. As each new field of

endeavor is developed, standards must be set up as a basis for further

progress, and this basis in turn plays its part in the development of

additional standards. Industrial safety is still a new and steadily

developing field. The standards in use have been developed through

two different channels. These standards fall into two groups:

(1) Voluntary, self-applied standards. The various interests,

groups, and individuals engaged in the work of accident

prevention have developed standards representative of good

practice. Since the purpose is to prevent accidents, the

standards amount to a crystallization of experience and are accepted and observed only by virtue of their practical

value as aids to prevention.

(2) Regulatory standards. Laws, or rules having the force and

effect of law, have been adopted by governments for the

purpose of securing the correction of specific hazardous

conditions and of setting forth certain requirements deemed

necessary for safety.

c. VALUE OF SAFETY STANDARDS

(1) Standards represent the result of experience, eliminating trial

and error.

(2) Standards are the basis for progress—suggest other methods

and encourage the creation of other, or better standards.

(3) Standards are guides for action—serve as guides for improvement

for those situations not meeting desired quality or condition.

(4) standards give the means of comparison—provide a method by

which actual conditions or methods can be compared to accepted

practices.

(5) Standards are the foundations for performance—they set the

stage for its achievement.

d. BOARD FOR SAFETY STANDARDS

The Board for Safety Standards was formed by the Directorate of

Occupational Safety, Health, and Hygiene, having legislative power

within the Ministry of Manpower and subordinate to the Bureau for

Legal Matters. This Board has general supervision over the

development of safety standards. It is composed of representatives

(chiefs and deputies) of the five sub-directorates and safety

inspectors, having special knowledge in their respective fields. The

Board is under the chairmanship of the Chief of the Directorate of

Occupational Safety, Health, and Hygiene,

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e SCOPE A2ID FUNCTIONS

The scope and functions of the Board for Safety Standards are as follows

:

(1) To collect data and information on labor conditions with regard

to safety and occupational health problems.

(2) To improve labor conditions in factories, industrial, and

agricultural undertakings, etc,

(3) To formulate, define, and determine the scope of safety

standards.

(4) To consider the interrelations of safety standards.

(5) To formulate uniform methods for inspection with documentation

dealing with sound labor conditions.

(6) To revise the safety standards in conformity with modern

industrial operations involving hazards.

f. DRAFTING OF SAFETY STANDARDS

The general practice in the Directorate for Occupational Safety,

Health, and Hygiene when drafting safety standards is along one of the

following lines:

(1) (a) Each Sub-directorate collects data and information through

the safety inspectors of sub and regional offices all over

the country,

(b) A priority proposal can be put forward by the various

sub-directorates through the chief of the directorate

or directly to the Board for Safety Standards,

(c) After formulation of a tentative draft standard, copies

of the draft are sent to the regional offices.

(d) The sub-regional office distributes copies of the draft

to representatives of manufacturers, employers, employees,

and safety committees to arrive at a consensus,

(e) Proposals for revision and additions to the tentative

draft standard are submitted to the Board for

Safety Standards for correction or revision.

(f) These tentative safety standards are passed on to the

Bureau of Legal Matters for final approval as Directives or Ministerial Decrees, or as Government

Regulations,

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(2) Formerly safety codes approved by YDNI were used for drafting

of safety rules or adopted directly as safety rules by approval

as Directive or Ministerial Decree, An example is the National

Electrical Code.

(3) Safety codes from foreign countries can be adapted or simply

adopted; or

(A) Indonesia, as an I.L.O. member since 1950, can ratify I.L.O.

conventions, e,g., the I.L.O. convention No. 120 concerning

hygiene in offices and trades.

g. THE PROBLEMS OF ENFORCEMENT OF SAFETY REGULATIONS

It is well known that many ingredients comprise a successful

industrial safety program; the engineering which builds adequate

safeguards into new processes and new equipment; the training that

gives workers the skills needed to perform safely; the constant review

of work methods for causes of job accidents; and the education which

produces a safe working attitude. All these are necessary in an

organized management-labor effort to produce a working environment

free from accident risks.

However, while law and its enforcement are not enough, their necessity

is well established. The outdated laws enacted between 1920-19A0

which are now still in effect cannot fully accomplish their important

purpose. Most of the statutes are about 40 years old, and they have

failed to keep pace with the rapidly changing conditions. The

development of the factory system brought with it complex and

potentially dangerous machinery, not to mention a crowded and

frequently unsafe working environment.

The original safety laws were drawn up in rather broad and general

terms. This left it up to the individual factory safety inspector to

make the final determination as to whether a hazard existed and, if

so, what should be done to correct it, A wide variation in the

enforcement of safety standards naturally resulted. Moreover, the

orders of safety inspectors were sometimes sharply challenged by

industrial executives on the grounds that the statutes did not call

for such action. Very clearly the outdated industrial safety statutes

and regulations are in urgent need of a thorough overhaul. The new

laws which were also drawn up in broad and general terms (e.g.. Act

No, 1 of 1970) needed support by specific regulations containing

details necessary for the adequate coverage of the diversity of the

many industrial undertakings.

If a reviewed safety standard is to become of real practical value, it

is just as necessary that its provisions represent a consensus from

among those interested, as it is that there be a generally recognized

need for it. A committee for a safety standard, therefore, must

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include a balanced representation of those concerned. This

representation covers manufacturers, employees, employers,

governmental bodies, qualified specialists, and insurcmce representatives.

From the sum total of experience gained in the drafting and use of

such standards, the following general conclusions can be made:

(1) The method of development of safety rules insures that they are representative of good practice.

(2) The method of their development and the degree of their

acceptance give practical assurance that their provisions are

in fact sound and necessary for safety and health.

(3) The aim should be to construct, by means of mandatory requirements, a basis for safety and health at a level representing the

minimum conditions that may be permitted in workplaces.

(4) Performance above this level should be supported by advisory

rules and recommendations. Incidentally, much of the job of

accident prevention must be done above this minimum in acceptable performance.

(5) Greater adoption of I.S.O. safety standards and the establishment

of an Indonesian Standards Body are desirable in Indonesia.

Standards are very Important in all phases of safety work. They lie

at the heart of educational programs and of safety research; they are

an essential part of safety equipment, both in its manufacture and in

its use. Safety codes are themselves safety standards.

liore and more organization officials and safety engineers have come to

realize that safety standards, if they are to be effective, must be

developed and used on a national basis. Individual and groups of

safety standards suffer obsolescence. Where they are kept beyond

their time, confusion, cost, and danger can result. Conflicting

requirements cause inconvenience and unnecessary loss in the

manufacture, distribution, and use of safety apparatus. This in

itself demonstrates the need for uniform national safety standards.

An Indonesian National Standards Body is a logical and effective body

needed to help in the creation of national safety standards. A

recognized clearing house for standards in Indonesia and an officially

recognized agency to work with foreign countries in the field of

international standards is desirable. As a govemmentally financed

scientific and educational organization in the interest of those

concerned, it could serve:

(1) To simplify development of industrial, engineering, consumer,

and safety standards.

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(2) To eliminate duplication, overlapping, and variations of

standards activities among other bodies, either governmental

or private, in the country.

(3) To weld conflicting standards into a single, generally

accepted standard, designated as an "Indonesian safety

standard.

(4) To serve as a central clearing point for information on all

standards in this country and abroad.

h. COMMENTS BY THE VISITING TEAM

The author was commended for his clear vision of the need for safety

standards in manufacturing and processing industries as well as in all

kinds of workplaces. Such understanding is indeed rare in

industrializing economies. Historically, suffering from job-related

injuries and diseases has been serious and widespread.

The team questioned the author on compilation of statistical data on accidents and unforeseen occupational hazards. They also wanted to

know how scarce scientific and technical resources could be mobilized

to help in the often challenging problems to create safer and

healthier workplaces.

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III.F.l. STANDARDIZATION OF UNITS IN INDONESIA

By

M . Barmawl

Chairman, Division Council on Units

This report is a summary of work done by the Division Council on Units

established by the Project for the Development of a National System

for Standards.

Its task is mainly to study problems in Indonesia related to the use of units and to submit recommendations as to how these problems can be

approached.

The Division Council on Units consists of eight members representing

LIPI, BATAN (National Atomic Board), the Directorate of Metrology

(Ministry of Commerce), and various universities. On nearing the

completion of its task, the Council was fortunate to be able to consult

Mr. S. K. Sen who recommended that a study of the situation of units

in the country be undertaken. However, no comprehensive survey has

been made and information on the situation has been gathered through

technical comnittees using informal channels.

a. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

The need to define weights and measures in Indonesia was felt as early

as the 17th century, when the United East India Companies were

operating in Indonesia. The oldest document on weights and measures

was dated 1673.

All the rules issued during the following years were withdrawn by a decree of the Governor-General issued on December 11, 1907, and a new

rule was introduced on the calibration of instruments used for

measurement and weighing which were utilized by the Government, both

metric and non-metric systems being allowed.

In 1923 gradual compulsory calibration of instruments in the

Netherland Indies was introduced which only allowed the metric system.

This decree also prohibited the introduction of new instruments which

were non-metric; however, a transition period was allowed.

A revision of this decree came in 1928. It was then mentioned that

metric instruments had to be calibrated. However, non-metric

instruments were allowed until January 1, 1938. The last decision was made in 1933.

After the Second World War, in 1949 the decree for standardization of

weights and measures was revised and in the context of an overall

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change to the metric system all units in addition to those of weights

and measures were to be included.

In 1977 a draft for a metrology law was drawn up by the Department of

Commerce. Before presenting it to Parliament, a team was established

to study it, consisting of representatives of the Departments of

Industry, Mining, Finance, Public Works, and LIPI.

From the above, it can be seen that efforts at metrication of standards

of units had been started at a much earlier date in this country than,

e . g . , in India

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b. PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE USE OF UNITS

As soon as the Division Council on Units was established, it

recommended the adoption of the International System of Units. It

also completed a translation of the General Conference on Weights and

Measures (CGPM) publication, "SI—the International System of Units,"

which was immediately released for distribution.

In March 1976 the Council arrived at the following conclusions

concerning problems related to the use of units:

(1) Although the metric system has been in use in Indonesian textbooks

for high schools and in education in general, several other systems

are also in use, such as the static and dynamic systems in mechanics

and the esu, emu, Gaussian, and Giorgi systems in electricity.

There is a definite need to introduce SI at all levels of education.

(2) In industry and trade:

a) Despite the laws mentioned above, there are still production

machines in operation using non- SI as well as SI units. This

will be harmful when efforts are being introduced towards

rationalization.

b) SI units are not too well-known by people involved in trade.

Transactions with foreign countries are still conducted in

non-SI units. A striking example is the oil trade.

c) Adequate conversion tables are still lacking to assist people

in trade and industry.

d) Incidental activities related to the use of SI units do exist

in various fields, but an authoritative coordinating body is

lacking

.

c. EFFORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO OVERCOME THE DIFFICULTIES

The Council has made some efforts to overcome the difficulties related

to the dissemination and introduction of SI in education, as well as to

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Che community at large, by vnrlting up booklets for information on SI

at high school and at university levels and also by setting up tables

for conversion from non-SI to SI units.

Recommendations to overcome other difficulties can be summarized as follows

:

(1) To establish a clearing house for SI units, adopting CGPM

recommendations

.

(2) To set up a systematic plan for transition into SI in Government

bodies (this could be triggered off by the various departments).

(3) To make efforts in persuading trade associations to adopt SI, with

guidance and directives from the Government.

(4) To make a more intensive inventory of units used in trade and

industry.

Realizing the importance of a coordinating body for the efforts in standardization, the Council supports the recommendation made by Project

S-KIM ("Standardization-Calibration Instrumentation Metrology") concerning the National Standards Body as described in the "Memorandum for the

Establishment of a National Standardization System," with some minor

modifications:

(1) To include the Minister of Communications and Transportation in

in the Supreme Standardization Council. We consider this necessary

because a lot is still to be done in the rationalization of the

government transportation companies, e.g., PJKA (railroads); PTT

(postal and telephone); GIA (airline); etc.

(2) The Supreme Standards Council in its daily work should be supported

by an executive committee composed of members from the corresponding!

Ministries. This executive committee would be very helpful in

assisting government efforts to introduce rationalization of

government corporations and industries as stated above.

d. COMMENTS BY VISITING TEAM MEMBERS

We agree with the thrust and direction of the recommendations of this

paper. Our observations during the study tour visits strongly - supported them. For instance, we were astonished to find in a textile

factory the use of "grains" to measure the weight of cotton fiber and

of inches and yards to define the dimensions of the finished cloth, even for the domestic market. We did not get close enough to this

problem to state with confidence a set of recommendations of our own.

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Nevertheless, it is our sense that even more vigor and drive should be

put into standardization of the measurement units in Indonesia than

Mr. Barmawi suggests in this paper. It is certainly true that

Indonesia should no longer passively accept measurement

instrumentation from the United States or elsewhere that is calibrated

in non-SI units. All industrial countries of the world are now

committed to SI, the United States being one of the slowest to do so,

and it is appropriate for Indonesian Importers of measurement

equipment to point out if need be "that your own U.S. Congress has

stated a national intent to establish the widest possible use of

metric SI units, and that we, the Indonesians, want metric measuring

equipment.”

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III.F.2. INSTRmiOTATION IN INDONESIA

By

B, H. Hadiwlardjo

Deputy Director, National Institute for Instrumentation

a. INTRODUCTION

In the outline of government policy and in PELITA (Indonesian fiveyear development plan) the aim of our economic development must be

directed towards economic structures that are well-balanced, where the

ability and the strength of modern industries are supported by ability

and strength in the agricultural field. During PELITA I, the priority

in the development plan was in development of agriculture, but during

PELITA II, development in the industrial sector is also very important.

Included in the industrial sector are the agricultural industries,

which are expected to use better and modern technology. Technology

that is used in Indonesian development must fulfill the following

requirements

:

give more work opportunity

give more manpower productivity

use as much domestically made production equipment as possible, which can be self-maintained by users

be a support agent to reach development goals

- provide a better skill for a better and advanced

technology in the future.

In using and developing this technology we must utilize, as a very

important tool, the right and proper instrumentation. Considering

instruments and knowledge, the role of instrumentation is very broad

and also the working field is very vd.de and crosses many sectors. To

guarantee that research will be successful, it cannot be separated

from the availability of instrumentation, which must be adequate.

Instrumentation which is used in the research institutes has a very

important role in research for the development of the nation.

Better communication between industries and research institutes could

improve the role of instrumentation for the development of the nation.

This is an important thing that must be accomplished.

In the national research program, which is coordinated by the Minister

of Research, the KIM program (Calibration, Instrumentation, and

Metrology) is the responsibility of the Indonesian Institute of

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Sciences as a center of management. This is a very big and heavy

responsibility and, of course, the National Institute for

Instrumentation (LIN) , as a research institute under the Indonesian

Institute of Sciences which works in the field of Instrumentation, has

to cope with and work under this program. This KIM program is stated

in PELITA II as one of the main development plans in the next five

years. This means that KIM has great national value.

Instrumentation in industries, research institutes, in the field of

communications, agriculture, etc., has a broad scope, from the

primitive to the modern and this makes the decisions in choosing the

instrument rather difficult. We must consider a lot of things,

maintenance, repair, and later the calibration, in order to make a good decision.

The growth of instrumentation must be very carefully watched by the

National Institute for Instrumentation and steps taken to adapt the

advancement of technology to the Indonesian condition.

Research and development in the field of instrumentation must be

stimulated to lessen the dependency on foreign countries and to save

foreign exchange. A design system for solving instrtnnentation

problems must be introduced, because in every situation the conditions

are not the same, especially in Indonesia, where a lot of factors are

not under control yet, such as the climate, skilled labor, national

culture, etc. Research and development data collection are still

needed. It is clear that research and development must stress more

the technology and instrumentation that are right and proper for

Indonesia, without eliminating modern technology.

b. THE SITUATION

In a developing country such as Indonesia, where the right and proper

technology must be used, instrumentation has a very important role.

Technology must be supported by instrumentation. Even what we call

"traditional technology" needs to be supported by simple

instrumentation to improve the products and their quality.

In the National Development Plan, the agricultural sector has been

emphasized as a priority area and instrumentation is already playing a role, e.g., for agricultural data collection, rice estates project,

irrigation, etc. In the long run, especially in Java where there is a high population density, the development plan must emphasize

industrialization. This means that the role of instrumentation is

very important.

Nowadays, the national resources that are used as the backbone of

technology in Indonesia are oil, natural gas, nickel, etc. It is

clearly understood here that we need to compete in the world market,

where quality and standards are very important. This means that

instrumentation has a very important role. It is not only the world

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tnarkec that is very important; the Indonesian market, with a consumer

population of about 130 million people, must not be neglected. It can

be concluded here that instrumentation already has an important place,

and it will be more important in the near future. We must understand

the situation in the field of instrumentation more deeply even though

the future prospect is very good. Looking at the fast growing

technology in the field of instrumentation, we must look and observe

the problem in the proper perspective, especially in the new and big

Industries where the role of instrumentation is very important. Jlany

papers state that in industry the instrumentation cost is about 25

percent of the capital cost. Looking at this high cost, the role of

planning the system and choosing the right instruments is very

important. We must be aware that we do not have this kind of judgment

yet

.

Another problem that we must be aware of in planning the system and

choosing instruments is the absolute life of the instruments. With

the rapid growth of new inventions which are more reliable and

cheaper, it is hard to maintain and obtain spare parts for the older

instruments. The transfer of technology in the field of

instrumentation is very complicated and slow. Some short cuts and a consistent policy must be formed to solve this problem. Some

important phases in instrumentation are:

(1) Research and Development

Research and development in the field of instrumentation and process

control has not been well established in Indonesia. Some research

institutes such as LIN and others have already begun R.&D in this

field, especially in the adaptation of instrumentation that is

suitable for the Indonesian condition and climate. As we know, R&D in

process technology and control can be carried out as an integrated

process and coordinated by research institutes, universities, and

industries. Usually industries agree with and appreciate this

alternative, because this will help to lighten their problems. The

result will also be used as a source of information for industries and

training centers.

(2) Repair and ^laintenance

It is a must that every instrument manufacturer has its own representative in Indonesia. ^'Hiat usually happens is that there are representatives or sole-agents in Indonesia, but they do not offer an after-sales service. In general, research institutes in Indonesia do

not have the ability to repair and maintain their instrxjments. In

this case LIN can help them a little.

So far, the maintenance of instruments and process control in

industries are done by their own technicians or operators in their

spare time. The problem is the lack of experienced and qualified

technicians.

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Changing spare parts and/or instruments is usually done from the

stocks that are available, but sometimes they must be ordered from

abroad. Purchasing usually takes more than three months.

Fortunately, some spare parts can be made by technicians. It is a necessity to have a center for repair and maintenance that is capable

of helping industries or research institutes which do not have the

facility and want more efficiency in their work.

(3) Information

Based on former experience, information in the field of

instrumentation can be included in the science information network.

LIN has already begun preparing documentation and giving information

services in the field of instrumentation.

(4) Installation

In general, installation is done by a foreign construction

organization or by instrumentation manufacturers. Considering that

instrumentation costs are very high for a factory (for a modern

industry up to 25 percent) , we can profit greatly if Indonesian

resources and experts are used. As an example, an installation can be

done by Indonesian people and from this experience the design of a new

system can be carried out.

(5) Calibration

The old and the new industries and also research institutes need to

calibrate their instruments to make sure that they are still reliable.

In this case, the Indonesian situation is far from satisfactory. There

is no place or channel which can act as a national calibration center.

Only a few instruments which have a connection with aviation are calibrated abroad.

In Indonesia there is no institute yet with a national status which is

responsible for metrology calibration as a whole. The activities of

LIN are limited to filling this gap and to administering the

inventory. There are some research institutes which have their otto calibration facilities, such as: BATAN (Research Institute for Atomic

Energy) for atomic radiation; LHK (Power Research Institute) for

electrical quantities; Metal Industries Development Center for

engineering metrology; LIN for physical quantities such as temperature, pressure, electrical quantities, acoustics, etc.; Post

and Telecommunication Research Institute for frequency; PIirOAD (The

Army Mechanical Industry) for engineering metrology; the Institute of

Technology, Bandung; etc.

In 1976 and at the beginning of 1977, LIN began to publish a kind of

directory which contains the calibration facilities oTTOed by a research institute or industries and the services they offer. The

directories that have been published are for the National Institute

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for Instrumentacion and for Che Insclcute of Technology of Bandung.

Ac Che moraenc we are preparing direcCories for ocher inscicuces.

Jawacan Mecrology (Office of Mecrology) under Che Deparcraenc of Trade

is responsible for legal mecrology for weighcs and measures and also

calibracion mecrology which is connecced wich consumers, e.g.,

balances and concainer volumes, buc no ocher physical measuremencs.

In incemacional relacions, Jawacan Mecrology represenCs Indonesia in

Che General Conference on Weighcs and Measures (CGPM) which owns Che

laboracory, "Incernacional Bureau of Weighcs and Measures (BIPM),'* in

Sevres, France. Nearly all councries in Che world are members of

CGPM.

(6) Manpower in Ins crumenca cion

Up cill now, manpower in Che field of inscrumencacion is very small,

maybe less chan 200 personnel. There is always a demand for

inscrumencacion cechnicians. From newspaper ads we frequencly read

requescs for inscrumencacion cechnicians, especially from LIN.

Anocher indicacion showing ChaC manpower in Che field of inscrumencacion is far from enough can be seen from Che informacion gachered by

LIN. A loc of inscicuces own inscrumencs chaC are noC suicable Co

cheir needs, unrepaired inscrumencs, and ochers.

From Che daca collecced, ic can be seen ChaC in Che field of

inscrumencacion Che mosc urgenC requiremencs of inscrunenC personnel

are:

(a) Capabilicy and know-how in process concrol syscems.

(b) Abilicy Co repair and maincain inscrumencs/equipmenc.

Training and educacion in Che field of inscrumencacion are really

muses. By craining we can fill Che exiscing gaps. Ic can be carried

ouc by formal or non-formal educacion, academic craining, or shore

courses.

The developmenc of inscrumencacion manpower is sCill difficulc, since

chere are noc many inscicuces involved in such craining. In chis

field, LIN is giving a small contribuCion Co meec Che need for

qualified inscrumenc Cechnicians by carrying ouc inscrumenc cechnician

craining.

From Che former discussion, we can see chac Che infrascruccure of

inscrumencacion is scill far from sacisfaccory, and Che inscrumencacion problems cannoc be managed by a single body only; Chey muse be

worked ouc and solved as an ir.Cegral problem.

c. co!un:!;TS by the visiting tfjui:

We agree. Resulcs of che presenc survey supnorc all o^ chese

conclusions

.

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ANNEX 1

MINUTES FROM THE KIM MEETING SEPTEMBER 1975

The participants in the meeting, 8-9 September, 1975, were divided

into three working groups or discussion groups dealing with the

following subjects:

(1) The National Calibration Committee

(2) The Network of the Calibration Centers

(3) The needs of the market for calibration

The conclusions from the three groups were found to contain no contradictions and were finally discussed in plenum and unanimously

approved

I. THE WORKING GROUP FOR THE NATIONAL CALIBRATION COMMITTEE

(1) A network of National Calibration is considered necessary

for Indonesia: a National Calibration Committee should be

created with the task of investigating how a calibration

organization can best improve the situation for the customer.

(2) It is a characteristic of the Network that it only has a coordinating function without altering the status of the

member institutions,

(3) An initial committee is needed to care for the formation of

the National Calibration Committee; the latter will consist of

members from:

a) National Institute for Instrumentation

b) National Atomic Energy Institute

c) Universities

d) Directorate for Metrology (Legal Metrology)

e) Calibration unit in the Ministry of Defense,

It is suggested that the members of the Initial Committee

should be selected from among those living in Bandung to

facilitate communications and the work. The initial

committee is expected to finalize its task before the

end of 1975,

(4) The National Calibration Committee should consist of

representatives of Institutes having calibration

facilities and of the users, the customers,

(5) The duties of the National Calibration Committee are the

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following

:

a) To establish contact vrith other research

institutions, with industry and with the

sector of education which is related to

calibration subjects,

b) To prepare the budget for the National

Calibration Network.

c) To establish the National Calibration

Network,

d) To care for education related to calibration.

(6) As long as KIM is still a project, the National Calibration Committee should assume the responsibility for it,

towards LIN/LIPI and the Ministry of Research, and consider

the steps to be taken in the future.

(7) LIN is charged with the responsibility for the secretariat

and the administration of KIM.

II. THE WORKING GROUP ON THE NE'HTORK OF CALIBRATION CE:rTERS

(1) Some ideas which came out of the discussions;

a) A Network for calibration is much needed.

b) The Network should be made up of institutes

which already have calibration facilities.

c) The institutes’ equipment for calibration

may be different.

d) The institutes should be checked on their

willingness to join the Network,

(2) The first step will be to create a committee called the

National Calibration Board (in fact, the same as the

National Calibration Committee mentioned above); its

secretariat will be with LIN.

The task of the committee was suggested to be as follows;

a) Thinking how to strengthen the potential of the

Calibration Centers.

b) Solving the level of accuracy.

c) Determining which consensus standards are being used

in Indonesia and how to establish a certificate

System for the Center of Calibration,

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d) Asking each institute to participate in the Network

of Calibration.

e) To publish the directory giving information on the

ability of the Centers of Calibration.

f) To make a concept (draft) for the establishment of

the National Standards Laboratory.

g) Proposed the block diagram as follows:

III. THE PROBLEM OF THE CUSTOMERS I7H0 NEED CALIBRATION

(1) In the discussion it was determined that the customers who

need calibration are: industry, trade, research, military

purposes, communication, education, health, work safety, etc.

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(2) The usage, ability, service of calibration which is needed

by the customer are as yet still unknown; therefore, it was suggested to carry out a survey to find out the calibration

necessities

.

(3) To manage the calibration activities, the following tasks

have been suggested:

a) It is good to have a National Calibration Committee.

b) Insist that the government make official regulations

in calibration.

c) The calibration problem that already exists must be

studied and solved.

d) Both the government and private institutes have to

improve the awareness of calibration on a large scale.

e) There must be collaboration with overseas calibration

laboratories about "inter-laboratory checking" and

"traceability" and to exchange experiences. This will

be carried out by the Committee on National Calibration.

f) Solving the certificate problem is necessary so that

authority, regulation, trust, and the ability of

measurement can be solved.

g) The directory concerning calibration must be easily

read and the information must be distributed.

h) Calibration laboratories must be established in

several places.

IIQ
ANNEX 2

THE CONCLUSION OF FIRST INSTRUMEriATION SEMINAR

8-9 JANUARY^ 1976

I. INTRODUCTION

To become conscious that there are weaknesses in instrumentation

infrastructure in Indonesia:

- the process of technology transfers in the field of

instrumentation is very complicated and slow.

the limited capability of instrumentation research and

development.

the limited capability of instrumentation repair and

maintenance.

- the limited number of instrumentation personnel in Indonesia.

- there are no technical information services on instrumentation.

It is a necessity to back up the National Program on Calibration,

Instriimentation, and Metrology by organizing the First Instrumentation

Seminar in Indonesia.

II. THE OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the First Instrvnnentation Seminar are:

- to support the Program of Calibration, Instrxmientation, and

Metrology (KIM) by giving adequate data and information on Indonesia which is closely related to instrumentation, such

as: manpower, instrumentation research and development in

Indonesia, instrument repair and maintenance, system design,

etc,

- to exchange instrimentation technical information.

- to improve relations among personnel who are concerned with

or using instrumentation.

III. THE EtPLEMnTTATION

The seminar was organized by the Academy of Instrumentation (National

Institute for Instrumentation) from 8-9 January, 1976, at Bandung.

The seven papers which were discussed included;

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- research and development

- industry

- manpower

The number of participants was 92, from research institutes, industries, importers, universities, and the army, from all over Indonesia.

IV. COIICLUSION

The first Instrumentation Seminar concludes that it is a necessity

to have:

(1) Guidance concerning the role of instrumentation in improving

industrial products and improving the quality of research

and development at the research institutes.

(2) Instrumentation training in the form of formal and nonformal education.

(3) Use of Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian) in instrumentation

science and technical information.

(4) Government action to encourage and to maintain the growth

of instrumentation repair and maintenance activities.

(5) Improvement in the after-sales service of instrument

importers /agencies in Indonesia, which includes the

availability of spare parts.

(6) In instr\mientation technical information network, so that

updated information can be obtained and a problem solving

method in instrumentation be determined.

(7) In institute which has the right to manage instrument

calibration with enforcement by law.

(8) Very good cooperation between the private companies and

government institutes in instrximentation design and

installation in Indonesia, so all instrumentation design

and installation can be carried out by Indonesian personnel.

(9) In interdisciplinary/interdepartmental research and development of instruments which suit Indonesian conditions.

(10) In organization for personnel who are involved with

instrximentation, which includes instrument design, installation and maintenance, and the utilization of instrumentation

systems.

(11) A body that will control domestic made instruments and test

the imported instruments' quality complete with data.

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A2TOEX 3

THE CONCLUSION OF THE FIRST INSTRUMENTATION

AND PROCESS CONTROL SEMINAR

BANDUNG, 29-30 MARCH, 1976

The conclusion can be divided into three main points, namely:

I, Instrxmentation and process control problems in industry.

II. National capability development in the field of instrumentation and process control.

III. Framework for cooperation and communication.

I. INSTRUMENTATION AND PROCESS CONTROL PROBLETtS IN INDUSTRY

The problems that can be put forward are as follows:

1.1. Difficulties in obtaining spare parts which cannot be

produced in Indonesia yet.

1.2. Difficulties in selecting the instrxmients which are

suitable to Indonesian conditions, i.e.:

1.2.1. which conform to safety regulations.

1.2.2. which can be maintained and repaired in Indonesia.

1.2.3. which can be easily operated by Indonesian

personnel.

1.3. There are no national standards and uniformity in measurement unit terminology yet.

1.4. There is no national calibration network yet.

II. NATIONAL CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIELD OF INSTRm'IEIJTATION

AND PROCESS CONTROL

For this program, the following can be developed:

11. 1. The setting up of a Post Graduate Program at Universities

soon, with cooperation between research institutes and

industries.

11. 2. Improvement in the cooperation program between universities, research institutes, and industries, especially in

the form of problem and experience exchanges:

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11.2.1. The lecturer and the research worker work in

industry for a certain period.

11. 2. 2. To improve and guide a student practical program

in industry.

11. 2. 3. To improve the short-term training program at

universities for industrial technicians.

II. 3. To Improve training programs which are organized by

industries with the same problems.

II. 4. To improve the personnel exchange program among universities

j

research institutes, and industries in foreign countries.

II. 5. To improve technician training in the field of instrumentation and process control.

II. 6. In purchasing instruments, it must be a regulation for a supplier to give training about the instruments. This

must be properly controlled.

II. 7. The program of Calibration, Instrumentation, and Metrology

must be implemented soon.

III. TIIE FEAMB;0RK of cooperation and COtlMUNICATION

To develop cooperation and conmunication between universities,

research institutes, and industries, it is suggested that the Workgroup on Dynamics and Process Control, Institute of Technology of

Bandung, National Institute for Instrumentation, other agents, and

industries. should in a cooperative effort: i

1 III.l.

j Establish a communications organization. |

III. 2.

1 Publish a communications media such as a bulletin/ 1 journal.

III. 3.

1 Prepare the second Seminar of Instrijmentation and | Process Control, with a detailed program, especially i concerning communications, organization, and training.

'

III. 4. Make an inventory of the personnel, institutes, and agents

working on instrumentation and process control.

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III.F.3. NATIONAL CALIBRATION, INSTRUMENTATION, METROLOGY SYSTEJ^

By

Ilerudi Kartowisastro

Director, National Institute for Instrumentation

a. INTRODUCTION

One of the key national research programs under the direction of the

Minister of State for Research, within the framework of the second

five-year plan, 1974-1979, is the development of a national system for

Calibration, Instrumentation, and Metrology (KIM) , In this respect

the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) will act as a center for

systems management in cooperation with the other institutes concerned.

The execution of this project is the responsibility of the National

Institute for Instrumentation (LIN). This is a great challenge which

will need the full effort and attention of all of us.

We know the techno-economical aspects of these activities and I am not

going to put them forward again in this paper. I will mainly stress

the goal, the approach, the constraints, and some background

information needed to understand more clearly.

Even though there are in other countries models to solve the problem,

I am sure they cannot be transferred directly; adaptation is needed to

suit the situation and environment in Indonesia. This survey is an

opportunity to discuss in depth the KIM approach with you. And I do

hope positive and practical results will result so as to strengthen

the measurement system in Indonesia.

I am sure certain conditions are needed when we implement the system

and maybe there will be some sacrifices, but one thing we must be sure

about is that the incidence of costs and benefits must be on the

positive side. To achieve favorable conditions new inputs are needed;

of course, the government will provide the main portion and we expect

industry will help.

There is no doubt that technical assistance, soft-ware and hard-ware,

will speed up the process of effective measurement services in this

country.

b. CALIBRATION. INSTRUMEOTATION. AITO METROLOGY (KI!0 PROJECT

The project is not to be taken in the limited sense as stated in the

title of the project. We have to understand it in the broader sense,

which includes soft-ware and hard-ware inputs, the management svstem,

the centers, the users, the means of enforcement, the dissemination of

information, training, the skills and know-how, and the technology. A

project to establish a National Measurement System can be described

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according to the ITBS definition, as all of the activities and

mechanisms that provide physical measurement data to allow the

creation of the objective, quantitative knowledge required by our

society. Of course, instrumentation and its technology must be

included

.

We define the project clearly as K, I, and M with the purpose that the

approach and the implementation of each activity can be programmed

more specifically.

For Calibration we will stress the setting up a network, strengthening

the existing facilities, and communicating to the users. The

Calibration matters have been discussed in depth in the last KIM-75

Meeting, which is distributed to you (see section III.F.2, annex 1).

Instrumentation and metrology are not only the technology itself but

also maintenance and serviceability, information, formal and nonformal training, skills and know-how, and the dissemination effort.

The assistance and promotion of the establishment of instrument

industries in this country is included.

You cannot neglect the importance of social awareness, especially to

people who are indirectly or directly involved in KIM decisions, like

top managers in industries, planners, designers, technicians,

supervisors, etc. They have to know the KIM impact on their

productivity.

c. THE PRESENT STATE INFRASTRUCTURE

The first five year plan started in 1969 and the government invited

foreign, joint-venture, and private companies to invest their canltal

in industry and other sectors. And also the government-owned state

companies have made new investments and supported rehabilitation. It

is quite clear that at that moment the awareness and the necessity of

KIM was not felt. I think the main reason is that for two decades

(1951-1969) no meaningful investment had been made.

Even though there are laboratories with capability in various classes

of measurement, the level of skill in measurement and the accuracy of

the equipment across the entire spectrum of precision measurement is

very uneven, and in some classes of measurement, there are no precision

measurement facilities at all.

Each organization provides what it requires for its own purposes,

without regard for the needs of other groups who might also have a need for precision measurement in that field. There is no coordination on the basis of national needs.

This abrupt change has created a new KIM pattern, which can be divided

as follows:

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(1) Foreign and Joint venture investment.

(2) New private and government investment.

(3) Rehabilitation.

(4) Small-scale industry.

We have to keep in mind that these pattern changes have also created

certain consequences that have never arisen before.

The foreign and joint-venture companies for their KIM activities could

depend on their mother organizations abroad. Of course, this has a direct influence on our balance of payments.

The Government and new private investment industries do not show any

concern at the beginning when the equipment is still new, but after a while the lack of KIM capability is felt, mostly in the field of skill

and know-how of their technical personnel.

In rehabilitation projects, KIM is directly felt and sometimes it

influences their bargaining position. This direct impact has already

been shown in the slowness of the rehabilitation process.

Much attention has never been given to small-scale industries,

although we know only limited KIM activities are actually involved,

but this sector absorbs the largest employment and no doubt KIM

activities could give substantial meaning to their productivity.

The same problems arise at most technical schools, universities, and

R&D institutions.

d. KIM AND THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

The KIM system cannot exist and develop separately from the state of

industry, and it must be synchronized with the industrialization

program.

KIM activity in the National Development program is expected to take an active part in the agriculture sector, heavy industry, the chemical

industry, the raining industry, and even small-scale industry. From

the KIM side, we can divide the activities into three groups:

(1) Agriculture and agriculture-based industries.

(2) Chemical and mining industries.

(3) Heavy and mechanical-based industries.

During the last several years, it seems that KIM support is not

sufficient and even cannot be synchronized with industrial

development. If the KIM development continues at the present rate, the

gap will widen and it will be very difficult to close it. We have to

say that the progress of KIM activities is not very spectacular at the

moment, because the awareness of KIM is not yet there.

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The "growth centers" policy of the Government means that

industrialization will be centered in Jakarta, Surabaya, Ujung

Pandang, and Medan. This will influence KIM, which will have to

concentrate its activities in and stress these regions.

Geographically these locations are scattered at great distances.

e. THE KDI APPROACH

The answer to the problems of this project is a specific one and has

to match the situation and environmental conditions, but it must still

be a practical one, where new Inputs can take a lead in speeding up

the process. Comparative studies of models from other countries will

be very valuable, and we could learn to avoid the mistakes they have

made.

There is no doubt that the initiative for this project must come from

the government side, since in developing countries like Indonesia, it

is impossible to leave it to the users. The government has to take

the lead and give full support; it is called a "push effort." This

will create a multiplying effect on the users, who will engage in a "pull effort." I am sure we all agree that the "pull effort" cannot

happen by itself. This means that government has to provide

substantial support and also a budget so that the impact can be felt

nationally.

As I mentioned earlier, the creation of an effective National KIM

system is a process. The process itself must be programmed in such a way that the active participation of all concerned will occur. This

approach is taken mainly because the KIM resources we have are limited, whether it is manpower or precision equipment.

The KIM short-term program will stress;

(1) Broadening the awareness of KIM,

(2) Setting up a National Calibration Network,

(3) ^^anpower development, and

(4) Strengthening LIN capability.

The awakening of awareness of KIM is the first necessary step to

establish the national KIM system; this effort must be concentrated

first on the group who are directly Involved in KIM activities. All

available media, the newspapers, professional organizations' technical

newsletters, TV, and radio can be very valuable tools for

dissemination of information. For example, we have just held a two

days' course on KIM activities given to the press people, which was attended by 19 journalists. Continuous contact by distributing KIM

information to society is another effort that we have taken. By this

approach, "pull" action hopefully will happen.

The formation of a National Calibration Network is another step that

has to be taken to create a service system for Calibration (see KIM-75

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Meeting Report, annex 1 to paper III.F.2). There are still barriers

to overcome, but it seems quite promising. We hope that a National

Calibration Committee can be established in the coming months. The

executive committee and the secretariat will be run by and located at

LIN.

Manpower development is another effort needed to meet the demand

originating from industry and R&D institutions. Most is effected by

short courses or training through the formal education institutions,

such as ITS, or through some R&D institutions, such as MIDC and LIN,

Even private companies and instrument manufacturers have taken part,

and we are still urging that they should increase their efforts. We

are now thinking of whether other methods are available to speed up

the program, like programmable courses or packaged courses, on-the-job

training, and we are even considering the use of a computer.

LIN as a center for systems management in cooperation with the other

institutes concerned should have substantial KIM capability. As a center, this capability is essential since only then can real support

to others be realized.

One of the important points is the management system to coordinate the

network. Coordination activities will be centered also at LIN. Here

once again this institute should have adequate management capability.

At the moment, the National Institute for Instrumentation (LIN) has

certain capability as the embryonic center for Calibration,

Instrumentation, and Metrology. However, new inputs are needed to

strengthen LIN as a nucleus for the national system for Calibration,

Instrumentation, and Metrology by expanding the available activities

to lay down a base which later on will be developed into a National

Calibration, Instrumentation, and Metrology center.

f. GOVERNMENT AND EXTERNAL INPUTS

The success of the system lies in the effort that has to be made by

the Government through the institutions. We have to create a ’’push”

to produce a multiplying effect so that a "pull" and spiral action

will happen. To encourage this spiral action more rapidly, there must

be a center and LIN will be the center. It means substantial

capability must be there. All coordination and technical support must

come from this center and government input is a must.

Using an approach that calls for total involvement, all institutes

which have a certain KIM capability have to be supported, and here

again LIN can take a leading role.

Besides government resources, we have tried to stimulate industry and

its associations to support KIM activities, but I have to admit no positive results have emerged yet.

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Technical assistance could play a very important role to strengthen

the national KIM system, in the form of soft-ware and hard-ware, such

as SRM, SRD, technical training, consultancy, etc.

I do hope this NBS-LIPI Survey on Standardization and Measurement

Services can give guidance and maybe new methods to speed up the

establishment of our national KIM system.

g. COMMENTS BY THE VISITING TEAM

The comprehensive and clear presentation of the KIM system as it is

operating and as it is planned impressed the visiting team members.

Discussion of the relevant issues was lively and lasted throughout the

Survey. In this report these discussions are reflected in the

comments and conclusions in later sections. Suffice it here to

emphasize that the team was immensely impressed by the existing

technical comprehension and lively leadership in the KIM system given

especially by the author of this paper.

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III.F.4. CALIBRATION CENTER, ITS POTENTIAL IN SUPPORTING

THE NATIONAL NETWORK ON CALIBRATION

By

Suwarno Wiryosimin

a. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

In the process of development, particularly in this country, many

activities in various fields such as agriculture, industry, mining,

communications, and coTimerce which use instrumentation are rapidly

increasing. The activities include research and development,

production, and services. All good experimental and technological

activities require reliable instruments and equipment. The

reliability of such instruments and equipment should be checked

periodically and continuously, using higher precision and accurate

instruments. Therefore these kinds of services become a must.

Provisional results of surveys show a tendency in industries in this

country to try to provide the best instruments that they can and then

to base their production processes on those instruments for the rest

of time. How can we rely on an instrument after a long extended

period if we are not able to recheck or to recalibrate its quality or

its performance? Is there still a meaning to "standardization" and

"normalization" without having well-calibrated instruments?

Depending on their views on future needs or on their present own

needs, some institutions have been developing facilities for

calibration, or at least have been continuously developing know-how

and capability towards calibration,

Lembaga Instrumentasi Nasional (National Institute for Instrumentation)

has been developing and maintaining calibration facilities and

capabilities for electricity, pressure, temperature, and humidity

(KALIBRASI 1976, Lembaga Instrumentasi Nasional, LIPI)

,

Institut Teknologi Bandung (Institute of Technology Bandung) has been

developing and maintaining a calibration facility and capability for

industrial metrology (KALIBRASI 1976, Lembaga Instrumentasi Nasional,

LIPI) ,

Badan Tenaga Atom Nasional (National Atomic Energy Agency) has a program to establish a secondary Standards Laboratory for

radionuclides and dosimetry. There are many other institutions

developing and maintaining their own calibration facilities such as various centers belonging to the Ministry of Communication, Ministry

of Public Works and Electrical Energy, Ministry of Commerce, and some enterprises.

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All those activities are mostly not coordinated, no interconnection,

no intercalibration program, and sometimes are not well-known by

outsiders or by potential users, who frequently need calibration

services and advice. Unfortunately, these potential users do not know

where to go and who to contact.

The above said situations give stimulus to several people who are aware of the severe problem to think of having a National Authority on

Calibration and Standardization, having a National Reference

Laboratory for the purpose of Calibration.

The possibilities of using the present facilities or laboratories for

establishing a coordinated Network on Calibration has been thought about.

Efforts on realizing those thoughts have been made for several years.

LIPI has the task in coordinating the efforts. Surveys, scientific

discussions, and contacting various people and institutions have been

done since then.

b. PROPOSED CALIBRATION CHAIN

All activities on Calibration should be coordinated nationally.

Procedures, qualification, and classification should be approved.

Certification should be issued by the highest authority, the so-called

National Cotnnittee on Calibration (N.C.C.). The Committee will be

backed by the National Reference Laboratory which might be Primary

Level internationally or might be Secondary Level. The Reference

Laboratory may issue certificates on behalf of the N.C.C. The

Reference Laboratory can be managed and owned by various institutions,

but always acts on behalf of the N.C.C. The technical standards of

the Reference Laboratory will be maintained through international

comparison. Lower level laboratories, which might be operated by

various institutions, can be classified as Calibration Centers. They

are technically supervised by the National Reference Laboratory (NRL)

and should be responsible to the NRL. They are allowed to give

calibration services to others and to issue certificates on behalf of

the N.C.C.

Still lower level calibration facilities owned by various institutions

or manufacturers should be used only for their own needs. This type

of facility (called Calibration Facility or C.F.) is not authorized to

issue calibration certificates.

The national network on calibration should consist of all those types

of calibration facilities, though with different responsibility and

authority.

c. APPROACHING THE NATIONAL NETOORK ON CALIBRATION

Sooner or later, the National Network on Calibration should be

established. The problem is when and how. There is no doubt among us, no matter where they belong, whether they are in research institutes.

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manufacturing industries, hospitals, public utilities institutions,

etc., that the calibration services should be made available now.

Safety instrments should be well and properly calibrated. Manometers

and thermometers are examples of safety instruments for large

industrial installations. Radiological measuring instruments are

examples of safety instruments in radiotherapy, nuclear installations,

etc. Quality control instruments should also be well and properly

calibrated. The quality of end products is dependent on the accuracy

of measurements during the production process. Weight, length, and

volume are very essential for commercial activities. It should be

well-defined and measuring instruments should be properly calibrated.

How should we start the coordinated calibration services or so-called

starting the network on calibration? From the survey made by the

Committee on Calibration, Instrumentation, and Metrology, differences

have been noticed in quality, purpose, and planning for future

developments among the calibration facilities available presently. It

will be very difficult to evaluate from so many calibration

facilities. It is recommended to start to appoint one or two

laboratories as Calibration Center or even push one or two of them to

become a Reference Laboratory. It can be done only if the Committee

on Calibration (N.C.C.) has already been established. Later on, other

calibration facilities which are interested in joining the network can

be appointed after being evaluated technically. For those who are not

appointed for the first time, there is no need to worry, because it is

just an action to start for entering to a bigger action.

d. CONCLUSION

It can be concluded with a very straight-forward approach.

(1) The needs are there.

(2) The calibration facilities with a potential

also there.

to serve others are

(3) The national program on standardization

issued.

and calibration has been

(4) Why don’t we start now by standing in a counter?

queue to reach the N.C.C

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e COMMENTS 3Y THE VISITING TEAM

(1) We are concerned about Che emphasis on calibration and lack of

acknowledgement about Che needs for measurement capability

verification or measurement assurance, needs which usually will

require calibration capabilities but which are not in any sense

satisfied with certainty by providing calibrations alone,

(2) Having the "National Reference Laboratory" "always" act on behalf

of Che **!Iacional Calibration Committee" does not seem consistent with

other proposals put forth, and seems to us inapnropriate. It appears

to us that the National Reference Laboratory has the primary

responsibility for issuing or authorizing certificates, not the

National Calibration Committee. The Committee would seem to be an advisory, not an executive agency. The issue is; Is Che National

Reference Laboratory expected to take orders from the Committee, or simply to receive advice?

(3) We agree with the basic thrust of the paper.

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III.F.5. KIGINEERING METROLOGY IN INDONESIA

By

Palgunadi T. Setiawan

Komando Perindustrian Angkatan Darat

a. INTRODUCTION

This is a presentation of ideas on some fundamental problems of the

application of engineering metrology in Indonesia. I hope to spark

further discussion on the matter, more specifically for the

application of metrology in the field of the metal and machinery

industry, as well as to give a broader picture of the role of

engineering metrology, since it is less understood in practice

compared to legal metrology which has been commonly used in commerce

and trade.

b. THE MEANING OF MEASUREMENT

Metrology is the science of measurement.

Measurement is the language of science.

Language is used to communicate about size, quantity, position,

condition, and time. Measurement is the process used to answer the

questions how many and how much. The information sought by the

measurement process is always a comparison of the measurand T^th a reference quantity of the same kind known as a standard.

With measurement as a langtjage, people;

- innovate

- make things - communicate with others scientifically.

All these are fundamental factors that make development possible.

**Whenever man has developed civilization, he has invented a measuring

system.

c. MEASUREMENT PROCESS

Measurement begins with the definition of a quantity, condition,

property, or other characteristic that is to be determined.

The definition of measurables may be conceptual or operational.

If conceptual, they must be converted to operational definitions in

preparation for measurement.

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Thac is, they must be defined in terms of the sequence of steps or operations that describe a procedure for accomplishing Che measurement.

The measuring instrximent is an embodiment of these operational steps.

If the measurand is not fully defined, Che measuring process becomes

itself an essential part of the definition:

Hardness test

Octane number of gasoline

d. >!EASUHING INSTRU^ienS

Instruments used in Che measurement process range from simple tools to

large and complex systems, from the meter or yardstick to the instrument

systems used in Che launch and control of a space vehicle.

We will limit this presentation, as mentioned before, to thac of

dimensional measurement used in Che metal and machinery industry

(here in Indonesia)

.

Classification of measuring instrximents

:

Linear Angular Plane surface

measurement

Steel rule Combination set Level

Caliper Bevel protractor Straightedge

Divider Sine bar Surface gauge

Micrometer Square Vernier height gauge

Vernier caliper Dividing head Prof ilone ter

Depth gauge Adjustable Optical flat

Vernier height gauge

Surface gauge

Telescoping gauge

Fixed Adjustable

Ring gauge

Plug gauge

Feeler gauge

Steel scale

Gage blocks

Optical flat

Thread-pitch gauge

Leaf gauge

Flush pin gauge

Micrometer

Caliper

Surface gauge

Vernier height gauge

Vernier caliper

Telescoping gauge

Depth gauge

Dial indicator

Bevel protractor

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Direct reading Indirect reading Nonreading

Micrometer Divider Plug gauge

Vernier caliper Caliper Ring gauge

Vernier height gauge Surface gauge Snap gauge

Bevel protractor Sine bar Flush pin gauge

Dial gauge Planer gauge Electrolimit gauge

Telescoping gauge Air gauge

Optical flat

Ultimate measuring instrximents

Gauge block

Optical flat

Optical comparator

Profilometer

Microscope

Use of high-frequency

sound and light waves

Laser beam

e. QUALITY AND RAISING OF PRODUCTIVITY

Raising productivity for the benefit of mankind is a legitimate aim for

all of us. In Indonesia this is particularly true.

Raising productivity is linked with raising the quality level of the

Industry.

One of the most important acquisitions of modem production methods

is undoubtedly interchangeability, which makes mass production possible.

It can be stated that interchangeable manufactiuring is a means of raising productivity and flexibility in production. It offers extensive

possibilities for raising quality and improving quality control.

Maintaining high level quality, as in the case of the high precision

products of Switzerland, is another example of how quality influences

productivity.

Indonesian experience has' shown that poor quality products cause many

problems and lead to higher costs, unnecessary wastage, and extra

work.

f . MEASmEME!TT MTD QUALITY CONTROL

Quality can be defined as:

"The quality of a product is the measure of agreement with the

expectation of the customer."

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In order to meet these expectations, the product has first to be

designed according to a fair specification of the customers' requirements and then it has to be manufactured according to that specification. And when it is finished, it has to be checked for its agreement with the specification. Measurement is needed and used in each

step of that process. Quality has to be built into the product by

using those measurements.

g. ACCURACY. PRECISION, AllD RELIABILITY

With measurement we can make more accurate interchangeable products

or parts, and that is possible because of the use of reliable instruments in quality control. We can make more sophisticated products

because we can manufacture more precise parts.

In measurement we must consider widely different sizes. If we are talking about one thousandth of a millimeter to one meter, which is

commonly found in the precision industry, it is the same as one meter

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to the distance between Jakarta and Denpasar in Bali.

Here it is most important that the meanings of accuracy, precision, and

reliability are clearly understood. In practice the terms are often

misused

.

Measurement shows the deviation from perfection. The measured

conformity in relation to the dimension is the accuracy.

The refinement with which this can be calculated is the precision. The

effect of accuracy and precision on attaining the desired results is

reliability.

Precision is essential for reliability but alone cannot produce it.

Increased reliability requires increased accuracy, and that requires

increased precision.

TERMINOLOGY*

PRECISION ACCURACY RELIABILITY

General meanings: Exactness

Degree of

exactitude

Desirability Probability of

achieving desired

results

Measures: Fineness of

readings

Ratio of

correct to

incorrect

readings

Probability of

correct readings

Method of

stating:

Within a 3-

inch circle

plus or minus

one thousandth

inch

5 out of 10

50 percent

of full scale

90 percent

reliable

Specific

meaning

The lower the

standard deviation of

measurement,

the higher

the precision.

The number of

measurements

within a specified

standard as compared to

those outside.

The probability

of performing

without failure

a specific function

under given conditions for a specified period of time.

*Juran, J.

Book Co .

,

M. , Quality Control Handbook, New York

1962, 2nd edition, pp. 9-4 and 13-5.

McGraw-Hill

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h. PROBLEMS \7E FACE

(1) From the political, economical, and social viev/point, in accordance

with the strategy of the development of the country, interchangeable

parts and products have to be manufactured evenly throughout the

vast area of the country.

(2) Industrial areas will then be geographically senarated which needs

a good communication system in all aspects, including measurement

as the basic language of communication.

(3) Engineering metrology, as a science, gives the "grammar" of measurement as a language. As a technique, it gives the practice for

mastering the "art" of the composition of that language.

(4) Having a good language to communicate means that productivity can

be raised through production methods and quality.

(5) It is essential that the whole system of that language is always

maintained and developed.

And from this aspect, what we are doing here during these few days is

very important. Therefore, it is a great honor and pleasure to speak

in front of you today. Thank you.

i. COMMENTS BY THE VISITING TEAM

An excellent, very thoughtful paper, portraying an innovative and

refreshing outlook. The visiting team regretted that its members did

not include a specialist in dimensional metrology who could follow up

and comment in some more detail on many of the questions raised.

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III.G.l. STANDARDIZATION OF METALS AND MACHINERY

IN INDONESIA

By

Harsono Wirjosumarto

Chairman, Division Council on Metals

and Machinery

a. PRESENT SITUATION

(1) Product Standardization

Standards and standardization have been used more or less by most

metal and machine industries in Indonesia, especially by those which

are working with foreign companies. Since Indonesia does not have its

own standards system yet, industries use foreign standards for their

products, performance, and work. The standards which are used depend

on those applied in the country which is ordering the commodity. In

this way, standards and standardization systems from foreign countries

such as the United States (SAE, ASTM, API) , the Netherlands (NEN)

,

Germany (DIN), Japan (JIS), and other countries have been introduced

into Indonesia.

Difficulties may arise, however, when the customer in ordering does

not specify any standard. When this happens, the manufacturer usually

tries to work according to a certain standard as far as possible. But

if the raw materials, machinery, and equipment do not allow this, then

they start to modify the intended standards. This situation is worse

for small, home industries which are usually producing non-standard

products.

(2) Government Enforcement on Standards

As has been mentioned above, the working standards in Indonesia are

foreign standards. Many standards concerned with public needs and

safety are enforced by the government through government regulations.

Since Indonesia does not yet have a national standards system, the

basis for the enforcement is still a problem. Many standards which

have been enforced have to be reassessed to meet modern technology.

The absence of a national system of standardization has caused some misunderstanding, disputes, and frustation among the producers, users,

and the government inspectors.

(3) The Demand for a National Standards System

Most producers, consumers, professional, and industrial organizations

are aware that standards are urgently needed, and they have launched a demand for a National Standards System, In fact, the government has

also realized the need for standards. It can be seen from the

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government organization in which "a division of standardization" has

been established in almost every department. Unfortunately, there is

still a lack of coordination and information among those departmental

sections which are involved in standardization. This situation can be

considered as a drawback in the government's attempt at standardization, which hinders any standardization activity. In order to

improve this situation, the Government should take steps to establish

a National Body for Standardization; otherwise, the situation \/ill worsen.

b. THE COmiSSION FOR METALS AND MACHINERY

(1) Standardization Project

The Government has been aware of the above mentioned problems, and a . project on standardization has been in operation since 1974. The

Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) was appointed to handle the

project. The first and foremost task of the project is naturally to

evolve the concepts for a national standardization system. As a starting point, a number of commissions have been formed by LIPI, one

of which is the "Commission for Metals and Machinery.

(2) The Working Scope of the Commission for Metals and Machinery

The relation between metals and machinery is very close, and the

present situation of both fields in Indonesia is in the developmental

stage, so that the problems of both fields can be handled by one body

called "the Commission for Metals and Machinery." The working scope

of the Commission for Metals and Machinery involves all problems

concerning metals and machinery. Regarding the present situation, the

Commission is expected to solve the problems which are on the border

between metal and machinery, i.e., engineering drawing, material

specification, fits and tolerance, etc. It has been considered that

if industrialization in Indonesia develops further, the Commission

will be split up into two commissions, one for metals and one for

machinery.

(3) The Working Program of the Commission

In accordance ^'d.th the decree established by the Standardization

Project, the working program of the Commission involves:

(a) Carrying out inventorization of standards and

standardization in metals and machinery.

(b) Studying the needs and priorities of standardization in these fields.

(c) Determining priorities and guidelines for

executing of working programs in these fields.

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(d) Proposing and administering the formation of

technical committees, and then guiding and

coordinating their activities.

(e) Evaluating, revising, and distributing the concepts

of standards made by the technical committees.

(f) Carrying out other activities which are relevant to

the problem of standardization in the field of

metals and machinery,

c. EXECUTION OF THE WORKING PROGRAM

(1) Formulation of Standards

A draft standard is worked out or formulated by a Technical Committee

or Technical Group. This draft is then discussed, assessed, and

revised by the Commission for Metals and Machinery and then discussed

in a seminar attended by consumers, producers, association members,

and Government personnel. After having passed the seminar stage, the

concept is then rearranged and reformulated by the Technical Committee

(Group) and the Commission to a form called "standard," This standard

is then distributed to the concerned communities. After a certain

period of time for feedback (if any), the standard is published,

circulated, and regarded as a National Standard.

(2) Priorities

Based on the urgent needs and present condition, the Commission has

determined the priority of problems to be handled; they are: unit,

dimension, material specification, engineering drawing, and testing.

(3) Technical Committee

A Technical Committee is formed by the Commission and its members

consisting of a group of engineers or scientists, and its task is to

formulate a concept of a standard in accordance with the priorities

which have been laid down by the Commission.

(4) Drafts of Standards

Since 1975 the Commission has formulated three drafts of standards;

they are: Tensile Strength Test of Metals, Design of Bolts and Nuts,

and Engineering Drawing.

d. EVALUATION

(1) The Structure of the Commission

The members of the Commission consist of part-time people representing

universities, producers, consumers, and research institutes. In that

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way, it is expected that the Commission will be able to obtain a general idea of the existing situation in Indonesia. The fact is that none of these members are involved completely in standardization in

their institutions. This situation produces ineffective results

because

:

(a) Data is not available in their offices.

(b) The tasks of the Commission members are not

parallel to or closely associated x^rith their

main tasks for their employers.

(c) Their time is limited.

( 2) Working Program of the Commission

It was expected that a National Body for Standardization would be

established immediately. The Commission considered that one of the

tasks of this National Body would be drafting of standards. This idea

led the Commission to form Technical Committees in order to produce

drafts of standards. Another important aspect was that of convincing

the community of the importance of standards by giving lectures and

distributing information. ^Jhat was most necessary is the "immediate

establishment of a National Standardization Body" to coordinate and

unite all standardization activities. From the above analysis, the

Commission considered that efforts should be made by the Commission to

strengthen the Standardization Project in order to realize the

National Standards Body.

e. SOME PROPOSALS

(1) Structure of the Commission

In order to carry out the tasks as described in the Decree, the

Commission proposed that this body should be equipped with a support

service having full-time, capable administrative personnel. Further,

the members of the Commission should be persons having official

authority.

(2) Working Program

Based on the above analysis, for the working year of 1977 to 1978, the

Commission proposed the following program:

(a) Supporting the Standardization Project in

realizing a National Standards Body.

(b) Conducting inventorization of the existing

standards and standardization in Indonesia.

(c) Selecting and determining fields of activities

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which are not tackled by industries, but which

are important to standardization such as engineering drawing, fits and tolerances, etc,

(d) Promoting personnel capability.

f , COMMENTS BY THE VISITING TEAM

The visiting team members were greatly impressed by the urgent need

for standards development and dissemination in this industry when they

were told of the Government’s decision for all motorcar, truck, and

engine parts to be manufactured in Indonesia by the mid 1980 's. This

is a most serious challenge to the domestic Indonesian technical

community. It closely parallels the great advances in standardization

and measurement services which were needed as essential infrastructure

by the automotive industry in the United States, The team regretted

that Indonesia had not requested a specialist in the field of

dimensional and mechanical metrology to be included in this NBS team.

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Ill . C . 2 . ELECTROTECHNICAL ST.\:JDARDIZATI0N

By

Prasodjo Soerjowidjojo

Chairman, Division Council on Electricity

a. PREFACE

Electrotechnical standardization activities in Indonesia represent a part of the development effort under the "Five-Year Development Plan."

Having laid the basis which will enable development to be carried out,

the Five-Year Development Plan has been framed to raise the standard

of living and at the same tine lay a solid foundation for national

development in subsequent years. The plan takes into account present

capability and keeps constantly in mind the perspective of long-term

objectives. Our long-term objective is to build an economic structure

in which agriculture, industry, and services are balanced. In order

to attain this long-term objective the process of development takes

place gradually. The development plan has been formulated using a realistic and pragmatic approach, based on the aspirations of the

people.

In general, the strategy of development is to emphasize three strategic

sectors, i.e., agriculture, industry, and mining, and their infrastructures. One of the infrastructures is the electric poT^rer supnly.

Electricity serves as one of the vital power resources in promoting

economic activities and social welfare. Conversely, economic grox>;th

and the increase of prosperity require more power resources,

narticularly electricity. There is a mutually dependent relationship

between the electric power supply and economic grov/th, so that it is

important to plan thoughtfully for the improvement of the electric

supply and to consider the effect of general economic development upon

it. As a consequence of industrial development and reconstruction, it

is clear that the need for an electric power supply increases; also,

household articles utilizing electric power increase in number, too.

In this industrial production context, there must be the guarantee or security of an electric power supply and there must be an established

system. This system may be called the "National Electrotechnical

System." Related to this national system is a "particular system" of

electrotechnical goods, like prime movers, generator equipment, and a "network" (transmission and distribution lines), etc.

'"lanpower" and "safety" are also particular systems in the above

mentioned system. The prime movers, electric generators, and

equipment, etc., must be guaranteed quality and construction. Also,

safety is needed.

For the above developments, it is clear that standards are needed.

The intent standards are the test standards (including acceptance.

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connnissioning, maintenance, and operation test), construction

standards, etc. The "manpower particular system" as a subsystem of

the National Electrotechnical System (comprehensive) consists of these

components:

(1) Producers

(2) Consumers

(3) Institutes of Education

(4) Government Institutes (as regulating bodies)

(5) Consultants

(6) Institutes of Sciences

(7) Research Institutes

As described above, the need for an electric power supply increases as

a consequence of development and reconstruction; therefore, the

community must be guaranteed this facility. Moreover, the conmunity

needs the ability to interchange the same parts of a product between

different factories producing the same article, and therefore,

construction standards are needed. Quality must also be similarly

regulated. These standards are also necessary from the point of view

of the producers.

The first Five-Year Development Plan is now completed, so there are new industries producing electrical equipment, articles, electric wire

and cables, etc. All these considerations have induced the

"electrotechnical community" in Indonesia to stress the need for

standards. This may be done by improving the existing standardsystems or by designing a new electrotechnical standards system.

Since 1973-74 a project for the establishment of a national

standardization system has been established within the Indonesian

Institutes of Sciences.

b. ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY IN INDONESIA

This chapter will give a brief outline of the history, present

condition, and the future picture of State Electricity Enterprise as a state-owned enterprise endowed with the authority and exclusive rights

in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric power

throughout Indonesia.*

Before the Second World War, the electric power business in Indonesia

was commercially managed by several privately owned Dutch power

enterprises such as Aniem, Gebeo, and Ogem. The electric power supply

was limited to the big cities through separated systems. Big

industries and estates generated their own power supply. During the

Japanese occupation period the enterprises were continued by the

Japanese administration. After Indonesian Independence they were

* The material is largely taken from a presentation given by

Mr. Ir. Sardjono, Director of Planning, PLN.

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returned again to their respective owners. In the meantime, the

Government had made some arrangements with respect to generation and

transmission activities in several places by giving certain

assignments to the PLN (State Electricity Enterprise), which was

established at the end of 1945. In 1958 all Dutch private electricity

enterprises were conglomerated into the PLII. This conglomeration was

a nationalization and consolidation process.

The total installed capacity of the enterprise in 1958 was only 262,5

At the first part or beginning of the Five-Year Development Plan

(REPELITA), the installed capacity increased to 652,4 MW. Most of the

electric generating equipment taken over by the enterprise was from

the thirties. It is known that in the past the enterprises were

operated on a purely commercial basis. But now the PLN must take into

account social and political aspects of the operation. The

development of electric power under the first Five-Year Development

Plan included the following activities:

(1) Rehabilitation of power plants, transmission, and related

facilities.

(2) Construction of new projects which supported other economic

activities.

During the rehabilitation period, various spare parts were needed for

replacing the damaged or old parts. After rehabilitation of the prime

movers, they would undergo several tests following as in the past

standards of the foregoing enterprises or owners.

Outside Java, the electrical network is locally operated with power

generating units, so that it is only supplied over limited distances.

In Java there are five separate electrical networks, i.e., in West

Java, Ketenger, Tuntang, Kalikonto, and Madiun. The highest

transmission voltage is 150 kV (Jatiluhur Jakarta-Bandung) . There are also transmission networks of 70 kV and 30 kV. After the construction

of new projects, the installed capacity increased.

The quality of the electric power has been improved by changing the

voltage from the 127/220 volt system to the 220/380 volt system. The

implementation of this change has been gradual. The second Five-Year

Development Plan was prepared and based on the results achieved during

the first Five-Year Development Plan.

Comprehensive and integrated planning for the development of power

projects, including the "rural electrification" program, was based on

a sectoral as well as a regional approach by the optimum utilization

of all prime energy resources. The second Five-Year Development Plan

consists of:

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( 1 ) Generation Total installed capacity

(a) Hydropower plants

including micro-hydro equipment , .

.

(b) Diesel power plants

(c) Gas turbine power plants

(d) Steam power plants

(e) Geothermal power plants

Total

(2) Transmission

(a) 150 kV

(b) 70 kV

(c) 30 kV

(d) Substations

(3) Distribution

(a) Medium voltage (primary)

(b) Low voltage (secondary)

(c) Transformers 5640 units

c. RURAL ELECTRIFICATION

Since the beginning of the first five year plan, many kilometers of

distribution lines have been built by the Indonesian State Foxier

Company in order to synchronize the 15 percent annual increase in the

Electric Power Generating System in the whole archipelago.

Different design criteria of these distribution netx^ork systems have

been proposed by the numerous electric consultants from donor

countries, who have come to Indonesia in connection with loan

agreements.

Electrical equipment specifications and system design criteria are mostly closely related to the national standards of loan giving

countries and until recently, no efforts have been made in taking

steps towards the coordination or unification of these standards.

As a consequence of the adoption of these different standards, which

seem like an electrical mosaic to the Electrical Power Company,

Indonesian engineers in general foresee that this x^ill create many

difficulties in the further development of the National Electric

System.

Although great efforts are now under way to unify these different

primary and secondary distribution systems, such as grounding systems,

single or three phase systems, and other related systems, x^hether they

originated from the United States or from Europe, it is a formidable

task to achieve a satisfactory national standard.

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On the other hand, rural electrification, which officially started

last year with a Symposium held by the Department of Manpower,

Cooperation, and Transmigration seems to have a better future, as far

as standardization is concerned, when tackled right from the beginning

with sound basic concepts.

Since Indonesia comprises some large islands and many thousands of

smaller islands (some of them with abundant raw materials), a common

philosophy for the rural electrification system valid for all local

conditions is of primary importance.

The basic concepts for a rural electrification act should be drawn up

as soon as possible by committee members coming from all the parties

concerned. Members should come from the PLN, local government, and

the Directorate General of Cooperation and Transmigration. PLM should

play the major role in describing the difficulties which have had to

be faced in their distribution systems.

For information, the NRECA has proposed twelve locations to the

Indonesian Government (one-half to come under either the Manpower

Department and the other half under the PLM) , each of which will

comprise approximately 500 km lines of 20 kV and low voltage

distribution.

After that, all legal aspects, financial problems, national

considerations, local conditions, and managerial consequences should

be discussed, and a technical working draft on a Rural Electrification

System should be written and discussed. This means that a general

standardization system for the rural electrification nett/ork should be

set up.

One committee consisting of three working groups on wooden poles has

already been set up in Bogor, but a general committee on rural

electrification has not yet come into existence. Whether a three

phase, four wire system, or a two phase, three wire system is to be

proposed should be determined, A light construction and a reduced

protection or insulation level should be considered. Different

conditions for the power source should be stipulated and adopted for

the different local conditions. The power source could be either an existing nearby PLN network through a distribution transformer owned

by the Rural Electrification Authority or through a micro-hydropower

plant, or even a diesel generator set should be considered. All these

technical criteria are of primary importance for one Rural

Electrification System in Indonesia.

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d. ELECTROTECIINIC=\L STAriDARDIZATION ACTIVITIES F.I I:TD0NESIA

(1) General

(a) Electric Power

With the expansion of the electric power supply and the

increase of development in Indonesia, the need for national

standards in the electrotechnical field is felt more and

more. As a matter of fact, various standards in electrotechnics are applied in Indonesia. First, the application

of standards of enterprises that later became the PLN, the

State Public Electricity Enterprise (Gebeo, Ogem, Aniem)

.

Those enterprises had their own standards that were derived

from their countries of origin. The Labor Security Act

(Veiligheidswet) was also valid at that time for estates

and private enterprises. In the recent develooment

period, Indonesia has acquired loans in the electricity

field and both donors of loans and contractors (including

consultants) have their oxm standards depending on their

countries of origin. Besides the standards mentioned

above, the PLII itself has issued circulars on standards

to be valid within the PLN, These standards concentrate

on power supply (transmission and distribution, including

construction of equipment),

(b) Electric Installation Equipment

If the above standards concentrate on the production of

electric power and the arrangement of transmission/distribution, the same thing also occurs in industries which

produce electric equipment in construction. Some years

ago, Indonesia started producing electric installation

equipment to be used in building construction. This equipment includes: electric lamps, fittings, stickers, overload

contacts, PVC pipe, junction boxes, etc.

Producers of this equipment have made contact with test

institutes to ask for information about several kinds of

of standards utilized for their products. This has been

a result of consumer pressure and also self-awareness.

There also has been a growth of new industries producing

panels, transformers, and other equipment.

Standards are needed for the producers of panels and transformers such as various measures, equipment position area,

the way of marking symbols, etc. Consumers of these

products need a standard of mechanic rating, current rating,

and also their various components. The test experts in

the laboratories need a manual to describe ways of

inspecting and testing products. For the producers of

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electric equipment, standardization is a condition sine

qua non, if mass production for stockpiling is required.

(c) Telecommunications

Similar to what has been stated above, the expansion of

development which affects the standard of living of the

community creates an increase in the use of telecommunications equipment, for which standards are clearly required.

Telecommunications as an infrastructural component plays

a role that cannot be ignored in national economic

development. Government policies in this field are designed to improve services by the gradual replacement

of inefficiently operating equipment and new construction

in some areas. The telecommunications network is still far

below the level where it should be able to cope with the

rising demand. The following institutions have been making

a considerable contribution to the improvement of telecommunications :

1) The Post and Telecommunications Research and

Development Institute

2) The Post and Telecommunications Training Institute

(d) Electric Network Installation in Rural Areas

Thanks to the penetration of agricultural technology

into rural areas with all its consequences, it is felt

that electricity is not a luxury. Several hundreds of

villages in the outskirts of cities without electricity

from PLN have succeeded in establishing rural electricity

projects by way of cooperation. Generally diesel generators

have a capacity of 2 to 7,5 kVA with a water cooling system.

Their panels are generally equipped with fuses and indicators, People who live near forests use bamboo or wooden

poles as distribution posts and they are set in the ground

with some kinds of residues, asphalts, or plastic sheets.

The average height is 3 meters. Traverses are made from

wood, and isolators are used as insulation. Distribution

cables are the NYA or NGA of 1,5 and 2,5 mm. Distribution

to home installations is directly connected ^d.thout using

limitation equipment. People only notice the wattage and

the installation power factors. Considering the above

matters and information from some diesel generatorassemblers, there ought to be a standard for "rural

electric installations" that does not delay the establishment of rural electric projects.

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(2) Electrotechnical Commission

People who work in the "electrotechnical world" are mindful of the

above mentioned matters and feel the need for national standards

and national standardization activities. This can be seen with the

issue of a formal policy statement from the head of the Standardization, Calibration, Instrumentation, and Metrology Project (SKDI)

,

No, 85/Kep/A/76, about the basis of the Electrotechnical Commission,

The SKIM project is a project within LIPI (The Indonesian Institute

of Sciences) and the Ministry of Research has been appointed by the

Government to encourage standardization.

The establishment of the Electrotechnical Commission is meant to deal

with the standardization problem in the electrotechnical field, and

it is expected to work efficiently. The members of the Electrotechnical Commission are taken from among consumers, producers, government

officials, research/test experts, and universities.

The tasks to be accomplished are:

(a) Formulating the scope of electrotechnical standardization.

(b) Gathering problems concerning electrotechnical standards.

(c) Determining priorities in standardization in the electricity

field.

(d) Setting up programs.

(e) Giving suggestions about the scope of technical committees

and the choice of administrative personnel of the technical

committees.

(f) Directing, controlling, and coordinating the technical

committees

.

(g) Other activities concerning electricity standardization

problems.

The Electrotechnical Commission has agreed that its scope should

include heavy current and low voltage current (power, comm.unications,

computers, and control) on the national level.

The Commission programs are:

(a) VJhen the National Standardization Bureau (NSB) has been established, the Electrotechnical Commission will hand over

the standards document to the NSB for enforcement,

(b) IThile the NSB is not yet established, the Commission will

hand over the document (after circulation) to the related

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Institute or Department for enforcement,

(c) To develop and issue standard documents which are not yet

made by the institutes,

(d) To follow the activities of the lEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) and ISO (Indonesia being a member

of those organizations).

Based on the fact that several departments or institutes have made

or are making standards, the Electrotechnical Commission:

(a) Requests that technical committees in those institutes

continue their activities,

(b) Collects the products of standardization which have been

developed by the institutes,

(c) Coordinates all standardization activities in those

institutes,

(d) Establishes technical committees to develon and issue

standard documents which have not yet been made by the

institutes.

The work procedure and tasks of the Technical Committee have been

based on the procedures used by the lEC, adapted to meet the conditions

in Indonesia,

As a follow-up to the establishment of the Electrotechnical Commission

it has been agreed to establish the following committees:

(a) The Basic Standards Committee

Priority is given to the establishment of this committee.

This technical committee will consider all draft standard

documents about terms, definitions, and graphic symbols.

It is known that at the national level, there are many

electrotechnical terms used with various meanings and

interpretations. Therefore, it is important to have the same interpretation of each terra, definition, and

graphic symbol for the needs of lecturers, industries,

and institutes,

(b) Power Units Committee

The supply of electric power is not only provided by the

PLN, but also by a number of electric power units possessed

by individuals, enterprises, industries, etc,, which sunply

electrical power for their own needs. Therefore, it is

clear that complete manuals, regulations, and standards are

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needed. LIPI has established an Electric Coranittee to

revise the general regulations on electric installations

and it concentrates on electricity installations in buildings. However, the clauses on electric power generating

units are not considered fully. i\n electric power generating unit included "prime movers" such as water turbines,

steam turbines, gas turbines, and diesel engines. The

standards are technical specifications, commission tests,

maintenance tests, and operation tests.

(c) Transmission and Distribution Committee

This Committee is expected to produce standards for transmission and distribution which are applicable in Indonesia,

so that National Standards do not hamper development.

This Committee must take into account the conditions in

Indonesia and the validity of the security and safety act.

(d) Installation Committee

This Committee is a continuation of the Committee for the

Revision of General Regulations in Electric Installation.

(e) Electric Equipment Committee

As explained previously x^th the developm.ent of electric

equipment industries in Indonesia, the Committee has given

priority to determining standards for panels, transformers,

panel-components, PVC pipes, etc.

(f) Radio Communications Committee

With the growth and expansion of the radio industries with

their respective parts and components, the Committee is

expected to make manuals and regulations on their construction. The technical Radio Communications Committee has

given priority to the f olloxd.ng equipment and areas

receivers, broadcasts, aerials, and safety.

(g) Electric Installation Within Ships Committee

Because of specialized installations in ships and considering that Indonesia is an archipelago in which ships form a primary inter-insular means of transportation, the Committee

is expected to produce national standards and follow the

standardization activities in this field at the international forum (lEC)

.

The Commission has a secretariat which is resnonsible for seeing that

the work is carried out efficiently and effectively to bring it to an

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early satisfactory conclusion. The secretariat of the Commission

works in close liaison with the chairman, and the chairmen of the

technical committees. There are two secretaries in the Commission,

who carry out their duties on the national level. The secretaries are elected from among the Commission members, likewise the chairman.

The secretaries, as the chief executive officers of the Comnission,

carry out the instructions of the Commission, The secretariat is

responsible for:

(1) Preparing of all basic documents which are required for achieving

"national" standardization on a given subject (preparation of

drafts)

.

(2) Calling meetings,

(3) Preparing of discussions.

(4) Noting all decisions taken.

(5) Preparing summary reports or treatises and the official minutes.

(6) Taking the necessary steps to implement the decisions taken.

(7) Preparing the final text of a draft which has been approved for

publication and sending it to the Indonesian Institute of

Sciences (LIPI)

.

The technical work of the Commission is carried out through technical

committees, each dealing with a particular subject. The setting up

of technical committees is considered by the Commission when proposed

by one of the members of the Commission. Each technical committee

has a chairman and a secretary, appointed by the Commission with LIPI

approval.

The terms of reference of a technical committee (T.C.) are defined by

the Commission after consultation with the members of the T.C, The

consultation is made by the secretaries and the chairman of the

Commission, The terms of reference may be altered or added to only

with the approval of the Commission. There are two ways to produce a standard

:

(1) Members propose the formulation of a standard; then the Commission will consider it and take a vote. If consensus is achieved,

then the appropriate T.C, will be appointed to work on the

standard. The secretary of the Commission has the assignment

to consider standards with the T.C. and later establish a working group which makes a draft standard document. Moreover, the secretary tries to obtain a formal policy statement from LIPI, V/hen the draft document is ready, the draft

will be handed over to the T.C. for consideration, and if

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consensus is achieved, Chen the document will be handed over to

the Commission. The Commission will also consider the document, and if consensus is achieved the Commission assigns the

secretary to prepare the document for circulation. \-Jhen Che

document has been circulated among the '’community,” the

commission will hand it over, with any necessary alterations,

to LIPI.

(2) A proposal originates from a T.C. and is considered by the

Commission. If approval is given by the Commission, then the

same procedure as above is carried out.

This brief presentation x<;ill hopefully give you an illustration of

the history and present condition of electrotechnical standardization activities in Indonesia.

e. COMIIENTS BY THE VISITING TEAlt

The team greatly appreciated this overview over electrotechnical

systems in Indonesia and their current standardization activities.

They wondered whether the huge tasks could not be carried out more

effectively by a greater emphasis on the adaptation and adontion of

selected international standards or the standards of other nations.

Any vigorous standards policy may seen to involve gradual but costly

improvements of equipment and installations, but is it not true

that consequent savings in electricity, failures, and accidents

could more than compensate for that cost? The challenge may be to

demonstrate the facts clearly to higher authorities by careful

economic analysis.

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III.G.3. r.n^USTT.IAL STA:n)ARDIZATIOTT

presented anonynously by the

Center for Research and Develonment

Of Metal and Engineering Industries

Ministry of Industry

a. PREAMBLE

Standardization as defined by the International Organization for

Standardization is as follows:

"Standardization is the process of fornulating and anplyin® rules for an orderly approach to a specific activity for the benefit of and ^d-th

the cooperation of all concerned, and in particular for the pronotion

of optinum overall economy taking due account of functional conditions

and safety requirements. It is based on the consolidated results of

science, techniques, and experience. It determines not only the basis

for present but also future development, and it should keen nace ^dth

that progress."

(ISO/STACO 255 l^hl)

b. PURPOSE

Industrial standardization in the Ministry of Industry has the purpose

of promoting fair competition in the industrial business sector, of

assuring rationalization of production, distribution and use of

industrial products, and of protecting the interests of consumers. In

general, the advantages which may be derived from industrial

standardization are:

(1) Increased efficiency in production and lower prices.

(2) Improvements in product quality.

(3) Preservation of material.

(4) Rationalization in use and consumption of products.

(5) Simplification of business transactions.

(6) Advancement of technology.

c. i:n3USTRIAL STANDAPJ3IZATI0N ACTIVITIES

Industrial standardization activities in the Ministry of Industry

have been in existence since the First Five-Year Development Plan.

Activities carried out incl-ude:

(1) Formulation of industrial standards, on which a consensus

has been reached by all parties concerned in a m.eetinc for the

development of industrial standards. Representatives from

producers, consiomers, government, universities, and research

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institutes participate in the deliberations on industrial

standards.

(2) Promotion of industrial standardization to increase awareness

on standards, especially in industry, by holding lectures and

seminars in several capital cities of the provinces, in Java,

Sumatra, and Bali.

(3) Preparation for the implementation of industrial standards;

for example, a meeting and a seminar on standards implementation were held in the Ministry of Industry.

After Presidential Decrees Nos. 44 and 45 were issued, and by the

decree of the Ministry of Industry, industrial standardization is

carried out by the four centers for Research and Development,

namely;

(1) Center for R&D of Miscellaneous Industries and Handicraft

(2) Center for R&D of Chemical Industries

(3) Center for R&D of Metal and Engineering Industries

(4) Center for R&D of Textile Industries

The Center for R&D of the Metal and Engineering Industry is charged

x>7ith the coordination of industrial standardization in the Ministry

of Industry. Research and testing for the purpose of industrial

standardization are carried out in testing and research institutes

within the Ministry of Industry as follows;

(1) Industrial Research Institute, Jakarta

(2) Chemical Research Institute, Bogor

(3) Cellulose Research Institute, Bandung

(4) Ceramic Research Institute, Bandung

(5) Materials Testing Institute, Bandung

(6) Metal Industry Development Center, Bandung

(7) Batik and Handicraft Research Institute, Jogjakarta

(8) Leather Research Institute, Jogjakarta

(9) Chemical Research Institute, Semarang

(10) Chemical Research Institute, Surabaya

(11) Chemical Research Institute, Medan

(12) Chemical Research Institute, Banjarbaru

(13) Chemical Research Institute, Menado

(14) Chemical Research Institute, Ujung Pandang

(15) Textile Testing Laboratory, Medan

(16) Textile Testing Laboratory, Jakarta

(17) Materials Testing Laboratory, Jakarta

d. THE PROCEDURE FOR IITOUSTRIAL STANDAPJ)IZATION

The procedure for industrial standardization which involves the

formulation and the implementation of industrial standards is as follows;

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A project for industrial standardization may originate from a proposal for standardization put forward by the public (producers

or consumers) or on instruction from the Ministry of Industry.

Research on the proposed Industrial standard comprises research

in laboratories, practical testing, research on local production,

and a comparison with other national standards or international

standards carried out by the centers for R&D and research and

testing institutes under the Ministry of Industry. Deliberation

on industrial standards is the task of a technical committee consisting of representatives from producers, consumers, distributors,

government, and scientific and research institutes. The formulation

of a draft industrial standard is based on the consensus reached

during the deliberations and on consideration of comments from,

ocher parties concerned. Approval and establishment of an industrial standard is by decree of the Minister of Industry. To keeo

pace with progress and to be in conformity ^^ich conditions,

industrial standards are periodically revised. Based on the results

of evaluation and assessment by producers, distributors, and consumers of an industrial product which is already standardized, the

Minister of Industry, or the Director General concerned, will

decide and regulate Che implementation of industrial standards.

Figure 2 in Section III.D.2. shows the procedure and the scheme of

operation of industrial standardization.

e. LEGAL BASIS

Industrial standardization, executed by the Ministry of Industry,

is based on:

(1) Law Mo. 10, 1961.

(2) Government Regulation Mo. 9, 1964, concemine Industrial

Standard

.

(3) Decree of the Minister of Industry, Mo. 539/!!/SM/10/1975,

October 23, 1975, concerning the coordination of research

and development.

(4) Decree of the Minister of Industry, Mo. 172/'!/SK/5/l?76

,

May 17, 1976, concerning Industrial Standardization and

Quality Control of Industrial products (available in

English)

.

f. :r_G3ER OF I:T)USTRIAL stamcdards fopjrjlated

The number of industrial standards formulated and established

by the decree of the M.inister of Industry to date is 139. The

list of industrial standards is available upon renuest.

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g. COMMENTS BY THE VISITING TEAM

This excellent summary provided the team with an overview which proved

invaluable. In response to visiting team members' questions it became

clear that technical cooperation with the LIPI structure was not only

possible but already largely in effect.

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IV THE ITINERARIES

IV.A.l. Visit to the Ministry (Department) of Trade, Directorate

for Standardization and Quality Control

Jakarta, June 2, 1977

In the absence of the Director General, one of his assistants,

Mrs. Darmawan, a professional microbiologist, explained the activities

of the Department to the visiting team consisting of Mrs. Djaprie,

Eng. Estrada, Mr. Gutterman, Mr. Raufas te, Mr. Chaiwai,

Depvity Chairman Sumantri, and Dr. Woo-Ming. The Ministry of Trade is

concerned primarily with the export program of the country. It established its own standards applicable to export commodities. Since 1974,

49 standards for agricultural export commodities have been developed by

this group. An additional 30 agricultural commodity standards have

been proposed. Commodities are selected for standards based on (1)

exportability~a market overseas, (2) the needs of public health, or

(3) employment-—their production could yield an increase in the work

force. The standards are not only for the product but also for

packaging in bulk. The specifications and standards of the importing

countries are made available to the exporters. All products to be

exported are examined to determine compliance with both the Indonesian

export standards as well as the requirements of the buyer. The

Ministry of Trade certifies and licenses inspectors of export products

who may be employees of government agencies or from the private

sector. It does the same for analytical laboratories which may be,

again, located in other government agencies or in the private sector.

The producer pays a fee to the testing laboratory for this service.

If the product is certified by the laboratory, it is automatically

approved for export by the Directorate and by the Customs Agency.

T\d.ce each year, approved testing laboratories are revie^^d for

accreditation. Depending on the resources of the laboratory, it may

be certified to test more than one commodity. A sub-directorate on

Inspection and Advisory Service is responsible for evaluating these

inspectors. In the opinion of the team, this system should increase

the effectiveness of enforcement.

Whereas the Ministry of Trade’s primary concern is with the end

product, they may call upon other agencies to inspect the product in

process. For example, for frozen shrimp intended for export, the

Indonesian Department of Agriculture (fisheries) is called upon to

check and certify the freezing process. The Department of Agriculture

charges a fee to the manufacturer for the service. All "commercial

laboratories," which may be public or private and which charge fees,

are periodically checked and recertified by the Ministry of Trade, as are the inspection staffs.

Although other agencies, such as the Ministry of Health, are often

consulted by the Ministry of Trade concerning food products, there is

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no specific requirenenc that it do so. No formal arrant'ements axist

for coordination and consultation. The team noted that, when the

Ministry of Trade denies an export license for a lot of food because

of the presence of pathogenic organisms, it assumes no responsibility

concerning local distribution of the lot. For that matter, answers to

questions led the team to believe that often the Ministry of Health

may not be notified of the existence and intended distribution of a health hazard lot. Increased cooperation and coordination between the

departments would be found rewarding.

The Ministry of Trade is considering the establishment of laboratories

for the collaborative testing of coffee and shellfish. Nith both of

these products, there have been problems. Often, receiving countries

deny entry because of health or sanitation type defects. Establishing

collaborative laboratories is a good approach to resolving such

problems because it will lead to standardization of insoection and

testing.

Mrs. Darmawan has visited the Food and Drug Administration twice and

studied the U.S. inspection and testing procedures for fish, fisheries

products, and coffee. With that exposure, she says she has been able

to impart to others what she has learned.

IV. A. 2. Visit to the Secretary General of Industry in the

Ministry (Department) of Industry

Jakarta, June 2, 1977

The team, including Mrs. Djaprie, Eng. Estrada, Mr. Gutterman,

Mr. Raufaste, Mr. Chaiwai, Deputy Chairman Sumantri, and Dr. Woo-Ming,

was privileged to be personally received by Secretary General Achmad

Slamet, whose office coordinates the establishment and implementation

of standards prepared within that Department. Each of the Directorates

General (Handicraft, Textiles, Metals and Engineering, and Chemical)

has its own research and development operation. Coupled with strong

emphasis on science and technology for industry is a determination to

cooperate effectively with LIPI. The Ministry of Industry has 160

standards of which some are used by other ministries. The team was also informed that some may be duplicative or incompatible with

developments elsewhere. I-Thereas the Ministry of Trade is primarily

concerned with promoting exports, the Ministry of Industry is

primarily concerned with promoting production. As in most other

countries, it appears that these different concerns are criticized by

some planners as rather narrow and not always for the greatest benefit

of the nation as a whole. The view was expressed within the visiting

team that these problems were not serious, provided the incumbent

ministers insisted on good interagency cooperation.

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In talking with Secretary General Slamet and his staff, one develops

the impression that a national centralized coordinated standardization

program is not yet universally desired in Indonesia. He informed us further that a number of manufacturers of different products claim to

comply with established standards, but there is no concrete program to

check on this.

The team then entered into a dialogue concerning mandatory versus

voluntary standards. It is commendable that small factories are

invited to send samples to government testing laboratories to

determine quality level as an aid to the manufacturer. Secretary

General Slamet stated that, except for export and safety standards

which are mandatory, all others are voluntary. IThereas the steel

standards are voluntary, the building codes, which concern safety and

set out requirements for steel, are mandatory. Some team members

questioned why within LIPI a leaning towards wider enforcement seemed

to persist.

Concerning certain food standards, there is an attempt to avoid some

duplication. For example, both the Ministry of Trade and the Ministry

of Health participated in a standard for fortification of reheat flour.

However, team members were told that there is lack of agreement

concerning enforcement. Agreement on the source of personnel for the

technical committees has not been reached.

IV. A. 3. Discussion on Industry Associations

Jakarta, June 3, 1977

^.-Hiile at the office of Yayasan Lembaga (see IV. B. 2), the team had an

opportunity to discuss the matter of industry associations with

several representatives of GAPMMI (Gabungan Pengusaha Makanan and

Minuman Seluruh Indonesia). The secretary of the organization,

Mr. N. Adisaputra, acted as spokesman. However, here we did have some

language problems which seemed to limit the success of our dialogue.

We were told that the association numbers among its members both large

and small manufacturers. However, it was not made clear to us what the

number of total members was, how many of those were small and how many

were large, and what technical aid they required. It appeared that

the primary purpose of this particular association was to obtain bank

loans. We failed to comprehend what assistance this association

provided to its members, other than obtaining bank loans.

Later questioning on several occasions confirmed the general

impression that industrial company associations in Indonesia tend to

provide economic and commercial information and advice, but are not a strong force for the dissemination of technical experience and quality

control information. Team members believe that, at least for test

procedures of raw materials, the industry association could provide a useful service to their members.

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IV.B.l. Visit to the Directorate General for Drugs and Food

Control « Ministry of Health

Jakarta, June 3, 1977

The team was received by Mr, Sunarto Prawlrosujanto, Directorate

General for Drugs and Food Control of the Ministry of Health, and his

staff. This Directorate has only recently added foods to Its longstanding operations In drugs and cosmetics. It Is responsible for

medical devices also. Mr, Sunarto spoke briefly and then turned the

meeting over to Mr. Heman, the representative of the Directorate for

the opening and closing sessions of the Survey.

Mr. Heman described the organizational structure of the Directorate

and Its activities In direct drug control, food control, cosmetic and

medical device control, traditional drug control, narcotics, and

dangerous drug control, as well as the training program carried out by

the Directorate,

The team was told that the Directorate encourages manufacturers to

apply good manufacturing practices to their production and It produces

regulations requiring products to be correctly labeled. It also

registers production by product. Products must be made from

appropriate raw materials and manufactured In accordance with

acceptable processes. Drugs must comply with safety, efficacy, and

quality requirements. Licenses are Issued to qualified firms upon

payment of an appropriate fee.

Mr. Heman then referred to the Basic Health Law of 1960, the

Commodities Law of 1961, the Hygiene of Public Enterprises Law of

1962, and the Hygiene Law of 1962, He mentioned the following

regulations made by the Minister of Health on the production and

distribution of food: compulsory registration; registration

procedure; permitted food colors, preservatives, antioxidants, and

sweeteners; sale and labelling of sweetened condensed milk; food

containing pig substances and alcoholic beverages. He commented that

the Directorate has established guidelines for good manufacturing

practices and for sampling practices. Mr, Heman described the drug,

food, cosmetic, and devices firms and their products. Including

traditional drugs, etc. Their numbers are quite large (see table 4),

He also listed the number of product standards, including food

standards and food chemical standards (see table 5). It appeared that

the elaboration of standards is quite good, although the participation

and cooperation by consumers and other departments is somewhat

limited. Mr. Sumitro then briefly explained about the Central

Laboratory of Drugs and Food Control prior to the visit by the team to

the Laboratory and the library. Before our departure, there was a presentation of one copy each of "Farmakope Indonesia," 2nd edition,

1972, and "Ekstra Farmakope Indonesia," 1974, to each member of the

team (see table 6).

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Table 1

DIRECTORATE FOR FOOD CONTROL

(up to December 1976)

REGISTRATION DATA

I. Registered foods:

Total 7234

Domestically produced 5738

Imported 1496

II. Manufacturers that registered their products

Total 2148

Local 1866

Foreign country 282

III. Importers that registered their products

Total 145

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Table 2

DIRECTORATE FOR DRUGS CONTROL

(up to May 1977)

GENERAL DATA

I. Pharmaceutical manufacturers;

Total 245

Include

:

- with foreign capital investment 32

- with domestic capital investment 35

II. Pharmaceutical distributors:

Total 6790

Domestically produced 6661

Imported 129

IV. Manpower;

Pharmacists 1878

Assistant pharmacists 18607

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Table 3

DIRECTORATE FOR TRADITIONAL DRUGS CONTROL

I. Manufacturers:

Factories 40

Home industries 36

Total 76

II. Registered traditional drugs

Total 1556

III. Imported crude drug

Total about 256.8 tons /year

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Table 4

DIRECTORATE FOR COSMETIC COITTROL

(up to May 1977)

REGISTRATION DATA

I. Registered cosmetics and medical devices;

1. Cosmetics;

Total 3163

Local made 1908

Imported 1255

2. Medical devices;

Total 891

Local made 610

Imported 281

II, Manufacturers;

Total 380

Local 259

Foreign country 121

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Table 5

ITTDONESIAN FOOD CODEX COTHIITTEZ

(up to March 1977)

I. Food standards:

Draft of Standards proposed to the General Meeting of IFCC

Regarded as complete draft standards

Regarded as incomplete draft standards

II, Food chemical standards:

a. Preservatives 37

b. Antioxidants 21

c. Food colors 25

d. Color fixatives 5 e. Dietary supplements 50

f. Non-nutritive sweeteners 6

g. Flavorings 69

h. Emulsifiers, stabilizers,

anticaking agents 22

i. Salts, acids, bases 47

j . Leavening agents B k. Seasonings 20

l. Bleaching agents 7

65

47

18

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Table 6

iriDONESIAN PHARMACOPOEIA

(Second Edition)

I, Legalized by Minister of Health on November 12, 1972,

II. Reports;

Total 658

Substances 239

Preparations 419

I!H)0NESIAI4 EXTRA PHARILVCOPOEIA

(First Edition)

I. Legalized by Minister of Health on August 1, 1974,

II. Reports:

Total 739

Substances 409

Preparations 330

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IV. B.

Visit to Yayasan Lembaga Konsumen

Jakarta, June 3, 1977

The team then visited the Lembaga Konsumen, a group of consumer

representatives in Jakarta, The team met with Mrs. Ema Witoelar, who

had spoken earlier at the formal presentation of papers by the hosts

at LIPI (see III.B.2), and Mr. Permadi, Mrs. Witoelar is a housewife

and an active, nontechnical member of the consumer group, Mr. Permadi

is an attorney who serves as their paid secretary. Mrs, Witoelar and

Mr. Permadi both served as the spokespersons for a number of active

members who volunteer their own time in the pursuance of the goals of

the group. The meeting was joined later by Dr, Yetty Rizali Noor, who

is a volunteer and the Vice President of the group. Her full-time

occupation is Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry at Trisakti University.

All appeared most dedicated to consumer protection.

This consumer group, which has national participation and is

recognized internationally, was begun in 1973 by some consumer and

social activists for the purpose of protecting local products from

unfair competition and primarily for protection of consumers.

Although it is a private nongovernment organization, it does receive

some subsidy from the local government of Jakarta, some funds from the

Office of the President, as well as grants from the Ministry of Trade.

In addition, it does engage in private fund raising and periodically

publishes a paper describing its activities. It also engages in

certain joint studies with government agencies such as LIPI. It

publishes consumer oriented booklets, but receives very little income

from them. The essential goal of the group is to reach all of the

population of Indonesia, However, in a vast country with many

language groups and some illiteracy, this small group is bound to face

considerable problems of communication. Therefore, this group

attempts primarily to reach the Government, the universities, and

various activist groups. It also attempts to educate teachers of

consumerism. It is interesting to note that the Chamber of Commerce,

which is a private group of business members, provides office space to

this consumer group.

Another aim of the group is to obtain more and more representation in

technical committees for the purpose of participating in the

development of standards. In particular, it would like to become a member of the Indonesian Food Codex Committee (IFCC) in the Ministry

of Health. Although it is not a member of the committee at this time,

it is permitted to comment on drafts of standards. It cannot attend

official meetings because it is not a governmental organization.

However, the group is permitted and does attend and participate with

Ministry of Trade committees for standardization.

One of the functions of the consumer group is to collect samples at

the marketplace and arrange for their examination by commercial

laboratories or government laboratories, for which it pays a fee,

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When an analysis shows that the sample is not what consumers have the

right to expect, the information is brought to the attention of the

appropriate government agency or to the manufacturer to bring about

corrections. The group also publicizes its activities and invites

consumers to bring complaints to its notice. At the present time, the

group is active in Jakarta primarily, but it is slowly moving into

other cities on Java and then intends to move into other parts of

Indonesia. The team was very much impressed with the enthusiasm and

dedication of the group. Encouragement and support of these efforts

should be increased. Indonesia is well served by this group.

rv.B.3. Visit to the Central Food Industrial Corporation

(Fabrik Kecap ABC )

Tangerang Jakarta, June 3, 1977

The team visited the C.V. Central Food Industrial Corporation located

in Jakarta, which has been producing soy sauce for approximately six

months. This company had originally been and continues to be in the

lead battery business. They have brought in experts from China for

assistance in building the new food factory and especially for the

purpose of instructing and guiding them for the first few years in the

production of soy sauce. The manufacture of soy sauce from wheat flax

and soybeans was quite modem and very efficient. It appeared that

they had the capability to convert a semi-automatic filling and

capping operation to hand-filling and capping so that in times of

lessened production they would not need to release personnel, thereby

contributing to raising the unemployment level. It is the opinion of

team members that, from a technology point of view, a good product is

being produced in accordance with modem practices. However, from a sanitation point of view, the opposite applies. Wide-open doors and

wide-open windows permitted birds to fly about inside the buildings

dropping their waste matter over the food. We found rodent pellets in

and around the plant. Management appeared satisfied with the end

product because it was being sterilized, but we were of the opinion

that what they were doing was simply sterilizing foods produced under

insanitary conditions. One would agree that this type of product and

the way it is handled in its final stages is safe. But, it is being

produced under less than hygienic conditions and supports a potential

hazard to health, ^^hile we were at the plant the product was being

hand-filled and hand-capped because of lessened production. However,

we observed a significant number of insanitary practices on the part

of those who were filling the bottles and capping them.

From a technologist’s point of view we were satisfied that a high

level of standardization of product was being achieved during

production. For example, there was knowledge obtained from frequent

sampling to determine and control the level of protein in the finished

product. The aspergillus oryzae mold was well controlled. The sugar

content and salt content in the various kinds of soy sauces produced

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also were controlled and sufficient laboratory tests were conducted to

determine when the product was ready. Formulations were set out in

chart form and shown to us for the several production batches that

were ongoing at the time of our visit. We noted that samples were

being continually taken to determine the status of the product.

However, it was quite a different situation for the filling operation.

We noticed that the people filling the bottles were filling to a level

determined by eye. There was no marking other than the person's

concept of how high to fill in the neck of the bottles. We also noted

that the finished product labels did not contain a statement of the

volume of contents. Upon questioning the management, we were informed

that on their semi-automatic filling operation they were able to fill

to a more constant quantity. Many of the bottles came from different

bottle manufacturers, and many were returns from previous sales. As a result, the bottles were not standard due to different thicknesses,

different heights, and different diameters so that each bottle could

very well contain a different amount. This illustrated a lack of

standardization on the part of the bottle and food manufacturers. In

one respect, the consumer could be receiving considerably less than

expected, or the manufacturer might be selling the product at less

cost than he intended.

We were informed by the management that the protein content in the

product being produced was approximately eight percent, whereas the

"government standards" required only six percent, and that much of the

local production of competitive manufacturers was less than even that.

This, our host told us, he had determined upon his competitors'

products.

The management informed us that they were considering entering into

the production of "soy milk." We are of the opinion that a product of

this sort, if handled in an insanitary manner, could become a serious

hazard for consumers. We recognize that screening windows and doors

in the high temperature and humidity climatic conditions of the area

in which the plant is located could be a problem. We recommend that,

despite that problem, one should install the screens but use

appropriate exhaust fans so that the working environment within the

plant is not changed for the worse.

IV, B. 4, Visit to the Nutrition Research and

Development Center at Bogor

Bogor, June 4, 1977

Dr, Mulihal, head of the Division of Nutritional Biochemistry of the

Nutrition Research and Development Center (NRDC), met with the group.

In a discussion of aflatoxin, it was his comment that the Indonesian

authorities should not force out of business those small farmers who

cannot control aflatoxin. Dr, Mulihal added that he had been to visit

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the United States in 1976 and had discussed the subject of aflatoxin

with various members of the Food and Drug Administration. The team

also had discussions with Mrs, Soekartijah Martoatmodjo, head of the

Division of Community Nutrition, and Mr, Hermani, head of the Division

of Food Sciences,

At present there are only 80 on the staff of NRDC, It is hoped that

number will increase to approximately 300. We were informed that NRDC

is one of six Centers for Health Research and Development under the

Ministry of Health, The other Centers are in health services,

biomedical research, health ecology, drug research, and cancer control

and radiology. NRDC, in a special assignment, had reviewed the

Ministry of Industry standards for fortified wheat flour developed by

that Ministry and anticipated that it would continue to comment on

standards as they were developed. However, NRDC did not represent the

Ministry of Health on the Committee formulating the Standard for the

Fortification of l-Theat Flour. NRDC is presently engaged in research

and development for the fortification of salt with iron and iodine in

order to participate in the establishment of a new standard for salt.

Another of its efforts at the present time is the development of a high protein vegetable mixture supplement for pre-school children's

foods. It is also engaged in a study of the various seeds that people

eat in order to attempt to develop new and more nutritious varieties

of these seeds. In addition, NRDC has developed 70 recipes for preschool children's foods prepared from rice with soybeans, and it is

now preparing others from cassava with soybeans and corn with mucuna

pruriens (koro) . The recipes are developed for different regions

based upon available products and differences in eating practices.

One of the projects planned for the future concerns shelf life studies

of various foods.

IV. B, 5, Visit to Roti Orion Bakery at Surakarta

Jogjakarta, June 6, 1977

We then visited a small bakery called "Roti Orion" in Surakarta, a suburb of Jogjakarta, This bakery has a small number of employees.

Its baking equipment, measuring devices, and its procedures are antiquated. They were eagerly looking forward to a new baking oven. The sanitary facilities in this operation could be much improved.

Much of the mixing and sorting of products was out of doors at ambient

temperatures. The eggs and other bakery ingredients showed positive

evidence of insects, rodents, and birds. The sanitary facilities for

the personnel working in the plant were almost absent. There were no records kept of the production and the baking was being carried out as an "art form," The weighing instruments were inaccurate and the

materials were added based upon observations and not by specified

weight or volume. This bakery could benefit from some technical

assistance as well as better measuring devices. However, this

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suggestion is not to be misconstrued to mean that they are not

providing necessary and nutritious food. They should be helped to

improve. Fortunately, the baking process is also a sterilizing

process.

IV. B. 6. Visit to the American Bakery

Jogjakarta, June 6, 1978

While in Jogjakarta, we then visited a somewhat larger bakery. This

bakery was called "American Bakery." We were received by the manager,

Mr. R. Ahmad Sudarso and his food technologist, Mr. Sudarmadji. In it we found much more in the way of accurate mechanical equipment than at

Roti Orion. We found more automatic controls, better measuring

equipment, and record keeping. Further, at each control point

products being manufactured at the time were listed on a board with

the requirements for the station’s operation. In general, we found

good quality control in operation. However, again, we found some lack

of good sanitary practices. The dough mixer and other equipment were

cleaned and the baking pans washed with soap and hot water only once a week. There were no signs to notify employees that they must wash

their hands before resuming work. We found egg storage, egg breaking,

and fillings not handled in a sanitary manner. Of particular concern

should be the fillings, inasmuch as they are added to products after

baking. Some preservatives, such as sodium benzoate, were being used,

but we were not assured that they were used in such manner as to

overcome the possible dangerous contamination in the food.

As in the other bakery, there appears to be a practice of permitting

filth to be added to foods and then sterilizing it. Also, there is a significant problem of "returns" for breads because of mold. We have

been told that sometimes the proportion of returns runs quite high.

These returns, due to mold, are obviously costly to the bakery

operation. When questioned by management, we suggested that it might

be to their benefit to exercise better control of their pie filling

operation. We further suggested that the high incidence of moldy

bread returns might be checked \d.th the Ministry of Health (or Trade

or Industry) to see if the cause can be located and cured or at least

reduced. We also are of the opinion that the food factory "Good

Manufacturing Practice" document, which is now being considered by the

Ministry of Health, would be the type of document that would be

helpful to factories producing foods such as this.

The management of the factory indicated to us that they receive no technical guidance or help from the Ministries of Health, Trade, or Industry, and said that they would welcome some sort of technical help

from any source. Bakery products are eaten by virtually all the

people in Indonesia. It is an important, but fortunately, by no means

the only, source of protein. The problem may be serious because of

the pernicious debilitating influence from the microorganisms and

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their by-products which these bakeries may be distributing.

Fortunately, the use of preservatives apparently serves as a safety

factor, although this is a potentially hazardous practice also. This

may not be a national problem or one with a high order of priority

because of the local impact of these small bakeries.

IV, B. 7. Visit to the P. T, Sari Husada Instant Food Plant

Jogjakarta, June 7, 1977

At the P. T. Sari Husada Instant Food plant in Jogjakarta, we were met

by Mr. Rukma, the President Director, and Mr, Weldell Tjahjagoenarsa,

the Commercial Director. The operation is a joint venture between the

government and the private sector. It produces five baby foods. Its

principal and most popular product is SGM, which is prepared in 400-

gram cans at a volume of 600,000 per month. The second most popular

is SCN, which is a weaning food. It is, in fact, SGM plus rice flour.

Another product is FCM, a full cream milk which is spray dried. It is

imported in spray dried form from New Zealand and simply packaged

here. Another product of some interest to Indonesia is a low lactose

milk called LLM, which is a baby food for lactose intolerant children.

It is imported from Holland and packaged here. This product is

extremely important in Indonesia because of the relatively high

proportion of lactose intolerance in its population.

Another product of some interest is S-26, which is very similar to SMA

as produced in the United States, Although the product is

manufactured in Indonesia, the ingredients are obtained from the

United States, Another product is called "Quaker Oats," which is

imported from Australia, All of their products are packaged either in

tin or in pouches. The ingredients used are all obtained with

warranties. The carbohydrates, fats, salt, and iron that are added

are locally obtained. The iron is in the form of ferrous sulphate.

All products are also packed under nitrogen. In our opinion, this

plant has good quality control but a lesser quality assurance system.

It appeared to emphasize quality control more than quality assurance.

The methodology and standards used are those of the American Dry Milk

Institute (ADMI) and of the New Zealand Standards Association, They

also use American Public Health Association (APHA) methods. Chemical

analyses are conducted to determine compliance with their own standards.

At the time of our visit, they were unable to analyze for protein

because of equipment unavailability. However, they were not sending

the samples elsewhere for analyses, which, we believe, left them

vulnerable concerning proof of control of the protein content of their

food.

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We Chink it is cotmnendable that all of the products are sold with a one-year warranty and that records for each product are maintained for

three years. Further, samples of each batch are also kept for three

years. Codes on all of their products are changed every three hours

during production. We thought that the sanitary cleanup procedures

were of a high order, although we felt that the building would profit

by being screened and provided with the use of exhaust fans to

maintain a comfortable working environment. The pasteurization

programs, the storage facilities, etc., were functional and of modern

design. Microbiological samples were being obtained at the critical

control points of their production and, in our opinion, provided

assurance of a safe product.

IV . B , 8 . Visit to the Canning Factory P, T. Indouma

Bandung, June 8, 1977

The next day we traveled to Bandung and upon arrival were met by

Mr. Slamet Soesila, the Provincial Director of Drug and Food Control for

Vest Java. He was accompanied by Mr. Krishna Wijaya and Drug and Food

Inspector, Mr. Suleiman. We were also met by Mr. Sulaiman and

Mr. Milono of LIPI. We visited the canning factory of P. T. Indouma of

Indonesia, a Division of P. T, ^lantrust. Our host was the Product

Development Manager, Mr. S. Tjandra. One of the principal operations

at this location is to maintain a Quality Control Program over the

products produced in the different divisions of the operation located

in different parts of Java. There are eight factories in Java. Some

produce food; some manfacture cans; etc. This particular one

maintains production control, marketing control, can making control,

and final production control. They examine each of the products, as necessary, against physical, bacteriological, organoleptic (sensory)

,

and chemical standards. Concerning raw products, they standardize

them only against organoleptic and chemical standards. Insofar as health and safety are concerned, they aim for commercial sterility and

each product is sampled and incubated for 14 days. If the sample

shows no swelling of the can after 14 days, the lot is released.

Records are kept of the processes to be followed for different

products and different formxilations. They receive some technical

guidance from the American Can Company. The firm produces a number of

products in cans, including meat dishes such as corned beef, luncheon

meat, and braised corned beef; fish products, such as sardines in a tomato sauce (they manufacture their own sauce or import paste puree

from which they make the tomato sauce) . They also pack tuna fish

(Tonino) in oil for export and also pack a spiced Indonesian fish.

They produce a canned mushroom for shipment to different world

markets. This includes Poeland brand for the United States. They

prepare and grow their own mushrooms and develop their own compost for

growing the mushrooms. Other products that they produce are

vegetables mixed with meats and chicken in broth or sauce. Another

group of products consists of fruit juices. These are not truly

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single strength juices, but juices diluted vith water. There seems to

be no standard for how much water can be added to a juice and still be

called "juice.” They also pack fruits in heavy syrups (25 percent

sugar), such as fruit cocktail, mango slices, guava slices, and papaya

chunks. And finally, they pack a canned shrimp in brine. They

provide warranties for their acid food products of up to 6 months and

for their low acid foods of up to 12 months. Salesmen pick up samples

on the shelf that are more than one-year old or demonstrate sxi;elling.

It appears that occasionally the Ministry of Health has brought to

their attention that swollen cans were found on the shelves of retail

stores, and until now they have not responded. Mr. Tjandra said he

would look into it.

We were later informed by Mr. Djoko and Mr. Simatoepang that if there

is no government standard, the producer sets his own requirements and

these must be approved by the Ministry of Health in its registration

program, thereby exercising some measure of control. The Quality

Control Program of the canned food company is centered in Headquarters

and complaints about products must be picked up and followed through

by the plant which produced the particular product. Despite the fact

that this Quality Control Program is at corporate level, they do not

interfere with the assigned operation of the individual plants. They

train the Quality Control people who operate within the plant, but

these people are responsible only to plant management and not to

Corporate Headquarters. Upon inquiry by us as to whether or not

Mr. Tjandra could go into a plant and shut it down because its quality

control procedures were improper, we were advised that it could not be

done. It appears that only the plant or someone else at Corporate

Headquarters (other than Quality Control) could order that a product

should not be produced because of unacceptable practices.

Management informed us that they favored national standards, but based

upon the needs and capabilities of Indonesia and not foreign

standards. Standards should be reasonable and meet consumer tastes.

We were cautioned by management that we must be careful not to overprotect consumers but balance the protection of consumers with that of

manufacturers and, particularly, "the home factories." He added that

it might be proper to set lower safety values until the home

industries can produce a better quality product. Because of the fact

that much of the production is labor intensive, it may be that one may

have to sacrifice a certain amount of safety in the end product.

We were asked to comment concerning the capabilities of the

laboratories and their personnel. We did offer a few comments and

suggested, for instance, that the analysts we observed should not

record their work on scraps of paper hoping to transfer the

information from those scraps to bound notebooks. We suggested that

bound notebooks be used initially and no erasures be permitted.

Instead, whenever a mistake is made, the analyst should simply cross

it out and initial so as to show that he had made the change. This

change would reduce the danger of errors.

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IV, B. 9. Factory Producing Tempe and Oncom

Bandung, June 8, 1977

In the vicinity of Bandung, we visited an unnamed home industry

producing tempe and oncom, which can be described as national foods of

Indonesia, Ue were hosted by Mr, Oeben Sjarim, who was not only the

proprietor of the particular business we were visiting, but was also

the chairman of a cooperative of oncom and tempe manufacturers and

marketers. The cooperative arranged for the purchase of ingredients

used in manufacturing and also provided for an orderly marketing of

the finished product. Both tempe and oncom are fermented products,

Mr. Oeben Sjarim was good enough to explain to us the procedures of

manufacturing both products. The tempe is manufactured from soybeans,

Mr, Oeben Sjarim said that he was somewhat distressed because the

soybeans being used are purchased from foreign countries, as far away

as the United States, Canada, Brazil, and South Africa, Some of the

best come from Mainland China and Thailand, His complaint was that

the Indonesian soybeans were of inadequate quality to make an acceptable product. He said one of his most serious problems, and

that of the members of his cooperative, was to obtain good soybeans.

The Indonesian soybeans should be Improved and he believes that this

is a function of government. It was his hope that the Ministry of

Agriculture would promote a search for better quality Indonesian

soybeans.

The procedure for the manufacture of tempe is generally as follows

the soybeans are soaked for approximately 24 hours in hot water. They

are then washed and peeled. The peeled soybeans are then boiled for 3

hours and filtered through bamboo baskets while still hot. The

residue on the basket is cooled and then it is mixed with cassava

flour so that the mixture is approximately 98 percent soybeans and 2

percent cassava flour. The measuring is not precise. They then add

about 4 tablespoons of rhizopus oryzae mold per 5 kg. This is not

accurately measured. The mold is maintained in their own propagating

rooms during certain parts of the year on banana leaves. It is rubbed

over a cake of the soy-flour mixture. During the "dry" season, mold

is purchased from a cooperative member who specializes in its

manufacture. After the mold and soybeans are mixed, allowed to cool,

and placed in plastic-lined trays for approximately 24 hours for

fermentation, the tempe then is sent to market.

We were advised that the shelf life for tempe is approximately 3 days

and they produce only enough to meet the demand, Tempe contains a large amount of protein, and although this food is prepared under

insanitary conditions, it does provide a high protein food for the

Indonesian diet. It approximates 18.3 percent protein on a 64 percent

moisture basis.

The other food which was being prepared while we were there was oncom,

a fermented peanut product. Following the pressing of the oil from

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peanuts, the resulting cake is soaked in water for approximately 8

hours. It is then drained and cleaned of debris. Cassava flour is

added for binding. The product is then steamed and formed into cakes

to which mold is added after cooling. The mold is Neurospora

sitophila and allowed to set for approximately 24 hours in plastic

covered frames. This food has a shelf life of approximately 5 days.

It lasts longer if it is dried. For that natter, it is exported

overseas in that form to Holland. Here we find a protein level of 8.6

percent at a 77.1 percent moisture. It also contains 3.6 percent fat.

Again, we see a rather high protein food available to the poor people

of Indonesia, despite the fact that it is prepared under most

insanitary conditions. It, like tempe, is eaten boiled, fried, in

soup, etc.

It was interesting to note that both of these products demonstrate

less aflatoxin than a control if it had not been treated with mold.

Apparently the mold is antagonistic to the Aspergillus flavus mold

which produces aflatoxin. However, the finished foods do contain

aflatoxin in excess of limits imposed in many countries. It is, of

course, impossible to ascertain from our brief study in Indonesia how

serious this problem really is, and its true significance would

warrant a separate study.

The cooperative consists of approximately 250 members and each of the

members operates an individual factory. We were informed that the

cooperative utilizes approximately 15,000 kilograms of soybeans daily

for the manufacture of tempe. Mr. Oeben Sjarim expressed pride in the

fact chat the manufacture of tempe and oncom was so well recognized by

Che government. In fact, a food technology student has recently

studied the manufacturing processes of the members of his cooperative

and written a report fully illustrating the entire process. We were

advised that LIPI desires to study and upgrade the product. This

study will be joined by the Indonesian Management Institute.

IV . B . 10 . Visit to the Provincial Directorate for Drug and Food Control

Bandung, June 9, 1977

Later during the day we visited the offices and laboratories of

Mr. Slamec Soesilo, the Provincial Director for Drug and Food Control of

Che Ministry of Health. We found that the technical personnel in the

laboratories, as well as his inspectors, were of the highest caliber.

However, they are seriously under-staffed. They had some sophisticated equipment but insufficient personnel to operate it to

Che fullest capacity. The analysts that were on hand were fully

capable of operating this sophisticated equipment, but there were too

few relative to their responsibilities. We noted, too, that

Mr. Slamec had only 5 inspectors who were pharmacists and originally had

been responsible only for the inspection of manufacturing and

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retailing of pharmaceuticals. Now that the Directorate was also

responsible for foods, these men are now additionally responsible for

the food activities of an area encompassing approximately 24 million

people with many food and drug manxifacturing operations, Mr, Slamet

informed us that he had requested budgeting sufficient to obtain

approximately 30 more people. In our opinion, there is a great need

for an increased staff. It is a credit to his people that much is

accomplished.

The staff that Mr, Slamet has assigned to him consists of two

pharmacists, eight assistant analysts, and one microbiologist. The

equipment referred to above consists of the standard modern equipment

including an infrared and ultraviolet spectrophotometer and a thin

layer chromatograph, with which they test foods for pesticides. It is

anticipated that they will soon be obtaining gas liquid

chromatographic and atomic absorption equipment. In this particular

laboratory, the equipment is assigned to a single specialist. If

another analyst has need for that equipment, he submits his samples to

the assigned operator who conducts the analyses for him. For obvious

reasons, this is excellent for maintaining the equipment. The

laboratory is sorely in need of additional reference material and

reference standards for drugs and pesticides. At the present time,

they are importing U,S, Pharmacopeia and National Formulary Standard

drugs.

IV,B,11, Visit to the P, T, Ultra Jaya Milk Industry

Ciraareme, June 9, 1977

We visited P, T, Ultra Jaya Milk Industry at Jl, Raya Cimareme 143 in

Cimareme about 15 kilometers out of Bandung, This factory was

producing a high temperature short-time (HTST) sterilized milk. We

met with Mr. Sabana (Managing Director), Mr, Bent Munch Ipsen (Plant

Manager), and Mr. Y„ Tsnandar (Assistant Plant Manager). We were

shown the operation of this particular factory, which mixes both fresh

and reconstituted milk. They use approximately 10 percent to 20

percent of locally obtained fresh milk and the remainder consists of a reconstituted product obtained as dry milk from New Zealand. The

incoming fresh milk is heated for approximately 10 minutes at 80®C,

clarified (removal of debris), cooled immediately to 4-5*C, and stored

until ready for mixing with the reconstituted whole milk. The mixture

is sterilized at 140®C for 4 seconds, flash cooled to 70*C, and then

packed at 30*C, Packing is by the Tetrapak System from Sweden. The

products are coded and we were advised that shelf life approximates 6

months to 1 year, A guarantee is provided for 7 months. We were told

that they pack in 250 ml and 500 ml containers. The retail cost for

250 ml is approximately Rps 100 or a bit over 25 cents (U,S.). There

is a complete quality control system in this factory. Mercury

thermometers and recording thermometers are used, with good automation

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and control. Visual and physical inspection of the entire line, as well as the packing system, is continuous. The seams of the packages

are all checked in the laboratory. Packages are removed every 15

minutes from the line with a recording of the code number and the time

of removal. If there is a problem regarding quality or safety,

packages are removed every 5 minutes. The filled packages are

incubated at 35"C for approximately 5 to 7 days. They are then

checked organoleptically and also checked for pH and viscosity. If

these tests show that they are acceptable, then the product is

released for sale. On rare occasions they do microbiological studies

on selected batches after incubation. If the product is not sterile,

it will be demonstrated organoleptically, by pH, and by viscosity

studies after the incubation period. The chocolate milk product

contains 1.3 to 2 percent milk fat, whereas the white milk contains

from 3 to 3,2 percent with a target of 3.1 percent. We are advised

that the best flavor development occurs in approximately one month.

The milks produced are flavored with chocolate, strawberry, and

coffee. Also, they produce the unflavored product. The entire

production is distributed locally. There is no export.

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IV.C.l. visit to the P, T. Arcon Prima Company

Jakarta, June 2, 1977

Mr. Raufaste and Eng. Estrada visited the P. T. Arcon Prima Company.

Arcon is a metal fabrication plant dealing in structural steel shapes

and galvanized iron products, mostly for commercial and industrial

construction. They also have developed an experimental "low-cost"

house. The plant layout is based on a similar production facility in

England. The equipment is both British and German. Shaped steel

parts are imported from Japan, but cut and fabricated at the plant.

Approximately 200 persons are anployed; 25 in design/specifications/

administration and the others in the works. Most of the laborers have

a middle-school education followed by six-year technical training in

metal working. During the four years Arcon has been in existence,

they have had little turnover in personnel. The pay is good, and with

jobs scarce, the trained people remain with the company.

The structural shapes are prepared by automated heavy cutting/drilling

equipment. The shop produces gutters and downspouts and uses laborintensive operations. No automatic tools were observed in the

galvanized metal shop.

Little consideration has been given to occupational safety. Workers

are not required to wear hard hats, safety shoes, or wear protective

goggles when welding (most hold a mask in front of their face when

welding). No warning lights or horns were observed; there were no safety-marked walk areas.

Inspection of welds, drill holes, etc., is performed by contracted

inspectors. The plant does not have the inspection experience or equipment to carry out this important job.

The total output of the plant presently averages between 200 to 250

tons per month. The facility is capable of producing about twice this

amount

.

Recently, a prototype low-cost house x</as constructed on the plant

site. The house, a duplex, contains about 70 m^ per unit. The walls

(produced by a contractor) are a sandwich panel of gypsum board

between two sheets of asbestos. The wall appears to be about 30 to 40

mm thick by 1.25 m wide and 2.5 m high. The structural systems are

metal columns with metal roof trusses spread approximately 1.5 m on

center. Corrugated galvanized iron is used for the roof.

Two units are produced; one is better finished than the other. The

finished unit has full-height wall partitions, a finished ceiling, and

glass jalousie windows. The other has none of these. Windows are

sheets of plywood hinged on the side. The price for the finished unit

is 22,000 rupiahs (U.S.$53) per m~ ; the unfinished unit is 18,000

rupiahs (U.S.$44) per m^ , Mote these costs are similar to those of

PERID-IAS (see IV. C. 4 below).

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These duplex buildings can be produced at a rate of four per day, too

few to aake the venture profitable. The present production rate is

limited by the wall panels which are produced under contract.

Eventually, Arcon hopes to produce ten units per day, a cost breakeven

figure.

The duplex design and construction practice appeared satisfactory.

However, the doors should be moved away from the comer of the

building CO improve its structural stability. Further, the roof clip

to truss channel is not a rigid connection. This could lead to

displacement under abnormal load, especially since the clip is screwed

on from beneath and the screws tend to back off.

IV . C . 2 . Visit to the Ministry of Public Works and Electric Po^'Ter , Directorate of Roads and Highways

Jakarta, June 3, 1977

To assist the better flow of commerce, modern highway construction

would help Indonesia greatly. The highway system in Indonesia is not

adequate for the flow of present-day commerce. Large building

components such as pre-cast panels and other structural elements are difficult to transport from factory to job site. However, a toll road

is currently being constructed south to Bogor, and plans are underway

CO build a toll road east to Bandung. Also, a beltway around Jakarta

is being planned.

It seems no longer possible to depend solely on the national budget to

provide funds for road planning. The traffic problem in most large

cities is severe—major construction should begin at once, if

development plans are not to be seriously retarded. Indonesia's

President is considering establishing a highway corporation chat td.ll

have overall planning and implementing authority for roads and

highways

.

The Roads and Highways staff commented that road standards are the

responsibility of Che Ministry but are not enforced. The staff

suggested that an international road construction standard be

developed and coordinated in conjunction with Che Association of

Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) , which besides Indonesia includes

Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, and Malaysia, four Southeast

Asian countries with similar socio-economic/geographic conditions to

chose of Indonesia. In this v;ay, planning and costs could be shared

and each country would benefit equally.

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IV. C.

3

Visit to the Building Information Center of Jakarta

Jakarta, June 3, 1977

Mr. Raufaste gave a short introduction to the purpose of the NBS/LIPI

study. The Information Center coordinates building information for 22

of Indonesia’s 26 provinces. The Center stated that Indonesia

requires 440,000 new or renovated houses each year. This statistic is

based on an annual 3 percent population increase. During 1976 only

90,000 homes were constructed, however, and fewer were renovated.

Housing has, and deserves to have, high priority in the Government’s

programs.

IV . C . 4 . Visit to the National Housing Develonnent Connany (^I!DIPL\S)

Jakarta, June 3, 1977

Uie Jational Housing Development Company (PEFXCHvS) is a private

organization responsible for constructing houses ^or low middle-incore

and loxv-income families, using government funds. Funds for neetine

village housing needs (these arc for very low-income families) are

provided by the World Bank; these family groups comprise over 80

percent of the population.

Residential construction for higher middle-income f^anilies is ^^rovided

by the real estate corporations. Affluent individuals contract

directly with an architect and a building company, but they represent

only about 1 to 2 percent of the population—a statistic approximating

architect designed buildings in the United States.

PERUHAS puts up 4 types of low-cost houses and provides sites-andservices assistance. The four types of houses have floor areas of 36

m^, 45 m2, 54 m2, and 70 m2. Their cost ranges from 13,000 to 23,000

rupiahs (U.S.$44 to 56) per m2. They are built with concrete floors,

timber walls, wood, and asphalt/cement roofs in Java and the large

island of Kalimantan, and with galvanized iron or aluminum, sheet roo^s

on the island of Sumatra.

The sites-and-services activities include providing to low-income

fam.ilies an unfinished shelter of 20 m^ (which later may be exnanded

to 45 m"^) . The building includes land, water, electric power (in some

locations) , and a waste drain system. The cost for each unit ranges

from 10,000 to 15,000 rupiahs (U.S.$24 to 36) ner m.“ . The building is

made of a lightweight steel frame, hollow-block walls, a concrete

floor, and a cement/asphalt corrugated roof. Ho partition walls or furnishings are included.

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:iininun floor space standards developed by the Institute o^ Technology

in 3andung are used as planning guides by PEP^U'l/VS. ^ERU'L\S has served

on-going housing projects in Jakarta and is beginning to build on three sites at Surabaya (East Java)

.

PERLTIAS officials said that, as far as their activities are concerned,

building penaits are required to build houses. This is the general

rule in Jakarta and to some extent in Surabaya. Contractors to the

coverninent are required to obtain such permits. Building plans are

then submitted to the local government housing authority. The

building may be constructed only after recommended changes are made.

The team was informed that each building must be inspected twice while

under construction. Tlie inspector usually is a high-school graduate

with some on-the-job training, and has authority to halt construction.

Jo information is available on how often construction is stooped.

The PERLTLVS staff did not have details about housing activities

performed by the World Bank or about the real estate corporations

(both together provide services to about 15 percent o^ the

population)

.

IV. C. 5. Visits to Various Housing Construction Sites

Java, June 1977

Several residential building sites in and around Jah.arta and Surabava

were visited by Raufaste. Although these represented the various

income ranges, tlie small sample cannot be considered representative of

Indonesian building practices or even those on Java.

-lost buildings in Java are constructed primarily of masonrv, since

v;ood is scarce. Building practices varied; buildings were obseim/ed

while under construction which could have been greatly improved

without additional overall cost. For example, there were several

instances of buildings with: inadequately designed bond beam.s

(underdesigned, not continuous or totally lach.ing) , insufficient (too

few or no) roof-to-wall connections, and underdesigned roof trusses to

support roof tile under abnormal loadings. Brick infill walls were

large in area in relation to the column; they could have been better

constructed, and, at times, they were not tied to the columns. There

also were numerous examples of unsatisfactory mortar joints (too

thick); much irregular (broken) brick; and walls often out of plumb.

Reinforced columns tend to be underdesigned. Concrete quality varied

from site to site; usually only large-size aggregate is used and it

often is unwashed. The sand (sometimes containing nuantities of

foreign natter) to cement ratio appeared to be high and inadecuatelv

measured. Scrap boards, improperly oiled, are used for form ^'orV: rather than pl’n:ood. VThen the boards are removed, there is a tendency

for the concrete to pull off with the board. A sewer pine on one site

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was installed backward with the flange at the base rather than the

top. In this position, the waste water is able to seep around the

joint. Moreover, inadequate workmanship is often covered up with a cosmetic finish that hides the flaws. Consequently, during visits to

completed buildings it was difficult to assess quickly the

construction quality. Nevertheless, most of the government-funded low

middle-income and low-income houses appeared to be adequately

constructed. Mo water stains on ceilings or walls were found, nor

were settlement cracks observed. Electrical wiring, however, is a serious problem throughout Indonesia, as little insulation or few

standoff insulators are used. At one housing site (upner-income)

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electrical service is supplied from underground resulting in visual

benefits. Electric power losses in transmission are significant.

IV.C.fi. Visit to the P. T. James Hardie Comnanv Ltd.

Jakarta, June 4, 1977

Mr. Raufaste visited the P. T. James Ilardie Comnany—a manufacturer of

asbestos cement pipes, roofing, and wall sheets. Tliis factory began

operation about a 3/ear ago. It was set up as a joint venture between

the governments of Indonesia and Australia. Hardie is the largest of

six or seven asbestos cement product manufacturers in Indonesia.

The firm is proud of its products; they have placed importance on

quality control. Both physical (crushing, bending, and flexing) and

chemical tests are performed at the plant. Thev are based on ISO

standard test methods. Sam.ples are routinely sent to Sydney

(headquarters) for verification. Equipment calibration was reported

to be performed bi-m.onthly. The company has in its laboratorv three

proving rings: 5 kM, 20 kM, and 100 kM.

James Hardie, the other Indonesian cement asbestos plants, the

Ministry of Industry, and the Materials Testing Institute in Bandung

have spent considerable time in developing two draft asbestos cement

standards. They are "Asbestos Cement Flat Sheets" and "Asbestos

Cement Corrugated Sheets." By late June 1977, the dra.^ts will have

been reviewed for adoption as national standards. Because of tliis

consensus review process, if the proposed standards are adopted,

chances are good they will be followed by the other materials

producers and enforced by the government.

There seem.s to be little effort made to assure worker safety at the

plant. LTiile hard hats, safety shoes, and overalls are available for

the workers, none are used. The weather is hot and humid and old work

habits may discourage use of such equipment. Also, the air has not

been sampled for asbestos dust or other contaminants. A serious

occupational hazard is to be suspected.

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The factory staff appears fairly well-qualified. Manapenent personnel

have university degrees; the workers are usually middle or high school

graduates and some came in with technical training. Understandably,

in an environment with 25 percent unemployment, the turnover rate at

the plant is low.

IV . C . 7 . Various Meetings with Members of the Indonesian

Structural Engineers Association (HAKI) and the Indonesian Institute

of Architects (IIA)

Jakarta, June 1977

Mr. Prawirohardjo, President of the Indonesian Institute of Architects

(IIA); Mr. Hakim, Vice Chairman, the Indonesian Structural Engineers

Association (HAKI); Mr. Liman, Secretary, IIAKI; and Mr. Boen of HAKI,

separately and together visited with !lr. Pv.aufaste to discuss the

Indonesian building process. These individuals said that siting,

design, and construction practices vary widely in Indonesia. Pvarely, so they alleged, is attention given to properly siting buildings or to

using land in the best manner. At times, the o^jner requests detailed

drawings even before the site has been surveyed. Soil analysis nay

never be performed simply to save the cost. There also is a lack of

experienced testing laboratories to perform the analysis; if there are

data available from a nearby site, they may be extrapolated for use,

which could prove unreliable.

During the schematic design and design development phase, more

coordination bet\-;een the architect and the structural, mechanical, and

electrical engineers would be beneficial. The architect normally

takes the lead. He prepares the architectural layout and

architectural working drawings. The structural engineer, working

independently of the architect, designs the building's structural

system to the architect's drawings. Then the mechanical and

electrical engineers independently perform their tasks. These

separate steps can lead to major errors.

The plans are next submitted to the governor's building approval

office within the province (there are 26 in Indonesia as stated

earlier). That office (they have little review expertise except in

Jakarta) approves the plans (time varies) and releases them after a predetermined fee is paid. This fee is based on the type of building

and its location.

During the construction phase, buildings are not often inspected,

except those in Jakarta. The inspection process is thus voluntary and

up to the designers, who usually do not have time. Liability for

building failure resides with the designers (up to the limit of their

fee). In case of fatal accidents, they could be liable to criminal

action.

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With the exception of Jakarta, building regulations and codes tend to

remain unenforced. Of the various Ministries with building

responsibility, each has its own enforcement authority. There is no central coordinated agency with interagency responsibility. None of

the ministries work together enough to coordinate enforcement, except

for government-sponsored construction in Jakarta.

As previously mentioned, there are few building developers in

Indonesia. The National Housing Development Company (PERUMAS, IV. C. 4)

in Jakarta, the real estate corporations, other private developers,

and cement, asbestos, and metal fabricating organizations are the few

organized groups involved in building. The less organized groups

consist of labor groups (without legal status) and general contractors

who comprise the majority of construction manpower. The upper income

individual contracts for construction, while over 90 percent of the

people must construct their own buildings.

Designers in Jakarta are either university-educated or have sufficient

years of experience to qualify. With the exception of Jakarta,

designers and contractors need not be certified, though the government

is talking about certifying designers in large cities in the future.

In Jakarta, architects and engineers are licensed to design 4 classes

of structures: (1) any kind of building; (2) buildings less than 40

meters in height; (3) only single story building; (4) non-building

designs such as service systems or sewage projects. A similar

breakdown exists for contractors.

Laborers usually are not skilled. With the very large Indonesian

population, labor is plentiful and very inexpensive and no training is

necessary. Contractors usually subcontract, and it is common for six,

seven, or even eight levels of subcontracting. Consequently, in this

informal organized system, there is little control over quality of

work because subcontractors do not perform as specialists. Those

specialized contractors provide services of advanced nature such as on

mechanical and electrical systems, use of heavy construction

equipment, pre-stressing equipment, etc.

Generally, banks do not lend money for purchasing a house because it

is difficult to collect if the owner defaults. The unwritten social

code in Indonesia says that man has a right to a roof over his head;

in that shelter he has a right to remain. Therefore, if banks do not

loan money, individuals must save for the total cost of the house;

they pay for the major cost of the building before construction and

the remainder at time of occupancy. This amount ranges from about

18,000 rupiahs ($45) per m^ for a low-cost house to over 70,000

rupiahs ($175) per m^. The government recognizes that 95 percent of

the population is unable to purchase, but on a trial basis the

government is providing guarantees to banks. This could open the way

for low- income people to purchase houses.

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There are fet/ cescing laboratories; nost are not eouipred to oerform

anything but routine tests. Some have testing machines, measuring

equipment, and recording apparatus; few have calibration apparatus

such as proving rings or a capability to perform nondestructive

testing. Some of the larger private laboratories and government

agencies, as well as some factories (plants), have modern ecuipment

with good facilities; some follow test procedures developed in other

countries; others follow no approved procedure. Maintenance of this

equipment appears to be a problem; expertise is not readily available

and parts are generally difficult to order with long-time delays since

most parts are foreign made.

Few educational institutes have substantive courses in engineering.

There are about 40 recognized colleges and universities throughout

Indonesia for a population of 130,000,000 persons. Of the top 5, only

2 have courses in earthauake engineering, a subject that needs

attention due to Indonesia's location in a seismically active area. There is need to establish a better balance between course work in

theory and practice. Increased opportunity for real world experience

would make the studies more useful for later development in career

positions.

As stated earlier, many qualified instructors are leaving the academic

environment for a better salary or are working part-time to supplement

their incom.e. Since it is difficult to hire oualified instructors,

som.e less qualified individuals must be employed, trith inevitable harm

to the educational system.

There are eight professional building technology related societies in

Indonesia. The two largest are the Structural Engineers Association

and the Institute of Architects. The other six are just getting

started: Geo-Technicians, Environmental Engineers, 'Mechanical

Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Designers, and Planners. Eligibility

for membership requires that an individual be either a graduate or have "sufficient" experience to match the university training of other

members. Engineers are not licensed as in the United States in order

to practice architectural or structural engineering. Only those in

Jakarta are certified, based mostly on previous experience, to design

certain building types based on height and volume (as noted earlier)

.

The professional societies could do more to represent the building

community or have a significant influence on improving building

practices. The government could gain greatly by recognizing the

organizations and assisting the societies in the publication of

professional journals, as in other industrializing countries such as

the Philippines.

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IV , C . 8 . Visit to the Building Information Center

Surabaya, June 5, 1977

Surabaya is in the process of strengthening its building standards and

trying to improve the overall design process. The governments of some provinces using funds from the Ministry of Public Works and Electric

Power and from the Ministry of Interior are rehabilitating rural and

urban houses. In 1976, 2,650 rural houses were improved, and in 1977

funding was made available to improve 3,450 houses. The Government

hopes this start will serve as a stimulus for adjacent homes and

neighboring villages to start individual improvements, '

IV . C . 9 . Visit to the Directorate of Building Research

Bandung, June 8, 1977

Attending the meeting were Mr, Kartahardja, Director; Mr. Harinan,

Associate Director; Mr. Buerbo, Project Coordinator on Human

Settlements; and Mr. Raufaste. The Directorate of Building Research

(DBR) , Ministry of Public Works and Electric Power, serves as the

United Nations Regional Housing Center within the hot and humid areas

of Southeast Asia. DBR was established in 1955. It is the only

recognized building research group in Indonesia. The organization has

a staff of 180 individuals, of which 24 are researchers, 33 are

supporting technicians, 121 are administrative staff and personnel,

and 2 are librarians and document specialists. The ratio of

professionals to support staff appears to be small. This group is

performing research on building materials and construction, and

research in the field of hximan settlements. They have a limited

budget but are making progress that has significant benefits to

building technology. The professional staff are competent, and many

have received their advanced degrees from overseas universities.

As an example of the pace of standards activity in Indonesia, the

’’Manual for Building” of 1941 is being reviewed by DBR for suggested

revision. This document serves as the basis for building regulations.

DBR is coordinating the review with the other ministries and

appropriate universities for comment. DBR is also working with

various Indonesian cities to revise and implement building codes and

standards.

The Institute of Technology in Bandung (ITB) enrolls approximately 60

percent of the Indonesian architecture and engineering students. ITB

is the most prestigious university in Indonesia. Their building

research laboratory facilities are the best in the nation. Many of

the ITB staff are associated with DBR, These individuals are qualified and well motivated. Undoubtedly, ITB is a great center of

learning giving a stimulating research and university environment. At

that level, it seems to be unique in Indonesia. (See IV. F. 7.)

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IV.C.IO. Visit CO the Development Technology Center

Bandung, June 9, 1977

A r.eecing was held with Dr. Wirjosumarto and Dr. Kartasasmita, who

provided an overview of their activities in working with small-scale

industries. The Development Technology Center (DTC, part of the

Directorate of Building Research, Ministry of Public Works and

Electric Power) is involved in the application of intermediate

technologies to meet the needs of rural develooment. DTC collaborates

with the Institute of Technology at Bandung (ITB) and the East West

Center in Hawaii to develop and transfer technology throughout the

nation. ITB provides guidance and technical assistance and

engineering support to Indonesia's building community. For example,

bricks and tile are commonly used building products; they vary in

quality and size. Staff members of DTC are testing brick and tile to

develop methods that small-scale industries can use to improve their

quality and unifonnity.

y.aterials suppliers also turn to Bandung to have their building

materials and components tested (usually for marketing reasons)

.

Rarely is testing performed outside the large cities in Indonesia:

Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan, Ujung, Palembang, and Bandung. Bandung now

serves as the "standard reference" testing laboratory for building in

the nation. Except for these larger cities, Indonesia is not using the

skills at the Directorate of Building Research.
IV.D.l. Visit to the Furniture Factory, Cabungan Perajln

Kayu Pondok Plnang

Jakarta Selatan, June 2, 1977

The team visited three home industry furniture factories in Jakarta,

Members met with Mr. Mhd. Sardjan, who, after a political career, had

become the director of a cooperative of approximately 60 families

operating small furniture factories. The cooperative was primarily

concerned with buying materials and selling finished products as well

as acting as agent for the borrowing of money from the commercial

banks. There was very little, if any, effort to improve the

technological capability of the members or to assure that minimum

standards of quality are met. After some reticence, Mr. Sardian

appreciated the great value for himself in some witten standards, for

instance, for fulfilling repeat orders, rather than having to produce

and store one sample in excess of those ordered for all items.

The three factories were of different levels of quality and complexity

of finished product. Of particular concern was that factory producing

furniture for the very low-income market. The cooperative might be

strengthened by answering questions on whether the glues, wood

treatment, stability, etc., are sufficient to provide value for the

money spent. Provision of more standardized tools would be helpful.

We would not advocate that a home craft industry should be held to

rigid standards that are often unattainable because of costs. To do

so may ruin an industry supporting many people. On the other hand, some protection must be provided for customers. There is some on-thejob training and the Ministry of Industry has assisted in running six

courses since 1970. The team would advocate that this training

program be expanded and appropriate subsidies be considered. The

training program might be scaled to levels commensurate with the

capabilities of the manufacturers. Care should be exercised to avoid

reducing the level of arts and crafts inherent in these "home" or "cottage" industries. However, the industry must recognize the

obligation it has to the consumer.

IV, D. 2, Visit to the National Gobel Electronic Factory

Jakarta, June 3, 1977

Mr. Aam and Mr. Gandi, among others, with Mr. Chaiwai and Mr. Peiser

were received by Dr, Th. M. Gobel, member of Parliament and the

People’s Consultative Assembly, president of the Electrical and

Electronic Home Appliance Association, Deputy Chairman of the second

strongest political party, and owner of several firms in different

sectors. Also present were many high level staff members of Gobel

National, the oldest TV manufacturing company in Indonesia, including

Dr. Lukman Hakim, Engineer Akmal Mukman, >Ianager, and Hendarman

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Lesmana, Assistant Manager. The fim assembles tropicalized

Matsushita T/'s and radios and innovative Indonesian appliances.

Plans exist for imported components to be gradually replaced bv

domestic manufacture to strict Japanese standards. This process has

successfully started with cabinets. Mational's reject rate runs around 1.5 percent compared with Matsushita's home production of 0.7

percent. Complaints from consumers often refer to well-worn sets. A

nation-wide service agent system exists. The Government—as in all

countries—comes in for some criticism. For example, in Indonesia

Dr. Gobel says the length of import release from customs is about 1 month,

compared with 1 or 2 days in neighboring countries. Another example

is the Indonesian Government's refusal to give rebates on import taxes

on re-exported items with value added, such as on plastic for a cover

plate on a cape recorder. This latter complaint apoears to be very

significant when compared with complaints elsewhere that Indonesian

industry has so far proved incapable of competing with neighbors in

home appliances. The above-named Association publishes an informative

periodical with attractive advertisements. Dr. Gobel backs the KIMS

program (Calibration, Instrumentation, Metrology, and Standardization,

a program under LIPI) wholeheartedly and says he will in conversation

with ministers press for implementation which will also helo to

protect against inferior products.

IV . D . 3 . Visit to the Chemical Research Institute

(Ministry of Industry)

Bogor, June 4, 1977

Accompanied by some of our host team, including Mr. D. Ilargono and

Miss V. Warjani, the Food and Food Safety Group visited the Chemical

Research Institute at Bogor. That group met with Dr. Dardjo

Somaatmadja, Director of the Chemical Research Institute. This

Institute is under the Directorate General of Handicrafts and Miscellaneous Industries in the Ministry of Industries.

Me were informed by Dr. Somaatmadja that the Chemical Research

Institute is one of the oldest research institutes in Indonesia,

having been established in 1909. There are records to show that

laboratories existed at Bogor doing agricultural research for the

Dutch as early as 1890, After being given a brief history of the

Institute, we were informed that the Institute has had a long history

in the establishment of standards. Since its establishment, the

Institute has been a pioneer in research:

a. On exploration of various materials, agricultural,

estate, as well as mineral products for export and

for domestic use in industries,

b. On utilization of by-products of existing industries

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and development of new or improved processes of possible industrial value.

c. On food technology aimed at better conservation and

more efficient utilization of food materials available in the country.

The results of its research on various essential oils indigenous to

Indonesia has become the basic knowledge of these essential oils in

the world today.

At present, the Institute has not only facilities for research but

also for testing and education. It provides testing and analytical

services to industries on raw materials, half-finished and finished

products for conformance to standards, and it issues certificates of

quality for export of several commodities such as essential oils,

copra, seaweed, spices, sulphur, cinchona bark, and other products.

The Institute also provides technical assistance to industry and

government. It operates schools graduating laboratory analysts and

other technical personnel needed by industry. The analysts are either

at the technician level or at the Bachelor's level, depending upon how

much schooling they receive. It supports academies for specialization

in such fields as leather technology, management, administration, etc.

One of the functions of the Institute is to improve processes for

various industries such as ceramics, leather, textiles, and foods. It

also develops standards for those industries. It has established

standards for such commodities as Portland cement, leather, building

materials, wheat flour, soy sauce, cooking oils, corn meal, tapioca,

syrups, margarines, etc. It should be noted that these standards were

developed by the Ministry of Industries for the purpose of increasing

the "value added" factor. Although there may have been some

participation by other departments such as the Ministry of Trade and

the Ministry of Health, their advice is not necessarily sought nor are

the standards used by those other departments. It was the opinion of our host that the Ministry of Health was primarily concerned with food

hygiene and not with production factors. In his opinion, health

problems were the responsibility of the Department of Health. VThen

products are examined for compliance with standards of the Ministry of

Industries, health related factors are not normally considered.

Dr. Somaatmadja informed us that he favored national standards, but he was reluctant to comment on how a suitable system should be organized.

He went on to discuss with us, further, the differences between the

Ministry of Trade Standards and the Ministry of Industry Standards.

He indicated that his Ministry's standards could require a minimum

amount of oil in a drum which could be different from that required as

a minimum by the Ministry of Trade. The same could be true for the

quality of the oils. He commented, further, that the Ministry of

Industries is concerned primarily with the quantity produced.

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Dr, Somaatnadja told us that implementation and enforcement of his

Ministry's standards begins with education of a manufacturer who is

not in compliance with a standard. In the event that the educational

program does not succeed, then they attempt to place restrictions on

the manufacturer's further activities.

We were then apprised of the Ministry's continuing program of

standards improvement. There are approximately 160 industry standards

already approved by the Minister of Industry. There are at present 30

standards in the process of being considered for approval. (Compare

Section IV.F.l.)

IV.D.4. Visit to the Industrial Division

of the Special Capital District of Jakarta (OKI)

Jakarta, June 4, 1977

The capital, Jakarta, encompasses 500 sq. kilometers, an area about

the size of the District of Columbia, with a population of 5 million

people. Mr. Chaiwai Sangruji, accompanied by Eng. Wilman Tampubolon,

was received by Eng. Martono Soemodinoto, Chief of the Industrial

Division of the Special Capital District of Jakarta, along with

several colleagues. They are officials of the ?tinistry of Industry,

yet are controlled by the Governor of the city, with the task of

encouraging industrial development and creating job opportunities

within the city.

Work on standards first started in 1969 with the aim of educating

people. The city, for example, gives partial support to the Consumers

Union (about 4 million rupiahs per year equaling about U. S. $10, 000)

.

Standards were prepared and revised by active committees with

cooperation of concerned people. They were circulated for comments as widely as possible, and they were promulgated by the Governor himself.

Thirty-seven products are now under enforcement including some foods,

cosmetics, building materials, textiles, salt, etc. Producers must

have licenses. The Division inspects factories and evaluates their

quality control procedures. Its agents take samples and send some to

be tested at suitable Government and private laboratories. A lump sum

fee on the producers is imposed to cover testing and administrative

costs. Follow-up visits were also said to be made at 4 to 12

inspections and sample takings per year. The team may have

misunderstood but did not pursue the question of frequency of

inspections. Discussion with a statistician could well be rewarding.

When low quality is found, the Division gives a first written warning.

Repetition of the same will lead to a note in the newspaper. This is

said to be very effective. However, withdrawal of license may become

necessary for repeat offenders.

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The main benefit of Mr. Soemodinoto's work is that it educates the

people to quality consciousness and gives visibility to effective city

government. The visiting team warmly applauded this effort. The

Governor of Jakarta is not eligible for re-election. One hopes that

this person will take his insight into good standardization practices

to his next assignment in the service of Indonesia.

IV. D. 5. Visit to Supreme Cable Manufacturing Corporation P. T. SUCACO

Jakarta-Tangerang, June 4, 1977

Engineer Wilman Tampubolon accompanied Mr. Chaiwai Sangruji to the

Supreme Cable Manufacturing Corporation where they were received by

the Plant Manager, Eng. Bob Wirajendi, who had spent ten years in

Germany; Development, Sales, and Quality Control Engineer, Djoni

Setyadi; and Plant and Manufacturing Engineer, Purnawan Arijanto.

SUCACO produces the larger sizes of single and multi-core low-voltage

polyethylene insulated PVC sheathed cables, PVC armored cables, and

telephone cables, all of copper wire (220 ton/month with a capacity of

270 ton/month). SUCACO also makes pressed melamine sheet (Formica).

Future plans are for PVC wire and cables for home wiring, enameled

copper wire, aluminum wire and cable, and cross-linked polyethylene if

the Government decides to approve cross-linked polyethylene.

SUCACO is entirely Indonesian owned and operated, but uses Japanese

and German machines. It employs 350 persons including five engineers

and one chemist. All others have been trained within the company.

The senior staff appeared very energetic and competent. They can be

very proud of their achievement in developing and running the factory

without continued help from abroad, although the original machines

were purchased from Japan with a few Japanese technicians coming over

to help in installing and running them during the first year. German

machines were also used and Eng. Wirajendi was rightly proud that they

could mix these with the Japanese ones in the same production line, A

huge machine in the production line for armored cables was claimed to

be the only one in the country. It, too, was working smoothly. There

was mention of the younger generation that was said to be more

energetic than the older ones, especially in government. The young

people would like very much to get many things done; for instance, to

make standards mandatory for all wires and cables. The right blend of

vitality with wisdom of experience is indeed a key to good

development.

Six of the larger companies have formed an Association of Electric

Cable Manufacturing Industries, Four of these members have received

licenses to use the LMK quality mark awarded by the Electric Power

Research Center. The rest of the members have applied to use the UQC

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mark. Bob complained that manufacturers who could use the LMK mark

were at a disadvantage, because they (even though willingly) had to

supply high quality products while the authorities still allowed

substandard cables to be made and sold to the consumer. This is a typical complaint. If action were taken to prohibit the sale of

substandard cables, it would benefit the consumer, the country, and

themselves. However, the contrary opinion should be recognized; while

the total demand cannot be met by production, the quality mark can still supply benefits once the consumer recognizes the advantages of

quality. The 6 members of the association now supply 80 percent of

the country's requirements. The other 20 percent are shared among

other local manufacturers and imported products,

SUCACO wholeheartedly supports the standardization and certification

programs of the State Electrical Enterprise (PLN) . They also support

the idea of a national system for standardization and would like to see the standards on wire and cable enforced nationwide,

SUCACO was among the first four companies who were licensed to use the

LMK mark. They received one warning for a case of non-compliance, but

have not experienced any subsequent threat or penalty. PLN has sent

inspectors on several occasions to check their record of tests and to

take samples. The system used was not to take samples of all sizes in

a series of the same type of product, but rather to take two to three

sizes as samples of the series depending on the tyne of product. This

is judged to be a sound system provided that the factory has a very

good QC system of its own and strictly follows the system.

Copper rods are imported from Australia and drawn by SUCACO which has

its own shop for making dies, both diamond and carborundum type A,

Supersonic grinding machinery was shown to the team. SUCACO was not

aware of the National Research Institute for Instrumentation (LIN), so has not made good use of LIN's services so far, PVC and polyethylene

are also imported from Japan (Sumitomo) and Germany, SUCACO generated

their own electricity.

SUCACO has two control laboratories at opposite corners of the

factory. Both were inspected by the team; one is for electric cables

and the other for telephone cables. The team observed that one was best suited for electrical and the other for mechanical tests. The

ovens used here, as well as at PLN visited on the previous day, were

of the natural draft stationary type whereas the forced draft rotating

type may be needed in the future when quality of the plastic needs to

be carefully specified and strictly enforced.

Production lines are installed with automatic control devices, e.g.,

for checking the electrical insulation (standard specified 1,000

volts, control setting at 3,000 volts) and controlling the

concentricity of telephone wire.

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A sample of PVC electric cable with the LMK nark was shown to the team

at ?L;I. An observation was made of appreciable departure from

concentricity. It was explained that the requirement for thickness of

insulation was met in all directions. It is true that telephone wire

needs more precise control than electric wire, but it would be quite a lot of savings on PVC if more precise specifications were laid doT-m

and controlled for thickness of insulation, concentricity, and outside

dimensions of the cable. This is a problem engaging other countries

also. Certainly, Indonesia should benefit from a good system of

control of concentricity. Lack of concentricity is a common cause of

breakdown and causes users to employ unduly large cables.

The hosts showed us their manufacture of high pressure melamine sheet.

The press is from Japan, and the plastic imported. The unit worked on

three shifts since the demand x^as so great.

The team obtained the impression that the company enjoys good

relations with PLN and deserves a good share of the m.arket.

Enforcement of minimum standards for smaller PVC insulated cooper wire

and cable for house wiring x^ill greatly benefit their plan to enter

into the small size range. They are now being made only by various

small-scale producers. A producer bent on high quality might

stimulate also the smaller producers to market more satisfactory

domestic wire products than appear presently to be readily available

in the market.

IV . D , 6 . Visit to the Drug Manufacturer of Air Mancur

Wonogiri, Surakarta, June 6, 1977

In the company of Mrs. Djaprie of LIPI, Mr. Hanauld, ?^r. Djoki,

Mr. Hargono, and Mr. Simatoepang of the Ministry of Health, and

Mr. Permadi, the Executive Secretary of the Consumers Group, Dr. Woo-Ming

and Mr. Gutterman of the visiting team flew to Jogjakarta. Our first

visit in that more Eastern part of Java was to a traditional drug

manufacturing plant. Air Mancur at Wonogiri, Surakarta. We x^ere met

by Mr. Sardinian, the Director; Mr. Purxrano, a biologist; Mr. Harun A1

Rasyed, responsible for laboratory and production; and Mr. Zaenal

Arifin, responsible for Quality Control.

The traditional medicines and the methods of production have come doxvn

through generations of Indonesians. We were informed that, of course,

the methods of production have been continuously improved and

modernized. Air JIancur aims for traditional medicine to keep pace

with modern medicine and science, A physician is on the staff as are

technical people of the medical allied sciences for production. The

plant visited was only one of three that particioated in the

manufacture of the drugs. One plant selects the drugs, and the other

is for packaging and labeling. The one visited x^as resoonsible for

compounding and standardization. We were shovm charts of the

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processing schemes for traditional drugs and medicines, called "jamu,"

and we observed the manufacturing of cosmetics, and their

demonstration gardens of the various plants that are used for drug

manufacture. Medicinal plants of special significance to Indonesia

are cultivated in these gardens. Pot plant experimentation was carried out to increase contents of active principles. There is

considerable liaison with the medical school and many of their drugs

are standardized, not only in the chemical and biological

laboratories, but, also, with human patients. There appeared to be

good quality control adherence to appropriate standards and good

sanitary practices. A number of the manufacturing practices were

being carried out in open areas where they could be contaminated from

the environment. However, we were advised that these areas were

primarily for production of cosmetics.

They buy raw materials from growers who have been selected as having

acceptable herbs, leaves, and barks for particular products. Samples

of each are analyzed for content of the particular Ingredient or ingredients desired. The raw products are then stored, sorted, handpicked to remove large adulterating materials, and then winnowed to remove any dirt. The cleaned products are then disinfected by washing

with potassium permanganate. The product is then washed and dried

either in ovens or in the sun and stored in a clean area. Each batch

is then sampled to determine the active constituents and their

quantity. The average is determined and a production standard adhered

to. This is a production standard established by the manufacturer.

The standard is determined on the basis of an average of ten samples

from different batches. They then compound the standardized raw materials according to prescription needs and the products are stored

in accordance with their prescriptions. Within the operation, the

many different departments include the milling, pulverizing, sifting,

mixing, and storage departments. The products are finished in liquid,

capsule, and tablet forms. Usually the externals are herbal cosmetics

although there are a number of medications prescribed for external use only. The internal forms are for therapy and for prophylaxis. They

prepare therapeutic drugs for tropical sprue, kidney stones, malaria,

influenza, croup, coughs, menstrxial disturbances, asthma, and high

blood pressure. For prophylactic medication, they have substances for

dieting and fat reduction.

Approximately 140 kinds of raw materials are used. Different kinds are used for stimulants, antipyretics, antibiotics, analgesics,

diuretics, sedatives, cough remedies, and expectorants. Drugs are of

both the prescription and nonprescription types. Laboratory checking

of samples of finished products is quite an important feature. The

products are analyzed and rechecked several times and not distributed

until such time as the laboratory reports that they are acceptable for

release. The pharmacology department checks products at many points.

It checks them prior to blending, for active components and blends of

the product, as necessary. The pharmacognosy department checks the raw product anatomically and microscopically for genuineness and

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purity. It collects, identifies, and determines unknown medicinal

plants and is developing a herbarium of authentic specimens. The

"vital chemical" department checks the product for the active

principles and they do a chemical standardization here for such

substances as alkaloids, glucosides, volatile oils, etc. The

microbiology department determines the bacterial count of the product.

They check for coliforms and other pathogenic organisms. The

toxicology department routinely screens each product for the toxicity

of each material and checks for therapeutic value using mice, rats,

rabbits, and dogs, A quality control activity is carried on at all

stages to determine the homogeneity of the product, the sizes of the

particulate matter, and the dosages. Disintegration tests of tablets

are also carried out. Plant management referred to a problem of

excessive bacterial counts; "luckily" they were non-pathogenic. They

advised that there are no government regulations for bacterial count,

but they are anxious that the government would set limits soon. There

is a scheduled cleaning of the area using such substances as parafoxrmaldehyde and potassium permanganate for sterilization. Each

batch of the product produced had LD50 tests performed and had to be

found acceptable prior to release. Clinical studies on humans are

being performed at the university associated medical research group.

A complete library of wet and dry forms of the raw materials, samples

of each batch of end-products, and the records of the tests by the

various departments were maintained.

IV, D, 7, Visit to the Institute of Textile Technology

Bandung, June 8 , 1977

Mr. Chaiwai Sangruji, accompanied by Deputy Chairman Sumantri, was received at the Institute of Textile Technology (Institut Teknologi

Tekstil) by its Director, Mr, Wibowo Moerdoko. He explained that the

Institute was started in 1922 as an experimental station with an aim

to train Indonesians in weaving. The present functions of the

Institute are research, development, and education. The Institute

employs 150 university graduates, 200 technicians, and 350 others (700

in all). The Institute is now in the second phase of a UNDP

assistance project (first 1972-1976, second 1977-1980), The experts

stationed there are on weaving, knitting, and products development.

There is also a project manager and one expert in Jakarta on

marketing. The U.N. is recruiting another expert on dyeing.

The Institute plans to have ten textile service centers throughout the

country. At this time, five have already been established, one of

which is in Jogjakarta with a principal interest in batik. The

available testing facilities at Bandung were shown to the visitors.

Textile standards are prepared by the Institute in cooperation with

textile manufacturing industries using the usual consensus method.

Sixty-six standards on testing methods, performance, specification.

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and definitions have been published. All standards are voluntary, but

may be adopted for enforcement by authorities concerned.

Typical examples of the Institute's services are arbitration on conflicting test results, and inspecting and certifying products under

contract from a buyer, such as the army. A team from the Institute

would be sent to the textile mill to evaluate its control instruments.

After approval, the production is allowed to proceed. The product is

then inspected and an ITT mark is stamped on it.

The team gained the impression that the Institute is well organized

for handling standards preparation work since the Institute has the

advantages of its own R&D, testing laboratories, documentation, and

industrial contacts. The Institute is well equipped with testing

facilities and gains greatly from services provided by the U.N. On

request, the Institute could easily accept additional testing as well

as consultation for industries such as quality control measures. The

Institute should give a little more attention to standard atmospheric

conditions in testing in the laboratories. A statement, "If a sample

comes in during the morning, we can give a test result on the same day," seems dangerous. A sample may need a longer time to equilibrate

to laboratory conditions than is given in a workday.

IV. D. 8. Visit to Bio-Farma

Bandung, June 9, 1977

The Food and Food Safety Group visited Bio-Farma in Bandung,

Indonesia, Jl. Pasteur 20, We met with Dr, A. Koesdarminta,

Production Manager, and Mrs, Wenas, Head of Quality Control. BioFarma produces a large number of vaccines and sera. The vaccines are

for diptheria, tetanus, cholera, pertussis, typhoid, smallpox, rabies,

and BCG, which is an anti-tuberculin vaccine. The sera are antidiptheria, anti-snakebite, anti-rabies, and anti-tetanus. This

particular manufacturing laboratory performs biological (animal),

physical, and chemical assays of the materials it produces. In the

team's opinion, the controls, the standards, and laboratory practices

are of a high order of professionalism.

Dr, Koesdarminta says that he believes that national standards are an absolute necessity. He prefers general participation and believes

that all who have interest should be invited. The standards that he

presently uses are either those of the World Health Organization (ITHO) or the U.S, Pharmacopeia (USP) . His personnel are eminently well

qualified, consisting of pharmacologists, biologists, chemists,

biochemists, medical doctors, etc., all graduates. They obtain

international reference standards from I<7H0 in Copenhagen and then

prepare their own standards against the imported. They also use the

in-process control requirements found in the technical reports of ^-JHO

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for each product they manufacture. The plant also produces infusions

such as glucose in saline and "lactate ringers" solutions. Concerning

the lactate ringers solution, we were advised there does exist some

problem. Apparently 20 percent of the patients who are infused with

lactate ringers solution produced by this laboratory were suffering

adverse reactions. It was hoped, by our host, that we could assist

them in analyzing the problem and offering a suggested solution.

Because our time was too short, we did not have an opportunity to

examine the manufacturing process in depth. Therefore, we suggested

that a team of persons, knowledgeable of production procedures, but

not involved in the actual production of the solution in this plant,

be called upon to study all of the critical control points of the

process so that a determination could be made as to whether or not

pyrogens or other problems are encountered. Then, if a defect is

found a change in the manufacturing system could be suggested.

Mr. Gutterman suggested that they may wish to send him a detailed

description of the process and reports of all the studies they have

made to date. He would see that the appropriate people would receive

them and possible solutions might then be offered. No such request

has been received at the time this report was prenared.

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IV.E.l . List of the More Important Visits Performed by Group E on Safety Standards

1. Director General Bina Marga, Jakarta

2. Directorate of Standardization and Quality Control, Department

of Trade, Jakarta (see also IV, A. 1)

3. Directorate for Safety and Industrial Hygiene (see also IV.B.l)

4. Ministry of Communication, Air Safety Department, Jakarta

5. Fire Brigade Department, Jakarta

6. Indonesian Classification Bureau, Jakarta

7. Electric Power and Dam Site, Karang Kates

8. Penataran Angkatan Laut (Naval Establishment), Surabaya

9. Central Railways Depot Department, Bandung

10, Direcktorat Penyelidikan Nasalah Banguman, Bandung

11, P. T, Nurtanio, Bandung (see also IV, F, 3 and IV,G,18)

12, Balai Penelitian Bahan, Bandung

Details may be obtained from Engineer Raul Estrada,

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IV.F.l Visit to Chemical Research Institute

Bogor, June 2, 1977

Another visit to the Chemical Research Institute has been described

under Section IV, D, 3. The primary contact for Dr. Kim and Dr. Sangster

was Dr. Dardjo Somaatmadja, Director. The Chemical Research

Institute in Bogor is organizationally under the Ministry of Industry.

Instrmentation problems were described. They included questions of

choice of sources of instrumentation, the supply of spare parts,

maintenance, etc.

The Institute wants repair and maintenance help from LIM in addition

to private engineering services for these purposes. One such service

in Bandung is called the "Engineering Bureau." Some suppliers provide

monthly maintenance service. In any case, the Institute must obtain

spare parts from them. The Institute also needs calibration services,

but these could mostly be in the form of standard reference materials.

For instance, the Institute checks now pH meters by buffer solutions

obtained from commercial suppliers located in Jakarta, Some

suppliers, such as Beckman and Varian, have technicians available to

help in servicing instruments; the capabilities of these

representatives vary widely.

The Institute could well employ graduates from the former "National

Academy of Instrumentation (AIN)," This school formerly existed

within LIN but had to be discontinued as a result of a higher level

governmental decision to centralize all formal training programs under

the Department of Education. By contrast, the institutes located in

the Bogor area still maintain an "Academy of Chemical Analysis." They

find it exceedingly valuable. Four years after completion of junior

high school and entering the Academy, students graduate at age 18 or

19. There are also still functioning academies of leather and textile

technologies. An Academy of Management requires three years of study

after senior high school. Some suppliers provide two- or three-day

instrumentation courses in Jakarta.

The services this Institute provides to industry include the

development of industrial standards for commodities and materials,

such as batik, leather, and building materials; testing and research

for industry; know-how on the chemistry of agricultural products, etc.

The Institute has a division of industrial materials from plant

products. It deals in such areas as medicinal plants and chemurgy,

such as for the production of rayon from cellulose or pine latex for

sizing.

Further discussion on instrumentation revealed that it mav take one

month to obtain supporting services when they have trouble with an instrument. It takes two months to obtain simple glassware after the

order has left their Institute. Electronic instruments pose a special

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problem. There is no repair or naintenance shoo for such

instrumencacion. We discussed the possible need for a re^^ional pool

workshop in Che Bogor area. This particular Institute does not have a particularly high frequency of demand for its services. Tynicallv, it

has a problem only every three or four months, but when a problem

arises, help is needed urgently.

There are significant problems of reproducibility of material

composition analyses in Indonesia. LIPI and the consumers

organization recently had a seminar in Bandung on this subject. I-7hile

this particular research Institute trains chemical analysts, it does

not now do routine analytical testing, despite the fact that it ^^s

established in 1909 as a testing institute. Strong leadership in the use of standard reference materials would prove rewarding.

Dr. Somaatmadja would like to see calibration work in Indonesia done

efficiently. He sees Che need for an institute for repair,

maintenance, and recalibration of instruments. In his Institute, it

is the practice to make corrections "for the instrumental readings,"

not calibrations. However, he feels that calibrations are more needed

by food processing plants than by research institutes. For instance,

this Institute never calibrates its burettes, other volumetric

glassware, or chennoraecers.

A basic problem is chat U.S. equipment is designed for 60 cycle power

supplies and Indonesia has 50 cycles. It is often not known what the

suppliers do about this difference, and whether statements Chat

equipment is functioning properly on 50 cycle Indonesian oower are correct. Another problem is the electronic revolution. Indonesia, as most countries, is having difficulty in keening pace. Instruments

become obsolete rapidly, and there are nroblems with obtaining snare

parts for older equipment. This Institute would like Co see the

Government through LIPI stabilize the price of equioment and

chemicals.

The team posed a question about LIPI/LIN standardizing imported

measurement equipment. That idea was not rejected, but may not be

very practical. Technical assistance from abroad often comes in Che

form of grants. This may come from many countries and often is

accompanied by gifts of equipment, which inevitably leads Co

proliferation of models of equipment.

It would seem chat a need exists for a periodic "consumers*" report

for users of scientific instruments. Dr. Somaatmadja, who was trained

in the United States and is familiar with the "Consumer's Report,"

feels Chat an exact parallel to chat in the scientific measurement

instrumentation field would be very valuable in Indonesia.

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We toured several functioning laboratories, which were air

conditioned. We saw four Varian gas chromatographs. The voltage

stabilizers seem to be functioning, A problem with such

instrumentation was that helium gas must be imported. We saw an infrared spectrometer with which they have had extensive service

problems. They have UV and visible spectrophotometers, and a Varian

atomic absorption spectrometer. For the latter, they are having a problem with the acetylene gas supply; the acetylene available is made

locally in Indonesia and of technical grade only. Nitrous oxide must

be imported.

Another laboratory visited was in biochemistry. It was generally in

good order and appeared adequate, but was not air conditioned. We saw

one very expensive piece of gas chromatographic equipment that was not

working due to alleged poor service by the supplier. It seemed to

have its own air conditioned enclosure.

In summary, the Chemical Research Institute seemed a very alive

organization doing significant work for Indonesia.

IV. F. 2, Visit to Research Institute for Industrial Crops

Bogor, June 2, 1977

The Research Institute for Industrial Crops in Bogor is under the

Department of Agriculture, The Director of the Institute, Mrs. Nanan

A, M, (Ir.), was the primary contact for Dr, Kim and Dr, Sangster,

The measurement instrumentation work of this Institute relates

primarily to the chemical analysis of soil, plants, essential oils,

fiber, spices, medicinals, and the like; specific substances mentioned

included coconut, lemon grass, and cotton. Equipment used included

flame photometers, spectrophotometers, pH meters, titrators, and

gravimetric apparatus. Physical property testing in this field is

mostly done elsewhere; however, they do have optical refraction,

polarization and reflection measurements, and specific gravity.

The biggest problem they have in the instrumentation area is the

manpower problem of their suppliers. The suppliers have too few

people and too many instruments to cover. The Institute has no instrument maintenance and repair capability internally, and has no plans to acquire one; thus it must rely on its instrument suppliers

for such services. They would welcome a new external service

specializing in this field. They use only one operator for a given

instrument to reduce the incidence of problems. -Inter-institute round

robins and reference materials are used to keep their part of the

measurement system under control.

Procurement of new instruments is based on specifications copied from

catalogs. Decisions to buy are shaped by talking with experienced

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people. Spare parts can be hard to get from suppliers. They buy

equipment with spares, but have troubles when these are gone.

Typically, two or three months are required for delivery after the

order is placed.

Engineers can be obtained from the academies and universities, but

technicians are especially in short supply. Suppliers train the staff

when a new instrument is procured; then the staff does whatever

additional training is needed. While there is a joint training

program within the Department of Agriculture among its various

research institutes, there are still unmet needs. The first thing

brought up, with respect to support they would like to have from LIN, was the training of manpower in the operation, repair, and maintenance

of specific instruments.

Another specific desire with respect to LIN is that it promote

consistency among the various laboratories in Indonesia. I^en there

is lack of agreement among laboratories now, there is always

uncertainty about the source of the problem. Is it with the operators

or with the instruments?

Currently, the staff included two university graduates and two

academy-level people (from which they graduated at age 18). They need

more university-level people. They can get technical chemists, but

not instrumentation specialists. The Institute has around two hundred

employees, most of whom work in the experimental plantations and

fields.

During a tour of the laboratory, instrumentation was noted which cane

from Japan, Germany, and the United States. Air conditioning in the

instrumentation laboratory was not on. Line voltage regulators were

in use. The laboratories generally appeared to be effective, albeit

old. They said that they did not at this time have any instruments

out of service because of lack of spare parts or trained manpower.

The machine shop was rudimentary. We saw a semi-pilot scale still,

developed here, which could handle a hundred kg of raw material at a time; other labs have copied this design. The working pace and sense

of certainty about the value of their work at this Institute may

benefit from revitalization.

IV . F . 3 . Visit to Aircraft Factory, Nurtanio

Bandung, June 3, 1977

The primary contact for Dr. Kim and Dr. Sangster at Nurtanio was

Dr. Harsono Djuned. Among the other individuals met were Mr. Subaran

(chief engineer of the fixed wing division), Tlr. Salim A. Dimyati

(chief of quality control and laboratories), Mr. Sansudin (from the

rotary wing division), and Mr. Harjono (quality assurance and general

workshops)

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At the present time, Nurtanio is doinj» only assembly work, but it

intends to integrate backwards gradually into complete manufacturing,

except for the engines. Two aircraft are now being assembled, a STOL

named CASA from Spain and a helicopter of German design.

Subaran stressed that the instruments (mechanical, electronic, and

optical) used in production must be of assured atiality. This has led

them to the conclusion that their master standards must be verified at

LI'I. They currently have instruments out of service due to

calibration problems. Supplier firms claim to be able to calibrate

some of their instrumentation, but they are unable to provide

calibration certificates. ?Ir. Salim commented chat there are many

sources for their instruments, and that they have a wide variety of

equipment needing calibration now. They really do not know how to

calibrate their plant master standards.

A LI'I/IIurtanio joint program exists, consisting of the following

elements

(1) Awareness by Nurtanio of LIN and its capabilities.

(2) A calibration net^i/ork, which includes measurement assurance

programs

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(3) Manpower development.

(4) An intent that LIM be strong enough to support the first

three elements.

An illustration of some of their problems was provided bv '^r. Sansudin,

who commented that the BO-105 helicopter includes engines

from the United States measured in inches and an airframe from Germany

with metric dimensions.

'!r. Herudi told us later that the license to build at Nurtanio

included 60 fixed wing aircraft and 80 helicopters.

Nurtanio represents a pioneering technological advance in Indonesia,

which has been accompanied by both admiration and resentment. It is

important for the future of precision industry in Indonesia chat it

succeed, and LIN is doing everything it can to support it. (See also

IV.G.18.)

IV . F . 4 . Visit to Directorate of Metrology

Bandung, June 3, 1977

The Directorate of Metrology is under the Department of Commerce. Its

Director, Mr. Martoyo, was host to Dr. Kim and Dr. Sangster. This

Directorate has been functioning for approximately one hundred vears

in the field of weights and measures in commerce. Mr. Martoyo is the

Republic of Indonesia's representative to Che General Conference on

'.’eights and Mieasures (CGP'O and head of the Indonesian Committee ^or

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the kilogram and the meter. A multi-stage modernization building

program is underway, as part of the current five-year plan. The first

of the new buildings is just now being occupied, and old buildings are being torn down.

This Directorate relates directly to the consumer-producer interface.

It currently functions under a 1949 law, which is to be replaced by a new one now being drawn up. Their work in legal metrology includes

weighing machines and measurement devices in general for mass, volume,

and length, among the 13,000 islands of Indonesia. Indonesia exported

its first liquified natural gas in June 1977, and this Directorate has

been significantly involved in the measurement problems associated

with this product. Work is also done in such fields as moisture

testing in crops.

The head office of the Directorate is in Bandung. There are 20 branch

offices around the country on a regional basis. The head office

supplies the branch offices with equipment, personnel, and budgets.

It has five subdivisions:

(a) Flowmeters, for gasoline, gas, water, and oil.

(b) Length and volumetric measurements, including measuring

tapes and measurements of tanks for gasoline, petroleum,

and coconut oil.

(c) Hass and weighing equipment, the kinds of which allowed

in Indonesia are limited by law.

(d) Enforcement.

(e) Administration.

The Directorate has two operating budgets—a routine budget and a development budget.

The new law will require the use of SI units in Indonesia. This

Directorate has custody of the standard SI BIPM meter bar and

kilogram, which will be installed in a nev; laboratory shortly. The

branches have third class standards that are calibrated at five-year

intervals against the second level working standards maintained at

headquarters. In the question and answer portion of this visit, we were told that in the public utilities field, their priorities were

gas, electrical, and water meters, in descending order, and that none

had yet been brought under control. They provide schooling for

weighers of export goods, and have had no problems reported to them

yet in this field. The export of ores, for instance, involves

conveyor belt weighing machines in West Irian that must be calibrated.

The Institute of Geology in this Department and the Department of

Mining are also interested in this particular issue.

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This Directorate obviously has played a major role for many vears in

establishing an Indonesian national measurement system, and will

continue to play a key role as the system expands to encompass the

measurements needed for modern mass production and for the regulation

of environmental, health, and safety effects of modern technology.

Good working relations between LIN and the Directorate of ‘^etrolopv

are essential, and appear to exist. The two organizations have weekly

contact. There seems to be genuine appreciation on both sides that

the establishment of Indonesian national KIN system (KalibrasiInstrumentasi-Metrologi) will require both some changes in the role

this Directorate now plays, and a thorough recognition by the newer

elements of the system of its continuing vital functions in the area

of measurements in commerce.

The key issues relate to who will represent Indonesia in international

organizations such as CGPM and OIML (International Organization for

Legal Metrology), who will have custodv of the orototype meter and

kilogram standards, and how traceability to these standards will be

established throughout the different major branches of the Indonesian

national measurement system. It is also apparent that there is much

to be done to meet expanding national needs within the field of

commerce. It appears that the work done to resolve these issues and

move to meet the needs has been effective, and that what is required

is full support of the programs and changes currently undertv-ay or being planned.

In summary, the Directorate of Metrology seemed competent, clear about

why it existed, and to be responding effectively in meetine the

national needs in its field. (See also IV.C-.19.)

IV. F. 5. Visit to Metal Industries Development Center

Bandung, June 3, 1977

The Metal Industries Development Center (MIDC) is a research center of

the Department of Industry. Eng. Paribowo Soetigno, Head of the

Technological Development Division, was host to Dr. Kim and Dr. Sangster.

The Department of Industry maintains research and development centers

in the fields of the chemical, textile, and miscellaneous and handicrafts industries.

Plans in the area of calibrations include publicity and education of

industry regarding needs, followed by a decree by the 'tinister, as part of a five-year plan to require local manufacturers to calibrate

their manufacturing processes. MIDC has metrology equipment. It has

a program to calibrate its OT>m machine shop equipment every six

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months. The biggest obstacle to Implementation of documentary

standards in Indonesia is the limited national measurement capability.

Architecturally, this Institute was modern and very attractive. As in

several other research institutions visited, the staff would respond

well to enthusiastic technical leadership in terms of clearly stated

purposes. We later learned that MIDC has problems paying competitive

salaries and that its staff is preoccupied with consulting and other

outside activities in order to maintain their standard of living. The

staff receives the standard low government salaries but does not get

compensating official governmental employee status and privileges,

(See also IV.G.20.)

IV . F . 6 . Visit to National Institute for Instrumentation (LIN)

Bandung, June 3, 1977

The National Institute for Instrumentation (Lembaga Instrumentasi

Nasional—LIN) is a major operating agency of the Indonesian Institute

of Sciences (Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia—LIPI) . It is located

in Bandung, near the Institute of Technology of Bandung (ITB) . The

presence of ITB and a number of other major Indonesian research and

development organizations makes Bandung the leading educational and

research center in Indonesia. High on the central plateau of Java,

Bandung is also one of the most delightful places in the country to

live.

Mr. Herudi Kartowisastro , Director of the National Institute for

Instrumentation, was the primary contact in Indonesia for Dr. Kim and

Dr. Sangster. He accompanied them on most of their Survey Team

visits. Other staff members of LIN also participated in the team

visits in the Bogor, Bandung, and Tasikmalaya areas.

LIN is the leading measurement-oriented technical institution in

Indonesia, and LIN and Mr. Herudi have been primary driving forces

behind the development and establishment of the national KIM program

Kalibrasi-Instrumentasi-Metrologi. The basic facts about LIN, its

program, and its plans are presented elsewhere in this report, and are

therefore not stressed here.

LIN is the largest technical organization reporting to LIPI. Its

total staff was around 160 people at the time our visit, including 27

M.S. level engineers, 38 B.S. graduates, and 80 technicians. IThile some of the college level people have been educated abroad, most are from ITB.

LIN has a visiting expert from India on its staff now. Dr. J. Prasad,

a UtlESCO consultant and head of the Optics Division of the Central

Scientific Research Organization in Chandigarh, India. They have had

similar visiting experts with them for extended periods of time in the

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past, for instance, from the Australian National Measurement

Laboratory, and intend to have more in the future,

LIN originated in 1962 with an idea in the mind of a man who became

its first Director, Professor Adluwijogo, In 1966 he obtained a Dutch

grant of $1,3 million, and LIN started up in 1967 with a total funding

of 2 million rupiahs. The period 1967-71 was spent in internal

training; the years 1971-73 were spent in trial runs working with

people outside the organization. Since 1973 they have worked with

people outside on a general basis,

Mr, Herudi commented that the pending USAID project would not be

adequate to do everything that he feels must be done. He is working

very hard to get a loan abroad of at least $5,5 million by 1980, By

that time he expects to have 280 people working at LIN, including 80

professionals and 160 technicians, LIN’s current "routine” budget

(approximately equals "overhead" in U,S, terms) is around 100 million

rupiahs per year ($250,000),

Salaries at LIN are about 1/3 paid for by the government as part of

the routine budget and about 2/3 by their development budget, which

includes outside research contracts, A starting engineer gets

approximately 80,000 rupiahs ($200) per month. The minimum

technican’s salary is 30,000 rupiahs per month. The maximum

engineer's salary is 160,000 rupiahs, LIN recruits may wait over a year to become official government employees. They are currently in

the process of adding four engineers, six B,S, people, and six

technicians. They will start their own internal post-graduate

training program this year.

Education is a critical problem for LIN and Indonesia, There is

plenty of interest by students in science and technology—that is

where the demand is in the country. The problem is in the supnly of

instructors. This is, of course, a much wider issue than corresponds

to the topic of this report. However, it would be well to understand

that the country is expecting a crisis in 1980 when it will have the

first crop of elementary school graduates out of the compulsory,

universal elementary education program; What is Indonesia going to do

with this flood of partially educated young people?

Indonesians trained abroad return to their country whenever they have

a reasonable chance. The fact that they want to do so we can only

regard as good. However, the other side of this fact is that there is no large pool of highly skilled Indonesians abroad to be attracted

back. It is quite evident that the large pool of highly trained

Koreans working abroad, for instance, is one of the most valuable

technical resources of Korea,

Problems at LIN include a shortage of government housing for LIN staff

members, of providing security for staff members, of providing a sense

of belonging, and of being able to see the results of their work, LIN

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Is young; Che staff members are young. They have to guide their own

path.

Mr. Herudi stresses what he calls a workshop approach, coupling

research to system design to the workshop where the hardware is

actually made. LIII has shops for glass blowing, machining, optics,

and electronics. Simply acquiring competence in these shoos and

running them has taken a large part of their total effort. To a substantial extent, they have to do everything for themselves and, in

their field, for the total nation. For example, they do repair and

maintenance on instruments owned by other organizations, and maintain

major inventory stocks of all raw materials they need. They cannot

order things rapidly.

In response to a question, we were told that LIN does not do quality

control testing, but develops test methods and systems, including

design and development of instrumentation for such purposes. Mr.

Herudi stressed to us that LIN currently accents only the outside

contracts that truly fit its program.

Five different levels of governmental involvement in economic

activities exist in Indonesia:

Level 1 - Persero. Private enterprise, which may or may not

have government capital. If government capital is

involved, the only requirement by the government

is that it receive an appropriate return on its

investment.

Level 2 - P.N., which signifies a Government-owned company,

such as Pertamina, the state oil company. These

are nominally independent of the government, but in

fact can be controlled by it, especially in times of

crisis, such as Pertamina had recently.

Level 3 - Perum. Such as the national telecommunications

company.

Level 4 - Perusahoan Jawatan. Government firms. These are

free to set their own salaries, to take industrial

contracts and the like, but they are subject to

the government auditing system and may receive

total budget support from the government. They

are "non-profit economic units."

Level 5 - Government institutions. Such as LIN at the

present.

The Minister of State for Research proposed that LIN be shifted from

level 5 to level 4, but no regulation has been issued so far. In any

event, LIN would hope to remain in the LIPI organization.

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Inflation rates in recent years have been: 1974, 24 percent; 1975,

19.7 percent; 1976, 12.3 percent. Investment capital is available at

the government bank at 12 percent per annum. Interest rates for other

purposes are 18 percent and up. Foreign investment is encouraged, but

not in all geographical or business areas. For instance, investment

in the Jakarta area is limited to certain especially desired fields.

Instrumentation, for instance, is completely open. The United States

is the largest source of foreign investment, Japan is second, and

Germany third.

Since we spent so much time with Mr. Herudi in so many different

locations, it is difficult to put our report on our visit to his

institute in the same perspective as the other places we visited. For

one thing, Mr. Herudi 's driving, demanding impatience—his urge to get on with the job—is infectious. While it is true that LIN is

undoubtedly one of the centers of technical excellence in Indonesia,

it is also true that it has a key role to play in the development of

the national economy, and the challenges it faces are truly

monumental. So we came away from our visit to LIN with both a sense

of admiration and something of a sense of disappointment arising from

the fact that many important goals cannot be fully achieved by so small an organization.

The current physical facilities are not really adequate. We agree

with Mr. Herudi in his statement that he needs a new laboratory and

new buildings. His existing structures are quite similar to those of

other laboratories we visited and are probably not a serious

limitation on the current effectiveness of LIN. A source of some of

our sense of disappointment and frustration was probably in the

relatively primitive level of work that is currently essential to be

conducted at LIN for long-term training purposes. They are and need

to be doing some major projects that are not in the measurement

instrumentation field but focus on the development of a national

instrumentation industry. For instance, the project on design and

prototype fabrication of a pre-production model of a student

microscope fell in this category. While we see and respect the logic

of a drive to stimulate the private manufacturing of such

instrumentation in Indonesia, we still fear that this might not be the

best use of LIN resources. Similarly, we heard later from another

source of a case in which LIN was developing, at the insistence of a contract customer, instrumentation for a nuclear reactor which would,

at best, suit very long-range Indonesian needs.

In summary, LIN is an organization that in a span of a few years has

pulled itself up by its own bootstraps to become a center of technical

excellence in Indonesia. Mr. Herudi commands our admiration. We

believe the plans (discussed elsewhere in this report) for the

development of LIN and of the KIM system to be ambitious and sound.

Hr. Herudi, LIN, and have earned and need all of the support they

can get. (See also IV.G.IO and appendix VI. F. 2.)

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IV . F . 7 . Visit to Institute of Technology

Bandung, June 4, 1977

Mr. Sri Harjoki Wirjosumarto and Mr. Tatasurdia were the primary

contacts for Dr. Kim and Dr. Sangster at the Institute of Technology

of Bandung (ITB) . ITB is the leading engineering school in Indonesia

and produces about half of the total number of engineering graduates

in the country.

There are approximately 6,500 total students in ITB. The government

wants it to grow to 10,000, but it has space problems. The academic

departments include civil, electrical, mechanical, chemical,

industrial and sanitary engineering, engineering physics, phvsics,

mining, geology, geodesy, architecture, fine arts, mathematics, and

astronomy. ITB is concentrating now to Improve its existing

laboratories. From 1978 on, the focus will be on new buildings. A

graduate program in production engineering is to start in 1978; they

will have approximately four foreign Belgian or Dutch experts in the

program each year. Currently, they can meet only 50 percent or less

of the demand for their engineering graduates. On the other hand,

graduates in pure mathematics and physics do not find getting jobs as easy

.

Other engineering schools in Indonesia include the Institute of

Technology in Surabaya, which is associated with the University of

Wisconsin and with the Midwest Research Association, both under

contract to help it develop and expand.

ITB has about 150 entering students per year in mechanical

engineering. About 50 percent drop out, mostly due to economic

pressures. They award two to three doctorates per year. This year

they are in the process of converting from a basically European-type

doctoral program to one more similar to that in the United States.

The new program will require about one and a half years of lectures

after the bachelor's degree, then completion of a thesis.

Boarding costs alone run about 25,000 rupiahs ($60) per month.

Scholarships amount to only 7,500 rupiahs. Tuition is modest—about

$150 (60,000 rupiahs) per year. Salaries at ITB are met about onethird by the government and two-thirds by consulting.

Currently, ITB offers only one course in metrology for two credits

under the title "Dimensional Quality Control." It is available to

both mechanical and industrial engineering students in their third

year. About 200 enroll per year. Other mechanical engineering

departments in the country do not have adequate laboratory facilities.

They send their students to ITB for tv;o months to get all of their

laboratory experience.

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ITB runs a training course for technicians from industry in such

fields as machine tool overhaul, ITB has proposed a joint LIN/ITB

mechanical engineering metrology training course. LIII in the future

will have six people per year in post-graduate training at ITB. They

will do their research at LIN and will complete their work by

receiving an M.S, degree.

The engineering metrology laboratory is in the old World War II Allied

Headquarters bunker, with 1.5 meter thick concrete walls, sunk into

the ground. It appears ideal for metrological purposes. Mr. Harjono

took it over a few years ago when it was lying unused and

rehabilitated it into quite a good facility. Primary calibrations are

carried out at 20*C and 60 percent relative humidity. Since working

instruments are used at much higher temperatures, there is a current

debate about whether to calibrate them at 20, 23, 25, or 28**C, with a lot of sentiment for the highest temperature, for practical use in

Indonesian industry.

Other laboratories mentioned at ITB were the high voltage laboratory,

the electronics lab, and the computer lab, the latter of which is

expecting to receive shortly a Hone3n\’'ell/Bull 2000 computer.

The following priorities were expressed for the KIM program:

a. Set up the calibration system—and then look at

measurement in the metal working industry. A subcontracting system will be needed soon in this industry

in Indonesia. To make such a system work, the calibration system needs to be in place.

b. A standardization program should be develoned and

standardization should be taught in all technical

schools. The subject is not widely understood in

Indonesia,

c. Technical school teachers need to be trained in the

fields of calibration and standardization,

d. The government should encourage opening of more

testing and calibration laboratories..

The machine and metal working industries in Indonesia are operating at

a very low level. The skills of the people need to be elevated. The

entire industry needs to become accuracy-minded.

We were told that they felt that LIN should be relocated to the new

science city site at Serpong, some forty kilometers southwest of

Jakarta. As a primary laboratory, it should provide a uniform

approach to calibration services, a fee structure, etc. It should

lead industry to manufacture simple measurement instrumentation, such

as vernier calipers and micrometers.

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In suirmarv, our visit to IT3 confirned our impression of it as a first

rate educational institution. (See also r\G.9.)

. F . 8 . Visit to Atomic Energy Research Institute

Bandung, June 4, 1977

The Atomic Energy Research Institute in Bandung possesses the only

nuclear reactor in Indonesia. Hosts for the visit by Dr. Kin and

Dr. Sangster vere Mr. Suwamo Wirjosimin and Mr. Markam. Other units of

the parent agency, the National Atomic Energy Agency (NAEA) , are

located in Jakarta and Jogjakarta.

This reactor project was originally proposed bv ITB, and close

cooperation with ITB exists today. The TRIGA V reactor was officially

inaugurated in 1965. It is used now for training purposes, isotope

production, and research, including academic research and theses at

ITB. It has a staff of around 60, including 6 nuclear physicists. It

has difficulty competing with industry for people. Its funding this

;’ear is about 400 million rupiahs (U.S.$1 million) for its operational

budget. This budget increases about 15 to 20 percent per year.

Salaries are covered by another budget.

There is at this location only a small measurements laboratory. Thev

have cobalt and strontium standard sources, some calibrated measuring

instruments, and a standard dosimeter. They can do calibrations of

radiation measuring instruments and try to help others with needs in

this field.

The NAEA plans to establish a calibration laboratory in Jakarta.

Construction of the building is to begin in August or September 1977,

with operational status to be achieved in late 1978 or early 1979.

This will be a reference laboratory for measurements of nuclear

radiation, x-rays, and radionuclides. It will supervise other NAEA

calibration centers. NAEA is now in a state of transition and

suspense, waiting for the new laboratory and its equipment. People

are abroad for training—two in France and one in the United States

(under an International Atomic Energy Agency fellowship), in areas

such as neutron activation analysis. These people trained abroad must

agree to continue to serve the Indonesian government at least ti/ice as long as the period of training.

The reactor staff is represented on the LIPI calibration activities

committee. They feel that the calibration network should be started

as soon as possible by appointing qualified laboratories as national

calibration centers. It should start with the reference laboratories

and then fan out. LIN will be the reference laboratory in such fields

as temperature and electricity, the ITB engineering metrology

laboratory in mechanical measurements, and the new NAEA laboratorv in

the ionizing radiation measurements field. This new lab is being

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designed as part of the national KIM system to be one of the national

calibration centers.

Needs in the ionizing radiation measurement field in Indonesia

include:

(a) Medical x-rays, used in both diagnosis and therapy,

need both calibration and dosimetry. Standardization

of imported x-ray equipment is needed; only a limited

number of types should be allowed. Some imported

instruments have hazards due to inherent deficiencies,

some due to Indonesian environmental effects. The

number of medical x-ray units is increasing rapidly,

and only a few radiologists are available in the

country. Most users are general physicians who have

only a few months of training in radiology and do not

fully appreciate the potential hazards, just as it was

in the United States, Indonesia has no medical linacs.

There are three radioactive scanners—two in Jakarta and

one in Semarang.

(b) Industrial radiography, both isotope and x-ray, for

welding inspection,

(c) Radiation thickness gages and oil well logging.

(d) Applications of isotopes in agriculture—tracers,

mutation production, gamma irradiators for food

preservation, etc.

(e) Hydrology and flood control.

(f) Prospecting—both field use and ore analysis.

(g) Environmental measurements, especially measurements

before any nuclear power plant goes into operation.

Also, near volcanoes. And fall-out from any resumption of French atmospheric nuclear bomb testing in

the South Pacific,

We visited on a Saturday, a day on which this laboratory does not

work, and we did not tour any laboratory facilities. Generally, we

sensed the usual difficulties of staff motivation in an institute

dedicated to long-term goals. However, when we asked about the

specific fields needing measurement support, we did receive a crisp

and spontaneous flow of information. Among the miscellaneous items

transmitted was the fact that the reactor had been shut down for a week or more due to problems with the city cooling water supply.

Discussions of our impressions with our Indonesian colleagues later

confirmed them. This Institute is tied to the long-term goals of

Indonesia,

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IV. F. 9. Visit CO Army Metal Industry, PIirPAD

Bandung, June 4, 1977

The primary host at PI'IDAD for Dr. Kim and Dr. Sangster was Major

Palgunadi T. Setyawan. Other principal contacts included Col. Lufci

Zakaria, Ms. Sudiartl S., and Mr. Soedarno. Major Palgunadi was a principal contributor during the survey team meetings in Jakarta and

is one of Che major moving forces behind the development of Che

Indonesian KIM system, Ue knew before our visit that he had an outstanding conceptual grasp of Che significance of measurement.

During our visit we found that his practical and managerial grasp of

the subject was equally outstanding. Unquestionably, PINDAD is a center of excellence from which the whole countrv can learn and

benefit. The spirit and atmosphere were truly exciting. Even '^r. Herudi

was surprised and impressed at what we saw; che progress in the

several years since he last visited x>?as substantial, esnecially in che

support areas.

Briefly, PINDAD is a manufacturing arsenal for che Indonesian Army.

It was sec up to manufacture small arms and their ammunition, and

ocher snail metal fabricated items. Large caliber guns are handled bv

the Indonesian Navy. It covers an area of one square kilometer and

nay be che largest industrial plant in Indonesia. V.Tien any of its

units have idle capacity, they are allowed to work for the civilian

sector—agriculture, mining, etc. An outside "private" company called

Puma Sadana has been set up by Che Army to sell Che excess production

capacity of PINDAD.

Typically, civilian requests come in without detailed specifications.

Indonesian military specifications do now exist, and it would be

valuable for che civilians to look at them and use them whenever

possible. It is much easier when all specifications are clear and all

allowable modifications are spelled out, e.g., in the materials used

in military equipment.

Major Palgunadi is responsible for a variety of support activities.

One of these is a military engineering metrology standards laboratory,

which now also calibrates MIDC, ITB, and che textile industry.

Control of PINDAD production line measuring equinment is located on

Che production floor in the production environment, ^^^ile the primarv

standards laboratory is air-conditioned, the standards people also

realize chat they have to bridge Che gap out into che real world o^

Che production floor.

Another of 'iajor Palgunadi's groups makes special tools, gages, jigs,

and dies, including threading dies, for both internal and external

customers. For instance, we saw assembly jigs being made ^or che

automobile industry. They cannot comnete econonicallv with Japanese

imports for standard items.

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: PI^T)AD is pulling itself up by its o\m bootstraps in the repair and

I maintenance of machine tools. We saw a Cincinnati milling machine

that had been inoperative for above twenty years, which they were

I overhauling from the ground up, learning as they went. They intend to

I become able to serve outside industry in this field,

; PI!IDAD has been in existence long enough that it is generating

military retirees, who are hired very, very rapidly by industry.

, Also, it accepts people for on-the-job training from industry and such

I institutions as MIDC.

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i Both tax and supply problems exist for raw materials. The automotive

industry often has delivery problems because they cannot get the right

raw material fast enough, "Luxury” raw materials, such as stainless

steel sheet, bear a 60 percent import tax. As a result, local

manufacturers cannot compete with imported stainless steel sprayers,

which are admitted duty-free as a necessary item for Indonesian

agriculture. The Government is aware of the problem, but has not vet

seen a way around it that does not become administratively burdensome.

During the discussion, the concept of "total involvement" came up, as something very significant in the minds of our hosts. '!r. Ilerudi used

it in the context of the advancement of the Indonesian economy;

Major Palgunadi regarding military defense.

Early forms of numerically controlled machine tools are in use in the

country. For instance, in Surabaya there are two being used in

m.anufacturing diesel engine pistons. Both of the primary drivins

forces for the adoption of such machines are valid in Indonesia

complexity and cost. Superficially, complexity would seem to be the

primary factor, but Mr. Herudi feels that cost may also be very

important, for instance, the cost in time to train skilled workers for

production using standard machines. Even cheap labor cannot compete

if it is not adequately skilled. Mr, Herudi feels that numerically

controlled machines are a must.

In response to the question, "Is the U.S. !lil Spec standards

laboratory system appropriate for Indonesia?" we were told, "Yes, as a next step," Now, civilian suppliers rely on military testing

laboratories. They also need material and structural testing. ^Ihen

asked if PI?IDAD could produce "standard reference things" for use in

measurement verification programs, they told us that they were already

doing so to some extent. The R&D hierarchy in the Indonesian Amy

starts a center for R&D in the Army, then an intermediate level R&D

institution, then PINDAD R&D. In summary, we greatly enjoyed our visit to PINDAD, and we wish to repeat our assessment that it is truly

a center of excellence.

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iv.r.io. visit CO Air Force Project for Mechanics

Tasikmalaya, June 6, 1977

Hosts for Che visit bv Dr. Kin, Dr. Sangster, Mr. Herudi, and Mr. SoemarJono were Mr. Sumantri, Mr. R. Kartosujono, and Major Pumomo.

Organizationally, the Air Force Project for Mechanics is equivalent to

PINDAD. However, the facility does not have Che option of

nanufacturing for private industry and is substantially funccionine

only on a standby basis. Maybe this could cause difficulties in

duplicating the spirit and sense of purpose of PIMDAD.

This Project was sec up in Che 60' s; the nachines cane in after 1967.

It is located in a less densely populated area, on ground chat Che

governnent already owned. Tlieir purpose is to make small parts in Che

thousands for amanents; for instance, rockets or rocket launchers.

High interchangeability is required, and accurate dinensional neasurenents are essential. The production plant looked more modern Chan

PIHDAD, but much smaller. They discussed quite openly their nroblens

of starc/stop operation. They do not know from year Co year whether

it is "Go" or "Stop." In the meantime, they have their people doing

gardening and machine shop maintenance.

vrnen queried about their needs in the field of standardization and

measurement, they said they needed "everything." Specific needs

include dimensional measurements, and rocket thrust, pressure, and

speed. Their plant measurement standards came from Sx>d.t 2 erland.

Trained personnel are a major lack. In general, they rely on in-nlanc

training, and also use PIMDAD and MIDC. '’any of their instruments

have never been used, because of lack of skills, no onerators, or no production yet. A surface measurement bench, erected in 1969, was operated only once in trial, never again. A rocket launch tester

bought in 1969 has never been used. Currently, they send their

instruments abroad for maintenance, repair, and calibration. They

have problems in testing incoming raw materials. Metals, chemicals,

and measuring equipment come mostly from foreign suppliers.

In the instrument room, the air conditioner appeared to be

malfunctioning. saw such equipment as Rockwell hardness testers, a torque-meter, a M.ettler P-3 balance, a Keller balance, and granite

surface plates.

In response to a question by 'Mr. Herudi, "Are the decision makers

aware of the meaning of measurements for productivity?" the answer was

that the higher decision makers are usually interested only in the end

product. It is up to "us" to present the case. Mow they are aware.

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IV.F.ll Visit to University of Gajah >lada

Jogjakarta, June 7, 1977

Hr. P. C, Suratman hosted the visit to the University of Gajah Mada by

Dr, Kim, Dr. Sangster, Mr, Herudi, and Hr. Soemarjono, Mr, Suratman

is in charge of the university plant facilities, including their

instrumentation center.

This is one of the five main universities in Indonesia. It has 18

faculties—e.g,, electrical, mechanical, and chemical engineering,

architecture, and geodesy—in four schools (agriculture, science,

humanities, and medicine), plus several institutes such as those for

administration development and for public services including a hospital. The University was established in 1950 on 100 hectares of

land. It now has 15,000 to 16,000 students. Academically, Gajah Mada

does not have the reputation of such institutions as ITB. However, it

has achieved major successes in developing students who end up really

devoted to the service of their nation, willing, for instance, to work

for the government or in the more remote and less developed areas.

ITB graduates go mostly to industry and the cities.

Most of the teaching staff are regular staff members, living and

working at the University. There are about 30 foreign visiting

professors teaching at the University, but not in the School of

Engineering, A cooperative program with the University of California

terminated in 1960, and they now have no such agreements with

universities abroad in technical fields. Gajah Mada does have a cooperative program with several younger universities in Indonesia.

This is the only Indonesian University with a teaching hospital.

However, to avoid the problem of draining funds from the University,

the hospital is being transferred to the Ministry of Health. It vrill

be available as a training institution. The Ministry of Health

supports the hospital instrumentation system nation-wide. The medical

school gets instrumentation support from both the University and the

Ministry of Health.

The University currently has a center for educational facilities,

primarily educational equipment, covering activities from purchasing

through fabrication to maintenance and repair. There is a Central

Instrxjmentation Laboratory, x-diich is now almost exclusively devoted to

chemical analyses, with spectrographs, chromatographs, etc. It is an "Institution" within the University, reporting directly to the Rector,

not under any faculty. The University has a "Board" (i.e., committee)

system for managing their interdepartmental operations. The Board for

the Central Instrumentation Laboratory deals with what it should be,

how it should be organized, etc. Creation of more central equipment

facilities is being considered, e.g,, for electron microscopy. Other

boards advise on instrument maintenance and on instrumentation

development (requests for special purpose equipment). The problem of

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a shortage of technician personnel came up again. They have

facilities for training such people and would like to expand them.

Personnel working in these interdepartmental areas normally would be

classed as administrative with correspondingly low salaries. To get

competitive salaries, staff members must also be classed as "educational," which means that there must be educational and research

programs as part of the Central Instrumentation Laboratory, About 60

people in the University are now related to the instrumentation field,

including 4 or 5 Ph,D,'s, There are about 150 people in the shops,

many of whom are retiring soon. During our tour we saw glass blowing,

fine mechanics, and electronics shops.

When asked his opinions about LIN, Mr, Suratman replied that one

center will not be enough to cover the country. In the future, there

will be a need for several centers, coordinated by LIN. He would like

to have a small standards lab for the University, a unit in the Kn

system, Mr. Suratman commented that the training received by their

people at LIN has sometimes been rather too advanced for their

comprehension and not too practical for them.

In summary, the University of Gajah Mada also looked like a center of

excellence to us, in the way in which it is relating to the broad

needs of the country. In the instrumentation field, it appeared to

offer a very strong base on which to build.

IV,F.12. Visit to Research Institute for Leather

Jogjakarta, June 7, 1977

Hosts for Dr. Kim, Dr, Sangster, Mr. Herudi, and Mr. Soemarjono at the

Reseearch Institute for Leather were Ir. Pietoyo Soekarbowo, Director,

and Mrs, Suraarmi, research department head. We found this Institute

to be perhaps the most significant center of excellence that we visited, in its ability to focus on the technical needs of the

industry and provide effective technical support for national

development.

This is the only leather research institute in Indonesia. They fully

recognize that at this time they are not really doing research, but

consulting and development. The Indonesian leather industry is at a very early stage. Before 1974 essentially all hides generated in the

country were exported as rawhides. In 1974 such export was banned,

requiring the export of processed or semi-processed hides. This

required alignment of production techniques and the quality of the

product with those abroad. However, the industrial problems are often

more financial and administrative than technical. This Institute

focuses its consulting support on upgrading the production of the

industry; when it meets financial or administrative problems, it

refers its clients to appropriate sources for such assistance, I</hen

appropriate, it does give management advice directly.

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The Institute has assisted 14 to 18 former rawhide exporters to

establish their own leather processing plants. It provides technical

advice in such areas as quality control, process control, and operator

training. The technical problems are mainly at the finished product

stage. Problems they are now getting are becoming more complex; for

instance, the cause of "brown spots at the pickle stage" in

processing. Such problems can be very frustrating. In this case, it

was felt to be very important to determine whether the problem was in

the raw material (the hides), in the chemicals used in processing, or

in the processing technology. Unfortunately, since the hides had

already been processed and apparently were long gone, resolution of

the issue was very difficult.

The industry is asking for more and more from the Institute. Industry

expects its staff members to know everything. They have to keep

moving to stay ahead of this demand.

The strategy of the Institute is to help the Indonesian leather

industry to grow to the point that it needs and can and will finance

research. The philosophy of the Institute has been to do whatever

technical work was currently appropriate to support the industry. It

has built a strong position of respect and prestige in the industry.

The game plan is to continue having this position, so that when the

time comes that research is in fact appropriate to support the

industry, it will come asking and paying for it.

The Institute has a staff of about 200 people, including 30 academy

graduates and 7 with college degrees. They maintain quality control

offices in 33 shoe factories for the Indonesian armed forces; in each

case they have one quality control officer and one production control

person. They have a state budget of 130 million rupiahs

(U.S.$300,000) for routine expenses and 103 million rupiahs

(U.S, $250,000) for development purposes, plus a contract income of 103

million rupiahs.

We were greeted with the comment that they were very glad that at last

someone had taken the initiative in the KIM program. The problems

that they have they think are common to many other similar

institutions. The measurements they make are usually of the leather

in shoes. These are often chemical (e.g., pH), but they can also be

physical such as tensile strength, bursting strength, resistance to

fading under abrasion, abrasion testing, water permeability, etc.

The Indonesian tradition is handicraft, a matter of art, not science.

Standardization is foreign to this tradition, yet the tradition of

excellence associated with handicrafts can become a source of strength

in the drive to control quality and achieve excellence in modern

technological production.

This Institute has no contact yet with any similar institutions

outside of the country. They are working to set their own

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specifications. They must check the specified factors to determine

the reproducibility of the materials coming into the Institute. Doing

this is new to the workers. They overlooked the need for training

their workers in the operation and maintenance of measurement

instrumentation. In addition, they have problems with suppliers.

Sometimes they receive incomplete instruments. They had four to five

inoperable instruments when we were there. Often they do not even

receive the instrument manual (as for their tensile strength testing

machine). labile we were touring the laboratories, the Director

received a report that one of his staff had figured out the problem

with one of these inoperable instruments and had it working; they were

rightly happy and proud. They are currently moving into electronics.

New instruments coming in involve electronics and they have problems

in simply using them. Up until now, they have not had a source for

calibration support.

In summary, we felt the Research Institute for Leather to be a model

that Indonesia would do well to duplicate many times over.

IV.F.13. Visit to Textile Factory **Pabrik Cambrik** GKBL

Medari, June 7, 1977

Mr. R. Harsono, Deputy Manager, and Mr. Soepardi Wirosumario of the

planning and production control department, were hosts for Dr. Kim,

Dr. Sangster, Mr. Herudi, and Mr. Soemarjono. This was an operating

factory that we visited to get a feel for Indonesian industry. It

produces cotton cloth for batik fabric purposes.

A measurement quality control laboratory is maintained for measuring

tensile strength, fabric fineness, fiber weight, etc. The laboratory

was "air conditioned," but the environment was not well controlled.

They were having problems with a microbalance, apparently due to

sensitivity to humidity. We found to our surprise that because of the

influence of the English system of units of weights and measures in

international trade, weights were measured in grains and the length of

the cloth they produced in yards.

They process 50 bales of cotton per day (bought from the United

States). During early stages of the process, intermediate rolls of

cotton fiber are weighed. They would like to have these large

capacity scales calibrated, but have no simple way to get that done.

The Directorate of Metrology will not do it, because these scales are

not used in commercial transactions. Similarly, they would like to

have their tensile strength equipment calibrated.

In summary, we suspect that what we observed at this textile factory

is typical of the textile industry in Indonesia. There is a substantial amount of measurement equipment in use in the laboratory

and on the production line. The people using it are conscious that

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they really do not know for sure just what the measurements mean, and

they would like to have a source of calibration service. Currently,

such sources are lacking.

IV . F . 14 . Visit to Technical College ATMI (Akademi Tehnik Mesin

Industri )

Surakarta, June 8, 1977

Father J. B. Casutt, Director, and Mr. Werner Frick, Chief Instructor,

received Dr. Kim, Dr. Sangster, Mr. Herudi, and Mr, Soemarjono. This

school is the result of a joint effort between a Catholic mission and

the Swiss Foreign Aid Foundation, Thirty percent of its initial

funding was a Swiss government gift; seventy percent came from

churches and industry. Currently, the sale of products from its

associated factory provides the funds to maintain the school. The

school started eight years ago, on a primitive basis, to pull itself

up by its own bootstraps, building its own benches, cabinets, etc.

The teaching staff consists of 16 practical instructors and 6 in

theory. The school can run now without the Swiss top management.

Students enter the three year course at age 19 or 20, after their SMA

senior high school diploma. They cannot take students after the S?IP (junior high school) because the boys simply are not strong enough

physically at that early age. At any one time they have about 90

students in the school. Every year they receive about 650

applications which they reduce by 50 percent by inspection, then by

testing down to 60, and then by a final test to the 30 entering

students. The students pay 20,000 rupiahs (U.S.$50) per year tuition.

Students live outside the school and support themselves. Some do get

scholarships and pay no tuition. Students know that their work

affects the future of the school, and have a feeling of commitment and

belonging. They have 150 graduates already, working all over, but

mostly in Jakarta and the local (Jogjakarta) area. There are

approximately three job openings for every graduate. A problem faced

by their graduates is lack of formal recognition for having completed

the academy work. Those with the STM (college) diploma typically get

around 36,000 rupiahs in government-run organizations, whereas academy

graduates get only 28,000 to 30,000 rupiahs. Industry pays much more.

The school uses the European approach in teaching metal working. They

have four stages in their successive classes. The first stage starts

with simple sheet metal work, everything being done by hand. They

start with all handwork, which turns out to be very good for operating

in the Indonesia craftsmanship tradition. Their students must go

beyond craftsmanship to precision. Parts must fit just so, without

forcing. The emphasis is on precision without machines—filing,

handsawing, etc. The intent is to give the students the feel for the

nature of the metal and of precision. The second stage teaches the use of basic machine tools. The third stage employs advanced machine

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tools. In the fourth stage they have welding. In these later stages,

thev "make as an exercise, then sell the product.**

The profitability of the associated production unit is allowing them

to expand it. They manufacture tool cabinets, executive chairs,

hospital beds, medical examination benches, and other similar items.

They aim to produce only top-of-the-line quality goods that do not

compete with Indonesian industry. Their prices are about 20 percent

lower than in Switzerland, and about 50 percent lower than similar

Swiss goods delivered in Indonesia. The factory does have some paid

staff workers. Neither it nor the school gets any subsidy from either

the Indonesian Government or industry. And now they are dealing t/ith a move by the Government to tax their production. They are concerned

with this threat to the viability of both institutions, especially

since they must generate enough surplus income so that they will be

able to replace some of their 20 and 30 year old machines in the near

future.

All manufactured parts pass through an inspection. Equipment we saw

included a Brinell hardness tester, calipers, micrometers, granite

surface plates; a grinder’s gearhobbing machine; and other machine

tools of German, Swiss, and i\merican makes.

Father Casutt and Mr. Frick made a very pointed comment that most

foreign experts come in to do a pre-conceived job, and that job does

not do the Republic of Indonesia any good. Frick would like to see a school for the "fine mechanics" for instrument makers in cooperation

'.^th European industrial firms. Again, the subject came un that the

biggest problem in Indonesia is the lack of the basics of technical

education. In response to a question, we were told that this academy

could develop a calibration instrumentation measurement course for

training technicians under contract to the Government, In response to

leading questions like, "T«7ould AT!1I be interested in becoming the

Surakarta mechanical engineering college or the technical university

of Surakarta?" the answer was that they have to earn their own way,

and succinctly, no, Indonesia needs the missing in-between level

people, and an ATMI in every big town, with quality control on the

gradiiates of those institutions.

In summary, we found ATMI an inspiring place to visit, another center

of excellence. Ue agree with their final comment that Indonesia does

need an AT!1I in every big totTn, x<rith standards and Quality control of

the graduates. Of all possible recommendations that we could make

that could be implemented in Indonesia, duplicating and reduplicating

ATMI would have the most profound effect for the industrial future of

the country.

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IV.F.15 Visit to Batur-jaya, Batur, Ceper, Surakarta

I June 8, 1977

This institution is a small cast iron foundry, which includes a

I finishing machine shop run cooperatively with a number of other

I similar foundries in the area, Mr, Oreip Mursyidi, Manager, was host

I for Dr, Kim, Dr, Bangs ter, Mr, Herudi and Mr, Soemarjono,

I There are four thousand people in the geographical area in the metal

i industries, MIDC provides technical advice. Coke is imported from

j Taiwan and pig iron from Australia, There are no import duties on

! either. They cast iron, aluminum, and bronze. They require about 1

I kg of coke for 5 kg of iron. Prices charged are 320 rupiahs ($0,80)

per kg for iron castings without finishing, and about 400 rupiahs per

kg when parts are finished. Currently, they are operating at about 75

percent of capacity, which is about 40 tons per month of cast iron.

Their profitability is "sufficient,"

The cooperative arrangment had been running for about a year. Before

that, each of the local foundries was on its own, A Government

program assists and encourages the formation of such cooperatives

among small firms. Money up to 5 million rupiahs ($25,000) is

available from the Government at 12 percent interest. Their machine

tools are loaned to them by the Government, They have no problems due

to the diversity of sources of this machinery (which included Chinese,

Japanese, and sources in English-speaking countries).

They pay 600 rupiahs ($1,50) per day for unskilled labor and up to

30,000 to 50,000 rupiahs per month for skilled workers. For

comparison, rice costs approximately 100 rupiahs per kg, a bicycle

costs 15,000 rupiahs ($37), and a motorcycle costs 150,000 to 300,000

rupiahs.

Measuring devices that we saw were vernier calipers and industrial

type scales. The temperature of their molten iron is measured only by

eye. When they have gone to YDNI to find appropriate documentary

standards, they could not find them. The management is acutely aware

of their lack of quantitative quality control. They would like to

have better methods available to them, and I believe that if simple,

improved methods were made available, they would eagerly adopt them.

We saw cast iron water pumps, cast iron water pipes, bronze stair

bannister pieces, etc. The operations are very labor intensive. For

instance, we noted that the water pump used to supply water to the

foundry was a man sitting on a ledge above an open well, dropping a bucket down into the well, hauling it up, and emptying it into an elevated storage reservoir beside him, from which it flowed out

through an ordinary garden hose into the foundry. Sometimes he was

busy drawing up water; sometimes he was just sitting, apparently

waiting for the water level in the reservoir to drop down to the point

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where he needed to replenish it. And all this despite the fact that

this very sane foundry was manufacturing water pumps.

In the foundry itself, sand molds were spread out over the floor, and

further insulated with additional sand poured on top and around them.

The casting operation was performed by workers carrying yellow-hot

molten iron from the melting furnace in approximately one-gallon

ladles across the floor to the waiting molds. The workers simply pour

the iron from the ladle on the end of a long pole into the mold until

by visual observation they are satisfied that enough iron has been

poured in, and then they move on to the next mold. And all this was being done in bare feet.

The total manpower doing one thing or another around that foundry/ was

impressive. This is the way that Indonesia has to operate at this

time. It would be a gross mistake to put all those people out of

work. They need jobs that are meaningful and they have them.

Among the philosophical points discussed during our many hours ridine

together in the car was the rate of progress of Indonesia, Indonesia

has far to go. It must proceed in distinct and observable jumps.

However, a great leap forward night put a substantial portion of the

people in the economy out of work, Ii/hat is appropriate is a rapid

series of small leaps, which will enable an existing worker to become

more productive in his o^m particular job, so that he can produce more

at a lower price, earn more, etc.

In summary, we think Mr, Herudi planned our visits very well. The

visit to the foundry as the final stop was most effective. 3y that

time, we were probably able to appreciate and assimilate what we were

seeing, whereas a week earlier we might not have been able to do so,

Mr. Herudi picked this foundry because he knew that they existed in

this area and because it was geographically convenient for us to stop.

Maybe he picked this one also because it did have the cooperative

machine shop. All told, we got a significant sample of Indonesian

industry to look at. The foundry and the textile mill may have been

uncharacteristically susceptible to improvements in measurement

methods; nevertheless, I believe that there are many, many other such

plants in Indonesia which would be equally receptive, after onlv a little bit of discussion, or after they saw the competitive pressure

from those that were receptive,

Me enjoyed the visit to the foundry. Me think it represents effective

Indonesian industry, a basis on which the development of the country

can build.

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IV.G.l Visit to GARLTDA

Jakarta, June 2, 1977

jMr, Herudi, Mr. Mamun, Mr. Gandi, and Mr. Peiser were well received at

the quality assurance facilities of GARUDA, the National Indonesian

I Airlines, which now services DOS’s, DC9's and F28's. The relationship

I is excellent with LIN and extends from calibration to training

services. Altimeter calibration to +10 feet and that for electronic

weighing devices to 10 lb. in 30,000 are not yet available but would

be of immediate use.

Top management does not resist expenditures for quality assurance when

training and instrumentation costs can be justified.

GARUDA has a good safety record but it flies outside Indonesia to less

than capacity when in competition with Singapore Airlines, for

example. There are many companies that own aircraft mostly for their

intra- or inter-island use.

IV, G. 2. Visit to the Director General for Chemical Industries , Department of Industrv

Jakarta, June 2, 1977

Major General and Engineer Agus Sujono, Director General for the Chemical industries of Indonesia, received Mr. Herudi, Mr. Mamun, Mr. Gandi,

and Mr. Peiser in a cheerful mood with Engineer Soetatmo, head of the

R£tD Center for Chemical Industries, in attendance. Eng. Sujono

laid out the third five-year plan for the chemical industry of

Indonesia, following closely the priority needs of the people for

clothing, food, and housing.

He listened to our statement on the use of standard reference

materials and other devices for control of processes and products of

the chemical industry. He had no previous knowledge of LIPI's KT^.S

systems and was surprised that LIN already was in the position to

supply services. However, he gave orders on the spot for his

Directorate to be active, cooperative, and supportive to KIMS.

We were to use the authority of his name to see anything within the

Indonesian chemical industry, and he asked us to speak to him again on any problem or with any advice.

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IV. G.

3

Visic CO the Office of the Minister of State for Research

Jakarta, June 2, 1977

:ir. Herudi, Mr. Mamun, and Mr. Peiser were received by Dr. Eng. Achmad

Soemarjono, who represents the KUtS program in the Minister's Office

and is Dean of Graduate Studies in the Electronic Engineering School

of the University of Indonesia. He himself returned to Indonesia only

two years ago after sixteen years in Japan. He is supported at the

graduate school by fifteen visiting professors from Japan, who cone

for one month a year and each gives a concentrated technical course (in

English) to about 20 postgraduates on their way to M.S. or Ph.D.

degrees.

Mr. 3enito Kodijat described to us the impressive plans for the

Serpong Science Center on a 350 hectare site for the non-deoartmental

science institutions: LIPI, BATAN (atomic energy), BIKOSURTAlbNL

(survey), and LAPAN (aeronautics and space) with their headquarters

buildings and an office complex for the Minister of Research. KEtS

has highest priority. It is a nine-year development plan, the

implementation of which started now.

IV . G . 4 . Visit to the General Directorate for Metals and Engineering , Ministry of Industry

Jakarta, June 3, 1977

Mr. Aam, Mr. Gandi, himself in the R&D Center as division chief in the

Ministry of Industry, and Mr. Peiser were received by the Director for

the Automotive Industry, Mr. Sajuti. He was accompanied by Mr. Trisura

Suhardi, the head of the R&D Center. The conversation was general and strongly supportive for KEIS. The "Deletion” program,

whereby foreign-made component parts of cars and especially coranercial

vehicles, engines, and diesels must be replaced by locally produced

components by 1984, is causing major problems. They will be addressed

by a seminar in which KIMS will be a special topic to be presented by

the Director General himself. Foundry, forging, forming, and welding

facilities are being upgraded where needed with high priority.

Uniformity of measurements is essential and diversity of tynes from

European, ^\merican, and Japanese companies is another major problem.

A special topic of conversation was the operational contact x/ith the

definition of the meter. Quality control is being strongly urged by a seminar for industrial leaders.

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IV. G.

5

Visit to P. T, Succofindo

Jakarta, June 3, 1977

Mr. Gandi, Mr. Aam, and Mr. Peiser were received by Engineer A. Ganis,

Director of Operations of this private consulting and inspection firm

in the well-known Superintending Company group (Societe Generale de

Surveillance SA of Geneva, Switzerland), but with 80 percent

participation by the Government of Indonesia. They work in close

support of the Ministry of Trade, for example, in export control to

standards of 49 commodities such as essential oils. Apart from IJDT equipment in the field (mostly in Northern Sumatra), they have wet

chemical, refractometry , atomic absorption, and other facilities.

They use rather time-consuming methods for calibration of some of

their measurements such as, for example, of trace elements. They say

that they are not yet succeeding in operating profitably in Indonesia

and that they would greatly welcome KIM type services.

In East Kalimantan, Succofindo is said to have obtained an order for

testing and supervising the installation of a large relay for electric

power control. In this instance, this Company is seeking reimbursable

services and LIN has at this time proposed 16 tests to be carried out.

The tendency away from merely visual inspection to quantitative

measurements, such as on SIR (Standard Indonesian Rubber), poses a challenge to be met with basic facilities.

IV. G. 6. Visit to the Electrical Power Research Center

Jakarta, June 4, 1977

The Electric Power Research Center is known as PLN: Perusahaan Umum

Listrlk Negara Pusat Penyelidikan Masalah Kelistrikan-Laboratorium

Listrik at Kalibata, Jakarta.

Mr. Aam, Hr. Gandi, and Mr. Peiser, and on a separate occasion, Mr.

Wilman and Eng. Chaiwai, were received by Mr. Imam Sugandi, head of

the Planning Division, Mr. Pramono, Mr. Istigno, and Mr. Sudjanadi of

the Fuel and Chemical Laboratory and Mr. Komar, Mr. Huzwar Lukman, and

Mr. Irhaf Ibrahim of the Electrical Laboratory, at the Electrical

Power P>.esearch Institute of the Electrical State Enterprise (PLM) . It

maintains impressive laboratories for the basic units derived from

Japan’s Electrotechnical Laboratory with admitted problems of drift

but with good dissemination to the 15 regions of. Indonesia vdiich each

maintain a third level calibration facility. Physical standards are needed not only for electrical, but for temperature, pressure, flow

and sound (hum and whine) measurements. A special need exists to

establish the power efficiency of power stations, for example, for

establishing conformity with specifications on acceptance from

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suppliers. Transmission lines up to 150V.V in AC have experienced no corona or synchronization problems that nav he met »-'hen higher

voltapes and more complex nets are established. There is strong

verbal endorsement of the KIM system, but their Committee member, Mr. Rossid, was recently moved to a completely different post. He had not

vet briefed his successor who would be 'tr. Komari. V.o direct relation

is maintained with the Ministry of Commerce Institute ^or Leeal

Metrolor.y. Mr. Sugandi had visited Dr. M. ’.'everson at and had

started in 1975 a voluntary appliance labeling scheme for Indonesia,

which the Mayor of Jakarta hopes to make mandatory. The cable and

fittings testing laboratory was very impressive with many enuinments

designed and built on contract by LIU. A visit was also made to the

equally impressive high voltage and electrical calibration facilities.

It is hoped that the building of a new high voltare laboratorv with

-erman aid at IT3 has been considered as cost e^^ective.

The State electricity Enterprise, providing S5 percent of Indonesia's

electric oower, is divided by function into Generation; Distribution

in Jakarta, Uest Java, and 14 other regions; Finance; Planning;

Construction; Operation; Administration; and Research. The last

function is executed by PLU which itself has divisions for Planning,

Science, Standardization, Industrial Relations, Administration,

Electrical Laboratory (under Engineer Komari who received the team

with Eng. 'lasgunatro Budiman, trained as an electromechanical engineer

in Moscow, and Eng. Bampang Prajitno), Hydropower, Fuel and Gas

Chemical Laboratory Survey, and Power Svstems Analysis.

Tne Electrical Laboratory has 3 eng,ineers, 37 technicians, and 15 nonprofessionals. The Standardization Division deals with product

standards (R, mostly for wire and cable, are approved bv the State

Electric Enterprise and 3, mostly for plugs and sockets, in r'rocess)

and codes. Engineers cooperate in LIPI committees.

Certification so far is given for only one product, namelv, cable.

Four manufacturers have been under annually renewable agreement since

1975. Four or five applications are now under consideration. There

are a total of four large, six medium, and many small-scale cable

manufacturers in Indonesia. Tlie small manufacturers cannot oualifv | under this certification program because thev do not in general have I the required test facilities. The rem.ainder can niialify after plant i inspection, product-testing on recommendation of a committee formed by

two members of the electrical laboratory, and one from the Industrial

Relations Division of PLU. On approval by the Director of ^LU, the

applicant company can use the LMK quality label.

The Laboratory is divided into three sections: high voltage, low ; voltage, and calibration. A service team provides field testing o^

relays in the control boards of all regional distribution centers.

The regions are given facilities and e:rpertise to test domestic meters

and to inspect wiring before a new customer receives connection.

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The survey team members took away an excellent impression of the staff

and facilities of the PLN that could be made available on an advisory

basis also to other agencies.

IV. G, 7. Visit to Jakarta District Vocational Center

Jakarta, June 4, 1977

Mr. Aam, Mr. Gandi, and Mr, Peiser, in the absence of the Director,

Mr. Soehardig Mat tews, were received by his deputy, Mr. Harsono

Tutonegoro, graduate of Temple University, and Mr. Sudarsono, trained

in Germany. All Vocational Centers operate under the Director General

for M.anpower Development, Mr. Tatang Mahmud. The team t<?as fortunate

also to meet Mr. H. Aburisman, deputy to one of the Directors for

Manpower Development, The Center has excellent facilities for

elementary training (in 480 class hours of 45 minutes each, of v/hich

70 percent are in practical v;ork) for 1) Building Trades, 2)

Technology, 3) Electrical and Radio, TV Repair, 4) Automotive Repair,

5) Commercial Arts (mostly for secretarial typing and English), and 6)

Small Scale Industry (like barbershops). There are 41 instructors who

first study in Bandung, then are assistant instructors for 2 to 3 years, and qualify fully after further training abroad from between 6

months to 2 1/2 years. The course costs the equivalent of U.S. $40

per student. The team was told that 60 percent of the students were

previously unemployed, 20 percent are sent and supported by companies,

and 20 percent by other institutes. There are up to 30 students per

class. The Colombo Plan and AID have supported the Center, but there

is a great need for very simple training manuals, which Mr. Peiser

promised to send, A high percentage of the students move into jobs

after graduation, but naturally for the purposes of the Survey, this

excellent training is at a level of only indirect concern.

IV . G . 3 . Visit to the Tiga Roda (Three Circles) Cement Factory

Citeureup, June 4, 1977

Mr. Aam, Mr. Gandi, and Mr, Peiser were first received at the Tiga

Roda Cement Factory by the JIaintenance Engineer, Mr. Lee Chu-Shin, who

admitted no problems and professed no interest in standardization and

measurement services. The plant manager and the chief chemist, 'Ir. Tsai

Ming Ku, were much more forthright and interested in discussions

with us. The owners are Taiwanese Chinese and take a cautious

attitude towards Government services. They are said to have benefited

from the Kaiser Cement Company that explored the excellent quality

local raw materials. Only the gypsum is currently imported. The plant

has two tubular kilns using the wet process. Output is 500,000

tons/year each. An expansion program for 1,000,000 tons/year

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in one kiln is being implemented. Tlie plant is mostly of Japanese

manufacture. The original builders provided help in start-up, but the

plant is self-sufficient now. LIU services are not yet used. Uet

analysis is used for process control, but with the expansion project

they are purchasing an X-ray fluorescent analyser. Only type Mo. 1

cement is made (bagged in paper) with a strength far in excess of ASTM

and other recognized standards with consequent waste of fuel. There

is interest in participating in a standards committee to discuss an Indonesian standard, which (most unusually) according to Tiga Roda,

appears to have developed by users outvoting the manufacturers.

IV . G . 9 . Visit to the Institute of Technology

Bandung, June 5, 1977

Dr. Sri Hardjoko, in the former headquarters bunker of General

UTieeler, has built un an excellent dimensional metrology laboratory

for engineers. From next year it will be a compulsory course ‘'or all

engineers of the Bandung Institute of Technology. Half of

Indonesian's engineers are trained here. The question naturally

arises in what areas facilities and staff here at IT3 provide the best

nucleus for a primary calibration facility for Indonesia in support of

KIM. The cooperation with LIN is excellent within the KIM group.

The entire ITB campus is beautiful. It has 1,000 students entering

each year for a four year program completed bv about half of that

number. (See also IV. F. 7.)

IV.G.IO. Visit to Lembaga Instrumentasi Nasional (LIN) of LIPI

Bandung, June 5 and 9, 1977

Mr. Aam, Mr. Mamun, Hr. Kim, and Mr. Peiser visited the emnty

laboratories over the weekend but obtained an excellent impression of

the glass-blowing (excellent in very few places in the vTorld and clear

evidence of the Dutch tradition), machine, instrument, and optical

shops and of the mechanical drawing office. A student microscope is

being developed, a rice quality sampler for BULOG (the rice trading

authority) is being built in a larger lot, and many test equipments

are designed and built on an individual basis. A remote water level

indicator is built for a dam project. Teaching and training, as much

as the instruments themselves, are the desired output. Modular

electronic design is illustrated against some reservations by staff

members. All LIN facilities are crowded. There are some avoidable

safety hazards.

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Mr. Peiser had not been able to visit the Calibration Division on his

first visit to LIN, The opportunity was therefore taken by Mr. Suhud

to show the team this impressive facility on Mr. Peiser' s return to

Bandung. It is interesting to note that Director Herudi Kartowisastro

is aware of the limitations of this facility and is almost too modest

in describing its capabilities. They are desperately needed by

Indonesian industry, as was attested on most of the team's industrial

visits. Ho other institute in Indonesia offers an alternative service

at the level of LIN, (See also IV.

,

6

and appendix VI. F. 2.)

IV.G.ll, Visit to P. T. PUSRI Fertilizer Plant

Palembang, Sumatra, June 6 , 1977

Mr. Aam, Mr. Gandi, Mr, Chaiwai, and Mr. Peiser were received by

Engineer Zaini Muhibat, General Manager, Dr. A, Noor, the Laboratory

Superintendent, and others. This fertilizer plant is one of three

large government-oximed urea plants; it operates essentially three

units with a fourth under construction. Units 3 and 4 are for 1,000

ammonia and 1,750 urea tons per day. Units 1 and 2 are smaller. A

relatively insignificant amount of NH3 is sold for the rubber industry, refrigeration, and household use. The ammonia plant is under

license from M, W, Kellog (U.S.) and the urea plants from

Mitsui/Uatsu, Most plants use local natural gas from Pertamina (70

percent CH4 , 10 percent CO2 , plus ethane, ethylene, propane, etc).

The 46 percent nitrogen content is near theoretical. Biuret, harmful

to some plants, is kept below 1 percent in the crystallization

process. If a higher content is permissible for many crops, there

might be a case for two grades with a saving of product. Bags of

local polypropylene are lined with polyethylene all to standard

properties. The natural gas is paid by computed BTU value (1 million

BTU costs U.S, $0.40) from flow and composition (from gas

chromatography) data. Differences of ,5 percent between Pertamina and

their own flow data do occur. The company has excellent staff

training and recreational facilities for its 3,000 operating

employees. The electrical and flow meter calibration facilities do

not at present maintain traceabilities. The chemical laboratory is

outstandingly equipped mostly with modern U.S. instruments (atomic

absorption, spectroscopy, chromatography, flame photometry, etc.).

Dr, Noor is interested in:

1) The NBS guest worker program while taking a Ph.D,

in the United States

2) SRll catalog

3) Information on the electrode calibration of the Beckman KF3 Aquameter

4) Mass calibration by a standard

5) IR standard for triethylene glycol, etc.

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Concrol of che nickel oxide catalyst has led to outstandinc'ly long

life.

The facilities of the laboratories could be made available to other

covernnent and university departments on a reimbursable basis, but

Mr. Gandi believes there could be procedural difficulties.

IV.G.12. Visit to Pertamina Refinery

Palembang, Sumatra, June 6, 1977

'!r. Aar, Mr. Gandi, Mr. Chaiwai, and Mr. Peiser arrived at the

Pertamina Office and were told a senior welcoming nartv was at the

airport to meet a supposed arrival flight. After an hour's wait, the

team did meet the head of the instrumental control department, '^r. Kli

man 3in Kliwon. Some significant information was exchanged. The

Pefinery operates by Shell Company standards. Cracking asnhalt and

oolynropylene plants are included in this impressive refinery.

Present interest in KIM. appears to be confined to LIM's electronic

training program. However, the Legal Metrology Institute of the

Commerce Ministry executes important measurement control functions,

about which favorable comments were voiced.

IV.G.13. Visit to Shipbuilding Comnanv at Taniung Perak

Surabaya, June 7, 1°77

Mr. Aam, '*r. Gandi, Mr. Chaiwai, and Mr. Peiser were received at the

Surabaya shipyard by the Managing Director, Mr. Soedarsono, and his

technical consultant. Engineer Djandar. Tliis state-owned enterprise

builds ships up to 1,700 tons and has renair facilities including

three floating docks, the largest of which can accommodate shins up to

4,000 tons. They have one transversal and one longitudinal slinwav

with a 300 ton limit, and extensive machine and paint shops, an iron

foundry, and equipment for hand and automatic welding, blondes tructive insnection is carried out by the Classification Society

(3KI) , Ministry of Communications. Welding rods are mostlv innorted

from Japan (Kobe) in preference for domestic Philins production which

is said to be equally good, but more expensive. If the Indonesian

Philips rods really conform to standards and the Indonesian subsidiary

can itself supply an adequate volume, this might be a case for

orotective tariffs. Paints are mostly from domestic manufacturers

licensed by the Ministry for Industry.

Relationships with the Institute of Legal Metrology, 3KI, MIDC (for

training of v/elders) , and LIM for instrumentation and training, appear

to be sound, as seem.s the technical capability of the sta^f. For

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repair of barges and ships for island trade, this yard does a competent job with a hard working labor force of about 750 men

IV.G.14. Visit to the Boma-Blsma-Indra

Surabaya, June 7, 1977

!Ir. Aam, Mr. Gandi, Mr, Chaiwai, and Mr, Peiser were received by the

Bisma Unit Manager, Engineer Hariono Soemarsono, trained in Dresden in

the German Democratic Republic, The shares of the entire horizontally

integrated company are owned 100 percent by the Indonesian Government.

The unit visited makes a range of Diesel engines under license from

Deutz (West Germany). Many component parts are as yet imported, but

Mr, Hariono is confident that all can soon be made in Indonesia. With

the modern machinery of his brand new plant, beautifully laid out and

with metrology laboratories equipped by Hahn and Kolb, there is little

doubt that he can succeed. He is aware that he needs training and

calibration aid from LIN and ITB, He pressed the team to be aware of

the urgency. He was aware that, now that all of his instruments are

new, he may be lulled into a false sense of security.

The ASEAN pact countries have not assigned large Diesel engines to

Indonesia, but to Singapore. However, this factory is said to be

exempt because it was planned prior to the Pact signature,

IV,G,15. Visit to Udatimex Car Factory

Surabaya, June 7, 1977

Mr. Aam, Mr. Gandi, Mr, Chaiv;ai, and Mr. Peiser were greeted by the

General Manager who was prevented by other duties from remaining with

the group for discussions which were attended by many members of the

senior staff. The plant assembles Holden and Datsun sedans, and latte

and Steyer trucks. Almost all parts are still imported except tires,

batteries, mufflers, and paint. They listed about 30 types of

instruments about which they did not know whether they needed

calibration and if so, where they could obtain the service. The team

described LIN, and Mr, Peiser gave a little talk on the philosophy of

measurement for interchangeability of parts and for production

control, recommending that one senior plant manager might well make it

his responsibility to think and advise colleagues about adequate but

not excessive measurement procedures,

A plant visit showed why the Director of Automotive Industry had

indicated we would not see much at this plant. Failing apparently to

adapt to the changing needs of Indonesia, this company claims that it

is unable to market its products to its manufacturing capacity—a sad

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si^hc in a country badly in need of enf»ineering products. The

question one would tend to ask is whether dynamic leadership could

loave prevented a decline of this plant or could now reverse this

tr end

.

IWG.16 Visit to Glass Factory (IGLAS )

Surabaya, June 7, 1977

^^r. Aan, Mr. Gandi, Mr. Chaiwai, and Mr. Peiser were received by the

M.anaging Director, Mr. Sechono Notoadhi^^inoto, the Plant 'tanager,

Mr. Djoko Sotmoko, and many other senior members of this outstanding

plant manufacturing bottles (e.g., for Coca Cola) under good process

and quality control. It is one of 60 manufacturers of glass bottles in

Indonesia. It has manufactured prototype standard bottles for

pharmaceutical products and would apnreciate partial oatent or design

protection and acceptance of the sizes in a national standard. The

cost of mold-making and stock keeping gives strong incentive to

pharmaceutical manufacturers to limit their demand to a choice of a limited range sizes and fewer top closure sizes, all of functional

simple design. This plant had its instruments installed and

calibrated by LIM and supports all KIMS activities with enthusiasm. A

plant tour led by the Managing Director showed an impressive mix of

authority, encouragement of initiative, and alert listening for useful

ideas and innovations. The chemical control laboratory was weaker on instrumentation and its maintenance (advice from LIM might be

requested) than the quality assurance departments. They wish to

receive membership information from the American Society for Testing

and )'aterials (ASHI) and the Glass Container Manufacturers' Institute

(GC’LA) , which M.r. Peiser promised to obtain for them.

IV.G.17. Visit to the Town Office of the Gemnol ICren Sucar Factorv

Surabaya, June 8, 1977

Shortage of scheduled time led to our failure to execute this visit to

the sugar refinery operated by the Ministry of Agriculture, not bv the

Minis tigr of Industry, as would be the custom in some other countries.

Although most of the sugar cane production is to be transferred to

islands other than Java, there are said to be still 58 refineries,

some of which are being combined. Others are being rehabilitated by a loan from the World Bank. LIN is given the job of instrumenting such

a renovated plant. Advisors, for instance, from Australia, perform a useful task. LIN also trains technicians for sugar refineries. The

Materials Testing Institute of the Ministry of Industry gives nondestructive services said to be especially needed for the drive trains

of the old cane shredders.

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Development work is being implemented for using the bagasse for the

paper making industry,

IV.G.18. Visit to P. T, Nurtanio (Aircraft Factory)

Bandung, June 9, 1977

Time was short for the team visit to the aircraft industry, till

recently a part of Pertamina. This remarkable manufacturing facility

hardly needs advice from the NBS/AID Survey team. However, the visit

illustrated the potential of Indonesia. It is generally acknowledged

that it is through the personal ability and drive of Dr. 3. J. Habibie,

backed by an excellent German trained staff, that within a year of starting an aircraft industry some aircraft under license from

Poland, Spain, and Germany with purchased engines were delivered.

Today several aircraft and helicopters (tt/o 'lesserschmidts , BO-105

helicopters per month; one STOL 212 CASA Spain per month, etc.) are completed each month with an ever greater fraction of homemade

components although raw materials are virtually all imported.

Dr. Habibie himself was out of the country, but the HBS/AID team was

well received by members of his staff headed by Engineer Rahardi

Ramelan, chief of the Rotary Wing Division, and Engineer Sundoro

Marjoseputro. Conversation centered on safety standards, quality

control, and licensing by the Department of Transportation. The

Directorate of Civil Aviation follows US-FAA requirements through an

Airv/orthiness Group disseminating Civil Aviation Standard Regulations.

Yet again the team heard spontaneous praise of services given by LIM,

'tTI, and '!IDC. The importance of physical standards is understood and

requests for MBS training may well be submitted.

Discussion with the quality control radiographer. Engineer Salim A.

Dimyati, showed technical awareness and competent applications of

established methodologies.

The team had the opportunity of inspecting the shops and was greatly

impressed by the layout, by the quality control management, and the

constant aim to expand into new areas of comnonent manufacture.

Elsexjhere the team heard muted complaints that the aircraft that are made here are expensive, which may be true, but the long range value

to Indonesia should not be gauged on current output, alone.

Within Indonesia, however, aircraft are an important product. Air

links ben>7een the islands can contribute vitally to national

coherence. Besides, xvith this industry, Indonesia has taken a leap

ahead acknowledged by the ASEiN.M group of countries by allocating

aircraft manufacture to Indonesia, (See also IV. F. 3.)

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IV.G.19 Courtesv Visit to Che Directorate of >!etrologv

Bandung, June 9, 1977

As Indonesian representative under the Treaty of the Meter to the

International Bureau of Weights and Measures, the Directorate of

Metrology is Che counterpart organization to the U.S. National Bureau

of Standards, Mr. Reiser as leader of the NBS/AID team regretted that

Cine for a visit to the Institute could not be found. However, Dr. Sang—

seer and Dr. Kim had visited the Institute and reported on their

findings (see IV. F. 4). Moreover, Mr. Reiser had sent the small

collection of publications on Weights and Measures Regulations in the

States of Che U.S.A. and their safe delivery was renorted by

representatives of the Ministry of Industry on this day. Mr. Reiser

therefore paid only a courtesy visit to this organization. Good

evidence of its programs had been found throughout the ITBS/AID team

visits

.

IV.G.20. Visit to the .letal Industries Develonnent Center

Bandung, June 9, 1977

The NBS team was received by Engineer Raribowo Sutigno and other

senior staff at the Metal Industries Development Center (MIDC) which

strongly supports technical developments in the industry under the

Ministry for Industry. MIDC concentrates on product development v/ith

consumers, keeping export and import substitution in m.ind. There are training programs coupled with pilot plant activities, especially for

welding, casting, machining (including surface finishing and die

making), and heat treatment facilities. Chemical and metallurgical

laboratories were briefly visited. Documentation, information, and

consultation sections are enthusiastically led. Contact t^rith

counterpart institutions in other ASEAN countries is maintained in

part through UN agency assistance (especially UNIDO) . Much help has

been given by Belgian and German contributions, in part through

technical advisers and equipment.

M.IDC has facilities in fields important to the metals industry; it has

staff with potential; but, in relation to the tasks set, for instance,

under the "depletion program," MIDC must surely be strengthened. A

good sign is the cooperation with LIN for calibration and instrumentation services, (See also IV, F. 5.)

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IV.G.21. Visit to the Materials Testing Institute

of the Ministrv of Industrv

Bandung, June 9, 1977

The team also briefly visited the Materials Testing Institute

CtTI), another important laboratory facility under the Ministry of

Industry. In the absence of the Director in Jakarta, his four

division chiefs and Mr, Gandi himself (an Indonesian Survey team

member) informed the team well for what should be perceived as an important technical mission implied in the name of the institute.

Like similar institutions in other countries it was started follo^>ring a disaster— the catastrophic explosion of a boiler.

MTI concentrates on materials testing, calibration of instruments

(well-coordinated ^d.th KIM and LIM) , standardization of test

methodology, research, consultation, information, discussion and

training.

The team visited all too briefly the Divisions of Metal Testins (under

Eng. Trisno) , Chemical Analysis (under Eng. Mustarsid), and Building

M.aterials (under Mr. Sumardi) . There are other divisions such as organic chemistry (under Mr. Rustandi) , physics, and administrative

sexrvices.

Despite impressive staff, attitude, available space, and some

projects, MTI does not seem to be given support commensurate i;'n.th its

important mission.

IV.G.22, Interview with Voice of America

June 10, 1977

Mr. Peiser and Eng. Herudi Kartowisastro were interviewed by

Mr. Arjono Tirtohardjo of the Voice of America, who is a USIS Information Specialist and evidently a TV quiz master well known to all high

school students. The team does not know hox7 much, if any, use was made of the recorded discussions describing the Survey in terms likely

to be understood by the general public.

There was little press coverage by contrast with MBS/AID surveys in

other countries.

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V. CONCLUSIONS AND GENERAL REMARKS

V.A. GENERAL COMMENTARY

Standardization of products and services and the ability to measure so as to describe quantitatively materials and phenomena—these are two

features of a nation’s life which are all pervasive. Thus,

standardization and metrology are fields of endeavor which from the

most primitive start are essential to the successful development of

agriculture and industry, commerce and trade, law and order, education

and communication, and health and welfare.

Without programs in standardization or without metrology, a country is

severely handicapped; such services are an essential element of the

technological infrastructure of any industrial nation, just as, for

example, financial and human resources, transnortation, sources of

usable power, or an organized legal system. In the judgment of the

NBS/AID team, to reach its development goals Indonesia needs a stronger national effort in standardization and metrology. Without

this, for example, the ambitions to produce in Indonesia all

components for its automotive industry cannot succeed. Without

improved sanitary handling of foods, the vitality of the Indonesian

people will be unnecessarily drained. Without effective building

codes, shelter for the people will remain sources of unnecessary

danger. Without export inspection, many billions of rupiahs per year

will continue to be lost through Indonesian products being denied

entry into the countries that had depended upon Indonesia to supply to

a specification. Without metrological expertise, Indonesia cannot

defend its goods whose quality has been unreasonably challenged or determine the quality of goods for needed imports.

As a team, therefore, we strongly endorse the advice of previous

advisers to the Indonesian Government, including the principal

conclusion of the Sen Report (see section II) , that the Indonesian

standards system should be greatly strengthened. Equally true is the

implication of the Probine Report (see also section II) that Indonesia

now needs improved services in metrology. However, we take no position on the suggestion that a central national standards body

should be given the principal responsibility for organizing and

delivering most of these services and for assuming associated

functions such as testing of products, disseminating technical

information, etc. Certainly this would be one way of organizing the

standardization and metrology systems. Several countries have chosen

such systems; very few are considered to be totally successful.

This team limits its advice on how to organize the standardization and

metrology systems in Indonesia to say only that there must be legal

authority and there must be a central focal point for such systems.

The action might be strongly decentralized only with central

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coordination for the establishment of national policies, maintenance

of national standards of measurement, avoidance of unproductive

duplications of effort, harmonization of potential conflicts,

management of national campaigns of education and publicity, and other

similar efforts that can be efficient and effective only when managed

at a national level.

Let us make a comparison of the standardization system with the

financial system of a country. There will probably be a cabinet level

focal point for national financial policy, serving public and private

sectors. The ministry, however, will not give financial services to

every organization. Most organizations will have a financial

specialist group or person to work in the organizations' own interests

high in the management of the organizations’ affairs. University and

in-service study will keep the financial specialist up to the level of

knowledge useful to the organization. If financial specialists fail

their employers, the entire organizations can fail.

A parallel analysis could be made of the government's role in

transportation, the environment, the power, the communication, and

other systems. Most of these systems have a voice at high level in

Government and other organizations, but not all governments choose to

put, say, all aspects of electrical power into a single ministry.

That system is so closely bound up with transportation, manufacture,

standardization, etc., that it may be more important to create

organizations where experts in these different sectors are linked in

common endeavors. For example, in a steel company we may have a power

specialist in electrical supply to arc furnaces, in high frequency

induction heaters and power conservation in annealing furnaces. The

transportation manager specializes in bringing in raw materials,

handling scrap, and delivering products by heavy truck. The quality

control (standards) specialist is familiar with spectrogranhic

reference materials, mechanical, and non-destructive tests. If any of

these functions are neglected, the factory can fail. Would it be

effective to have that factory rely on experts or equipment loaned

from the national transportation body? Sometimes, perhaps yes—but

generally, probably no.

What about the specialties in standardization and metrology? In most

countries, they do not have a voice in the highest levels of

government. It is true, however, that all countries that have done

well in development have strong standards organizations. We find

frequently that in the most successful companies, the highest quality

control specialist reports only to the highest executive official of

that company. We also find that many companies have failed for lack

of good technical control. However, any organization could succeed by

different management procedures.

The advantage that a standards specialist and a metrologist brings to an organization lies in the broad applicability of standardization and

measurement principles, enabling these fields to be applied in most

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diversified disciplines. Besides, the transfer of, say, steelworks

practice may be constrained by restricted proprietory knowledge,

whereas the technology inherent in standards and measurements are as a rule openly available. Perhaps most important, the principle of

consensus and compromise, which is an essential element of the

standardization process, is also the characteristic outlook of the

Indonesian people.

If Indonesia decides against a near cabinet level focal point for

standardization, and chooses a highly decentralized system such as is

found in the United States, good coordination is essential. We

observe the start of such coordination for the metrology system of

Indonesia,

Let us cite our own experience as illustration of how better

coordination can help towards improved results. As Mr. Peiser

emphasized in his opening speech, the foreign team included experts in

the field of standardization from five countries. They had placed

their experience at the disposal of the Government of Indonesia to use

at its discretion in the very limited time of two weeks.

Despite uncertainties of Survey implementation, the heavy burden of

planning for it had been carried by Deputy Chairman Sumantri, Secretary

General Didin Sastrapradjo, Director Herudi Kartowisastro, Mrs. Sriati

Djaprie, and their many colleagues in LIPI and the committees

responsible for the SKIM systems (Standardization, Calibration,

Instrumentation, and Metrology)

.

Their skillful work was much appreciated and is generously

acknowledged by all team members. Nevertheless, it is the feeling of

the team that their work could have been even more effective if

greater effort had been given to detailed planning and to explanations

of the intent of the survey visits. Serious omissions were at tim.es

impossible to correct in an already overloaded program, deletions from

which would have offended people who had already planned to receive

the visitors.

This criticism is not made lightly and is duly included in this report

for two reasons:

1. The team had promised to give its impressions and views

in a forthright, factual manner.

2, Good planning, coordination, and explanation of intent

are the keys to good standardization activities, especially

in a system of Government such as the Indonesian where

standardization responsibilities are widely distributed

over many ministries and agencies.

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V.B. COMI'IENTARY ON FOOD AND FOOD SAFETY

V.B.l. Introduction

Before summarizing other conclusions, we wish to give due praise for

the capabilities, conscientiousness, enthusiasm, and dedication of the

people of LIPI, the people of other government agencies with whom V7e met, and the consumer group. We believe that any appropriate policies

of the Government of Indonesia can be implemented by these persons.

In our opinion, their ability and desire to serve the best interests

of the nation are of a high order.

As a result of our study of the papers presented, the personal

discussions among our team members and our Indonesian hosts, our visits and discussions with manufacturers of foods, drugs, and

cosmetics, we are of the opinion that the highest levels of Government

should establish, authorize, and support the establishment and

implementation of national and centrally coordinated standardization

and metrology programs. In an attempt to assist in the matter of

establishment of such programs, we suggest consideration of the

concepts and recommendations set out below. We must hasten to add

that much of what follows is already known to many of the Government

officials with ^diom we met. Their papers should be read carefully by

all concerned. These programs only await the full authorization and

support by the Government to move ahead. The benefits to Indonesia

will be many in almost all areas of development.

Having been invited to participate as members of the survey team

because of our specialized knowledge and experience in the field of

standardization, we, the members of the food group, emphasize that

subject in this portion of the report and not the equally important

recognized needs of Indonesia in the field of metrology. We leave

metrology to the team members who are more expert in that science and

technology.

The organizational structure of a national standardization system

should be patterned to be consistent with the governmental and

economic realities of Indonesia. Although the available expert

technical personnel appear to be fully capable, they seem seriously

insufficient in number. A better coordinated and flexible program

with specific assignments will surely render the expenditures for

technological expertise more effective. We have observed that present

costs result in part from overlapping and duplicative efforts.

A study of the history of standardization in Indonesia reveals that it

is receiving increasing emphasis through some Presidential,

legislative, and ministerial support. However, we understand that

this increase in emphasis is to be better defined and accelerated

during REPELITA III for Indonesia. The idea is to move more rapidly

into an acceptable level of standardization for the betterment of the

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international trade position of Indonesia and for the promotion of its

o^m domestic industries. Such increase in emphasis will improve the

health, safety, and economic well-being of all its citizens.

V,B,2, Benefits of Standards

A centrally coordinated national standardization program will

accelerate attainment of the goals and needs of Indonesia, A

fragmented program with little coordination, such as we find in

Indonesia now, wherein a number of departments operate under different

actual or assumed legal authorities, can only delay Indonesia from the

assured goal of properly serving its citizens and from taking its

proper place in the international community. The rapid advances in

technology; the rapid expansion of foreign trade in both goods and

services; the increasing needs of the Indonesian people in the fields

of nutrition, health, and safety, as well as material and social

benefits; and the need for acquisition and conservation of hard

currency all demand an expedited development of a centrally

coordinated standardization program. Standardization is a useful tool

for the implementation of government policies and programs, both

domestically and internationally.

We concur with Deputy Chairman Sumantri and Mrs, Sriati Djaprie of the

Indonesia Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and many others when they state

that establishment of priorities for research and develoment and the

adoption of national standards could be centralized and could be the

responsibility of a central body. They add correctly that the

formulation, implementation and promotion can well be decentralized.

That is, the latter functions should be assigned to various ministries

and institutes. We fully concur xd.th their analysis. The central

body, however, should be established by law and should be provided

with the necessary authority and some funding.

In any consideration of a centrally coordinated national standards

program, we believe it is helpful to list some of the general benefits

of standards. Admittedly, the listing set out here is not complete

nor is it in any fixed order of priority. However, in our opinion,

these issues are important and are not limited in application to

foods, drugs, and cosmetics, but may apply to many products and

services,

a. Using standards, ground rules for manufacturing and commerce

can be established for all, thereby reducing the risk of

error and waste,

b. Fair competition can be encouraged when the ground rules

are known to all and applicable to all,

c. Waste is reduced when the capabilities of industry are

matched \<r±th the expectations and needs of consumers.

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d. Consumer confidence in industry is enhanced when the product

obtained is in accordance \-rlth expectations.

e. The health, safety, and welfare of consumers can be

protected when standards are established with those

factors considered.

f. Industry and government can expect a reduction in costs

when a channel for communication is available concerning the

products that are available, those to be made available,

and those desired.

g. Inventories can be reduced when tool and equipment

standards provide for an interchangeability of parts

capability thereby providing savings in many ways.

For example, savings result from reduced annual purchase

costs, reduced storage and administration costs, and

reduced costs for the training of assembly and maintenance workers.

h. International trade and confidence can be enhanced by

conformance to standards. Fewer exports are rejected at

destination and higher quality products are received

thereby leading to support of policies such as conserving hard currency or improving the balance of trade.

i. As the confidence in domestic products improves, dependence

on imports will decrease, thereby also conserving hard

currency and improving the balance of trade.

j . Efforts by international standards groups are more apt to

consider the needs of Indonesia, when she herself places

emphasis on standardization programs.

k. Government regulatory efforts become more efficient and are better received when the rules (standards) are seen as just

"measuring sticks" for determining compliance.

We do not advise against the use of recognized grades of a product.

Nevertheless, we feel that the use of several standards for the same product increases misunderstandings and disagreements concerning

quality and identity requirements, thereby causing disputes and

frustration among producers, users, and government officials. This is

especially so in an economy containing a mix of sophisticated

manufacturers and less sophisticated home industries and in the

absence of a national standards system. Further, the absence of a clear-cut authority to establish and implement standards inhibits and

sometimes makes useless an ongoing inspection program. One solution

vTith which we would agree is based on a proposed Memorandum for

Establishment of a National Standardization System in Indonesia as

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presented to the Government through the Minister of State for

Research.

V.B.3. Authority for a National Standardization Law

We, the visiting team members, concur with our hosts that it is indeed

unfortunate that Act No. 10, 1961, the Act on Goods, has not been

fully implemented as yet. It could provide the necessary authority to

regulate the identity and quality of goods as well as their packaging

and labeling. It could authorize that control necessary to see that

all relevant requirements are met. Absence of the establishment of

the Committee on Goods is seen as inhibiting the growth of a nationally coordinated standardization system.

Presidential Decree No, 45, 1973, assigned to the Minister of State

for Research the task of developing a national system on

standardization, calibration, instrumentation, and metrology. By

virtue of this decree the Minister of State for Research had appointed

the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) to execute a project on

the development of a national system for standardization, calibration,

instrumentation, and metrology.

The standardization subproject has been studied since 1974,

particularly in its legal aspects. However, it seems to have moved

more slowly than anticipated and is said to be meeting resistance from

some quarters. We recommend that this study be expedited so that a basic law on standardization with widespread consensus can be

recommended to the national legislative process. The enactment of

such a law would seem now to be of high priority for Indonesia to

assume its rightfully desired place in the community of trading

nations. A national standardization program centrally coordinated can

function far better with full legal authorization. It need set out

only very general rules of practice so that the standardization body

may more flexibly promote the function of establishing and

implementing standards. The other extreme alternative is to enact a separate law for each standard. This method would be, in our opinion,

inefficient. Further, it would be wasteful of the time of the lawmaking bodies. Standards, subject to the coordination and control of

a national standardization body, can best react expeditiously to

changing needs and changing technology. The law could require the

national standardization body to make assignments for standardization

in specific fields to ministries or institutes having the best

qualified technical group to establish and implement particular

standards. Further, it could require that all with interest shall be

invited to participate with the assigned ministry or institute for the

development of standards in specific fields.

In our viev7, it is imperative that in addition to provisions for a sound and viable technical infrastructure, there should be provided

the necessary authority and funds to support a full standardization

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program. The necessary provisions would include administrative

support to the ministry assigned a particular standards project.

Funds and general authorization are needed also for the personnel

selected to conduct necessary research and development; for publishing

and publicizing standards; for government inspection and testing (all or part of the testing may be done by certified non-government

laboratories); for necessary training; and for Inspection of export

goods having requirements different from domestic needs. The law

should also contain authority for exchanges of information among

government agencies on changes in practices as well as on industry

noncompliance with standards.

It is firmly believed that the government of Indonesia, controlling

the production of a large number of basic industries providing goods,

public utilities, and services, would itself benefit directly from

standardization of such goods and services.

As stated below, a standards program must consider both mandatory and

voluntary types. Therefore, the authority of government to enforce

the mandatory standards should be clearly incorporated into the law.

V.B.4. Components and Functions of a !?ational Standards Body

A national standards body, established by law, should have at least

two basic components. One component should be responsible for the

planning, programming, coordinating, and adoption of national

standards. The other component should be responsible for providing

administrative, financial, secretarial, and other supporting services.

The component responsible for planning, programming, coordinating, and

adoption of national standards must have broad representation. I’ith

such representation, Indonesia will be assured that the standards

established would result from a national consensus. The national

standards body may be made responsible for obtaining the necessary

financial appropriation and to allocate funds on the basis of both

equity and priority. The authority for final adoption of standards

should be delegated by law to this body. Except for general

guidelines set out in such law, the means to accomplish adoption of

the standards could be delegated to the national body.

The day to day research efforts requiring specialized knowledge within

a sector of the economy should be assigned to the ministry or institute selected for a particular standard project. Specialist

groups could be established as necessary, practical, and in accordance

with priorities established by the national standards body in

consolation with the ministry or institute concerned. Each specialist

group should be representative of the various bodies with relevant

interests and could be required to report direct to the national

standards body.

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The planning and programming component of the national body would also

be responsible for establishing policy, coordinating an entire

program, and resolving problems related to the establishment and

implementation of standards* It would be responsible for establishing

necessary policies for the encouragement of efficient transfers of

personnel and technology, the training of personnel, publicizing of

needs and output, maintenance of a library system, and other overall

functions of a general nature.

The administrative component of the national standards body would

provide administrative support to each specialized group as well as to

the central planning, programming, coordinating, and standards

adoption component. It would act as a clearinghouse for all standards

development and implementation related activities. It would be

responsible for obtaining and disbursing funds necessary for day-today operations and maintenance of the program. Included v7ould be such

things as financing of the publication, distribution, and promotion of

each standard. Further, this administrative body would be responsible

for carrying out the policies of the major component or to see that

those responsible for such compliance do, in fact, comply.

Our concurrence with the idea of a national standards body, assigned

to a neutral group placed high in the government hierarchy and

established by law, is predicated on the provision that various

ministries and institutes with current standardization activities

should continue to function, but within the rules established for the

national system.

Because of the quantity of work to be done, it would be necessary for

the national coordinating body to establish priorities for its program

giving due attention to national priorities and Governmental policies.

Those standards necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare

of the people of Indonesia might be assigned the highest priority.

Products or practices where serious abuses are found might also be

assigned high priorities. Further, priority assignments T-rLthin any

grouping should consider cost/benefit analyses. One should also weigh

the "cost" of not establishing a meaningful and reasonable standard

against the benefits (or effectiveness) of doing so. Those standards

which \d.ll promote an improved balance of trade by improving the value

of domestically produced exports, or by making Indonesian exports more

desirable in foreign trade, can be assigned a relatively high ranking.

Further, in any development of priorities, one might consider the

benefits of providing a climate for fair competition in the industry

sectors. Additionally, one should consider the need for an improved

national use of resources as well as a need for improved interchangeability of parts, and so forth.

For optimtmi benefits from a national standardization system, all

sectors of Indonesia should become involved and fully participate.

Participants should be drawn from manufacturers, government (including

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all ministries and constituent units), the lej»al community (both

government and nongovernment), distributors, technical and scientific

associations, consultants (both domestic and foreign), library

specialists, retailers of goods and services, consumers, educational

institutions, and from those groups particularly capable of advising

at all levels on standards establishment and implementation.

V.B.5. Assignments to Develop and Implement Standards

In making the assignment to a ministry or institute for lead

responsibility for the establishment of a standard, such assignment

should be made on the basis of a blend of greatest expertise and

experience, primary responsibility for regulatory control of the

product or service, availability of technical personnel, and

capability for implementation. The national coordinating agency

should be authorized to require the ministry or institute so assigned

to a project to obtain a broad base of representation for input

consideration. Other ministries or institutes, consumer

representatives, manufacturer representatives, educational and

research bodies, and others with interest and in a position to provide

expert advice should be required to be invited by the lead unit to

participate.

The ministry or institute assigned the standard or group of standards

for development would, in turn, reassign the project to subordinate

divisional units. However, it should be expected to assume the

responsibility for assuring that the subordinate unit obtains full and

necessary participation from, all sectors willing and capable.

Necessary studies would be performed at this lower level. They should

consist of, among other things, a survey of industry capabilities; the

needs and desires of consumers; the potential capabilities of

industry; both the minimum and the optional requirements for a product

of acceptable quality; the pricing of the product; the existing

related and applicable standards (both domestic and foreign); the

available methodology and that which must be developed for

determination of compliance with the requirements of the proposed

standard; the good manufacturing practices and the quality assurance

procedures necessary for a quality product; the necessary sampling

procedures; and the specific acceptance and rejection "decision"

points to be used upon examination of samples. An efficient

standardization program also requires the setting of reliable target

dates, milestones, time frames, coordination points, assigned

responsibilities, etc.

The central body in consultation with ministerial authorities might

study the level of capability of home industries, determine their need

for technical and financial assistance, and establish a schedule of

milestones and goals for their improvements so that the standards

establishment and their enforcement would be reasonable, helpful, and

meaningful.

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The central body should ensure that the standards established not only

consider the present needs but are dynamic. It should ensure that

standards are instruments of government at both national and

international levels and that they assist in the progressive

development of Indonesia, protect the health, safety, and welfare of

the working people and consumers, and also protect and promote the

benefit of the manufacturing, distributing, retailing, and servicing

community.

The implementation of standards, including inspection, testing,

sampling, quality assurance, certification, labeling, coding,

enforcement, etc., are functions which can best be performed by

separate ministries, certified and licensed individuals or companies.

The central planning and programming component could directly or in

consultation with ministries call upon the services of others where to

do so would reduce the costs, provide for use of the best available

expertise, and reduce time requirements.

It is important that training and education in all aspects of

standards development and implementation should be centrally

coordinated so as to conserve resources. A central information bank

should also be established and maintained by the national coordination

authority with links to other similar centers abroad.

Some other countries maintain that a private body is unsuitable for

coordinating, establishing, and implementing a national

standardization program. We do not intend to detract from the efforts

of organizations such as Yayasan Dana Normalisasi Indonesia (YDNI)

.

\-/hether in the private or public sector, a national center with full

governmental authority and financial support is important for all

countries, especially for developing countries such as Indonesia.

V.B.6. Problems With Noncoordinated Standards

We were advised by our hosts that they have identified some 104 bodies

in Indonesia involved in standardization activities. Obviously in

this situation, one needs excellent coordination. However, we found a number of inconsistent standards, units and definitions at variance

with each other, and varying levels of implementation. In some

instances, we found standards for certain food items being

independently established by the Ministry of Trade, the Ministry of

Industry, and the Ministry of Health. These were found to be

sometimes duplicative and sometimes incompatible. In some instances,

they were significantly different when applied to products designated

for export, import, or domestic use. Further, in some instances,

those established for the purpose of supporting develonment of an industry vary from those designed to protect the health, safety, and

welfare of consumers. Standards that are not in the interest of all

of Indonesia but mainly for a segment of the economy to the detriment

of others should in time be replaced or improved.

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V.B.7. Benefits of a National Coordination Process

On an international basis, the participation of Indonesia will be

strengthened if backed by a national standards body, and the country

will benefit from a uniform standards program espoused by a single

voice. In any standardization forum, these benefits lead to

significant advantages. For example, Malaysia, Singapore, and

Thailand of the ASEAxI countries, by having a national standardization

system, seem to have gained stature and credibility in their

participation in international forums.

The policies for coordinating the implementation of standards in an evenhanded manner, of necessity, should be the function of the central

national body. The broad base principles of quality control, research

for quality improvement, and transfer of appropriate technology where

needed can best be established by such a body. Education and

assistance, both technical and financial, are made available more

efficiently.

With a national coordinating body, the transfer of technology relating

to standardization could be better managed. This seems particularlv

important for Indonesia. Although Indonesian technologists and

scientists are as capable as any we have met in many parts of the

world, they are still very few in number. The knowledge held by this

limited number should be made available to all who have need for it

and in accordance with reasonable priorities.

V.B.8. Voluntary Versus :!andatory Standards

Through the years many have debated the advantages and disadvantages

of voluntary versus mandatory standards. Each country must decide for

itself what is the proper mix for its own use. A general rule to

pursue would be that those standards that are necessary to protect the

health and safety of Indonesians should be mandatory. To these one might add those products involved in international trade so that hard

currency is not wasted because of the lack of specific rules. Also,

for those domestic products wherein major quality defects are not

recognizable until after purchase and use and which result in serious

economic loss to consumers, mandatory standards could be of benefit.

However, each of these would be of a lower priority for establishment

and enforcement than those affecting health and safety. Most

importantly, mandatory standards must be established and enforced by

government.

Voluntary standards need not be established and implemented by

government. However, government should not be excluded from

exercising the option to function in this area. Voluntary standards

may be established by associations of manufacturers, academic

institutes, etc. Voluntary standards are, for the most part,

applicable to those products and services which are not hazards to

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health and safety. That is, they are generally of an economic nature.

Violation of these standards generally affects only the pocketbook of

the consumer and not his health and safety. There could be "grade"

standards concerning such things as factors affecting an extended

shelf-life or extended usability, aesthetic values, and other nonserious defects in a quantity not in excess of an absolute maxirnum.

However, voluntary standards and their use should be audited by

government to assure the citizens that their confidence is not being

abused, that discrimination is not applied against the conscientious

small-scale producer, or that free competition is not inhibited.

V.B.9. Quality Level of Standards

In a developing nation, as is the case for Indonesia, we find a wide

variation in the quality of products. The range is from those capable

of meeting high standards of quality to those unable to attain

acceptable quality levels necessary for consumer health and safety.

Those manufacturers unable to meet the minimum levels of acceptability

usually lack the funds, experience, advice, or equipment necessary.

We noted, with interest and admiration, the almost universal social

conscience of those Indonesians with whom we associated. All had

concern for the small manufacturers and the need for avoidance of

standards of such a high level that cottage industries as well as other small industries and crafts could be destroyed thereby causing

unemployment, social discomfort, and loss of domestic production.

Moreover, we observed willingness of individuals to cooperate and

where necessary compromise with colleagues across organizational

lines. This type of effort was not so clearly discerned between the

organizations themselves.

To recognize this need to protect home industries, we suggest that

during the research and development stage for the establishment of a standard, particular studies should be made of the contribution of the

small manufacturers of a particular industry, their level of

technology, their potential as contrasted with their present

practices, their financial needs, and their marketing areas. With

this information in hand, the central coordinating body could, as necessary, provide or recommend funding for the improvement of

production capabilities and for any necessary technological training

and assistance. Particular emphasis should be placed first on those

problems adversely affecting the health, safety, and welfare of

consumers.

Newly developed national standards should first be identified as "tentative." Personnel in need of related training should be provided

^Tith such training. During the tentative period, faults in the

standard should be identified and corrected. Further, comments as to

how to improve the standard should be invited, debated, and if

persuasive, acted upon. Inspection procedures and laboratory

methodology for determining compliance should be evaluated. Necessary

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training and retraining as well as certification of inspectors and

analysts should be conducted and their number adjusted to fit the

needs. The assigned ministry or institute should assure itself that

the most efficient use of inspectors and analysts is made. A

continuing program of research for quality improvement and a program

of periodic review of each standard should be a function of the

assigned unit.

After a reasonable period of review and the necessary adjustments and

training are conducted and necessary revisions of the standard are

incorporated, the tentative standard should be made final. Ho^^ever,

each final standard and its level of compliance should be subject to

periodic review.

V.B.IO. Encouragement and Support of Standards

The arguments that food standards for a number of items are difficult,

if not impossible, to establish and enforce in Indonesia are compelling. With the quantity of food production significantly less

than required by the nation; with production coming from many small

unsophisticated farmers using different seeds, cultivation, and

harvesting practices; x^th processing often carried out in cottage

industries at low technology levels; and with the need to maintain

acceptable employment levels, we would agree that uniform standards

are difficult to establish and enforce. To resolve these problems,

one should consider the establishment and support of cooperatives of

both farmers and manufacturers; development of a corps of trained

personnel to educate, assist, and guide the small farmers and

manufacturers; a meaningful step-wise program with beginning emphasis

on health and safety factors; and an even-handed reasonable

enforcement program. The entire program can be encouraged by

providing full support from the government, by full participation by

all concerned, by a central organization for establishment and

implementation speaking with one voice, by even-handed enforcement

and, as necessary, by subsidies. A universal educational program

directed toward consumers should be included.

In particular, the educational program referred to above should

include assistance to small farmers and producers concerning seed

purchase, fertilization, soil conditioning, and handling of products

during storage as well as from farm to processor or market. They

should be helped not only to understand the standards and how they

operate for their benefit, but also how \7ith standards the nation can improve production practices. The formation of cooperatives could be

encouraged to assist in the buying of commercial equipment, in proper

seed selection and purchase, in the study and institution of improved

agricultural practices, in the attainment and chaneling of economic

assistance, in the distribution and marketing of products, and, very

importantly, in the promotion of technological advancements.

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Professional and technical standards associations should be encouraged

and might even be provided financial support. They are a ready source

of scarce skills; they facilitate mutual development of knowledge by

improving communication among experts; they improve the professional

image of members; they can foster and encourage development of

* programs for education and training of younger people; and they can

! provide expert teams to consider and propose solutions to widespread

I and complex problems. Groups of professional and technical personnel

I in industrialized countries constitute an invaluable reservoir of

' talent for the development and implementation of national standards as

! well as other national projects.

In the development of specific standards for Indonesia, one should

consider a number of factors such as the present and potential

capabilities of the producers, the long-term development of the

nation, and existing domestic, foreign national, and international

standards. After an in-depth study of the applicability of existing

standards, one should decide whether they might be adopted in whole or

in part but keeping in mind the needs of Indonesia, both domestically

and internationally. Methodology to determine the level of compliance

with a standard also may be obtained from many already available

sources such as the Association of Official Analytical Chemists, the

American Society for Testing and Materials, and many others

headquartered in many parts of the world. These techniques should be

considered for adoption in whole or modified as necessary.

All standards, tentative or final, should require a significant

improvement of practices upon the part of some manufacturers, causing

them to reach out for attainment. Standards simply recognizing

existing or poor practices are unworthy of a national standardization

program. An ideal standard should, among other things, define the

identity and the minimum quality of the product concerned. It should

define the terms used so there will be no confusion as to their

meaning

.

The intent of a standard should be made crystal clear. It should

prescribe the particular labeling necessary to inform the consumer of

what is necessary for the exercise of a rational choice from among

comparable items. The standard should also prescribe the quantity of

the product in a container.

V.B.ll. Enforcement of Standards

Methodologies to be practiced in the laboratories and the equipment

required should be of the sophistication necessary for the level of

consumer protection desired. We have noted that much of the needed

facilities are already available in Indonesia. Although we have

interviewed many capable technical scientists, we find, unfortunately,

that in these specialties, too, they are still too few in number. The

sophisticated laboratory equipment required for today's advanced

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methodology is also in short supply. In passing, let us emphasize

that as industry must continue to advance its capabilities, so too

must its technical community. All must be continually encouraged and

supported in their need to improve their expertise.

To provide a proper level of enforcement, appropriate inspection

practices must be established, A number of applicable sampling

schedules and acceptance and rejection schedules are already available

in Indonesia. Others may be obtained from other countries. Suitable

schedules, amendable to the needs and capabilities of Indonesia,

should be adopted or appropriately modified. These schedules are

integral parts of any standards program. Inspectors and analysts

should be well-versed in them. Most established schedules can be

applied to wide ranges of Industry capabilities and consumer needs.

No mandatory standards should be established unless it is intended by

Indonesia that they are to be enforced. The existence of mandatory

standards, regulations, and laws which are not enforced develops a lack of consumer confidence and an increase in the cost of living. V7e also find that it encourages carelessness and resultant waste, unfair

competition, and, very importantly, disrespect for law. Enforcement

should be even-handed. As necessary, specific penalties for

noncompliance should be incorporated in any enforcement program.

These may consist of one or more of the following: warning letters,

mandatory attendance at training programs, seizure and removal from

the marketplace of offending products, injunction, financial penalties

such as fines payable to the government or restitution to customers,

and, in severe cases, incarceration of those persons responsible for

serious repeated and deliberate violations.

V , B . 12 . Good Manufacturing Practices Rules

For such things as foods, drugs, and cosmetics, one should include in

standards the rules for, or the identification of, those ingredients

which are required, as well as those which are permitted for use and

those which are prohibited. The means of determining compliance must

be included. Further, for foods, drugs, and cosmetics, good

manufacturing practices (GMP) should be included. These GMP's should

be so stated that, if complied with, they will provide a reasonable

assurance of a safe and sanitary product and within prescribed

parameters of nutrition or efficacy, as applicable.

In setting out the good manufacturing practices portion of a standard,

one should study intensively each industry operation subject to the

standard. Standards should be set at such a level that some manufacturers must improve to attain compliance. A standard simply

recognizing the lowest level of current practices would be a sham.

This is not to say that the standards should be unreasonable or that

they should force failure of those businesses who wish to comply and

have the potential for doing so. The level of good manufacturing

practices required must be within reason and attainable. GMP's are

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not of benefit only to mandatory standards affecting foods, drugs, and

cosmetics. They need not apply only for sanitation and health. GMP’s

may be designed to bring about on-the-job safety, economy of

operation, etc. GMP*s produced for all food and drug industries

should be used as guidelines or educational tools at first, but then,

as operations improve, appropriate portions should be made mandatory.

GMP's are already established in other countries, as well as in

certain industries in Indonesia, and they should be studied and usable

portions, with modification as necessary, considered for incorporation

in the national GMP*s. We know of no reason to expend time and money

developing GMP's if they already exist elsewhere and are usable.

Qualified teams of experts should study each type of food and drug

manufacturing operation to determine the critical control points and

an appropriate hazard analysis should be conducted. With these points

in mind, meaningful GMP's can be developed which will be helpful to

industry and will further the interests of consumers.

Our visits to the home industries producing tempe and oncom (favorite

Indonesian fermented foods) were revealing. These items are produced

under unsanitary conditions which lacked the most fundamental

controls. Although they no doubt are produced and sold with

consequent health hazards, they appear to contribute greatly to the

nutritional needs of the population. Improvements must come

gradually. We believe that the government should develop good

manufacturing practice guidelines for the manufacturers of these

products to bring about improvements. Guidelines should be simply

advisory at first, and specific assistance should be provided to the

manufacturers so that they may upgrade their practices. As a minimum,

a good manufacturing practices document for food, drugs, and cosmetics

should include provisions concerning;

a. Personnel training, qualifications, operational requirements,

condition of health, and sanitary practices.

b. Plant and grounds including provisions for ventilation,

lighting, and pest exclusion, roads, draining, and storage

space and condition; necessary separation of operations by

partition, air flow, space, time, enclosed systems, or other

effective means so that cross contaminations are avoided;

and placement of equipment and furnishings for required

controls,

c. Sanitary facilities and controls including adequate personnel

and equipment clean-up provisions; avoidance of such things

as plumbing which permits backflow or cross-connections

between potable water and sewage systems; sewage disposal,

handwashing, and toilet facilities sufficient to accomplish

their intended purpose; provisions for rubbish disposal.

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d. Sanitizing operations for equipment and utensils as well as controls for toxic materials used in sanitizing and cleaning;

animal and vermin control and storage and handling of cleaned

equipment.

e. Maintenance and use of equipment, utensils, and ingredients;

regulating and/or recording controls, thermometers, etc.

f. Processes, parameters and technical operations, raw material

and finished product handling, coding, and record keeping.

g. Warehousing and distribution.

V.B.13. Cost/Benefit Analysis for Standards

In order to convince all government agencies, industry, and consumers

of the value of a standard, a cost/benefit analysis, as referred to

earlier for determining priorities, should be supplied along with each

proposed standard and its means of implementation. Cost/benefit

analyses should be prepared by specialists in this type of effort. A

team effort should be considered and personnel should be recruited

from economists, statisticians, budget experts, social psychologists,

technologists specializing in the standard being considered, marketing

specialists, etc.

V . 3 . 14 . Information Distribution

In our discussions and field visits, we learned that in some instances

one department may have neglected to inform other departments of

problems of mutual concern, such as the existence of products

seriously detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of the people

of Indonesia. Such neglect is wasteful of limited resources and

reduces consumer confidence in domestic production. It is wasteful of

available technical personnel if each department must seek out its o^-m

information when such information already may be known to another

department. The needs of the people of Indonesia should take

precedence over any desire for personal leadership.

If a food is not exportable because of a heavy load of pathogenic

microorganisms or other health or safety problem, it should not be

distributed domestically. There should be instituted, by the central

body, a requirement for an instant communication alert system

established among the ministries with interests in trade, industry,

and health. Causes of unsafe conditions and contamination should be

sought out and eliminated. V7e were informed of this problem

concerning products designated for exnort but denied such export and

then released for domestic consumption.

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V.B.15. Standards for Exports

Concerning exports, it is imperative that the receiving country’s

standards and other requirements are known and the food is found in

compliance prior to shipment. Also, it is imperative to make certain

that the conditions of shipment will retain the quality of the food.

The records show that some of the foods exported to a number of

countries, including the United States of America, are denied entry

and thereby are causing the loss of much needed hard currency by

Indonesia. These foods denied entry must be destroyed, or

reconditioned, or returned to Indonesia, or transhipped to another

country which may or may not accept them. A study of one year's U.S.

denial of Indonesian foods reveals losses to the people of Indonesia

of many millions of dollars. A strong centralized standardization

program, as recommended, should significantly reduce these losses at a fraction of the cost of losses.

V.B.16. Quality and Quantity of Analysts and Inspectors

Inasmuch as our area of expertise is that of foods, drugs, and

cosmetics, and particularly in the area of food standards and their

implementation, our activities during "field" visits were primarily

concerned with foods. At this point, therefore, we believe it is

germane to comment further on some features of the inspectional and

analytical needs of the Directorate of Drugs and Foods. There appears

to be little, if any, increase in the inspectional and analytical

staffs since foods were added to the responsibility of the Directorate

of Drugs. For example, we were informed that there are approximately

16 to 20 people (the sum of both analysts and inspectors) on the staff

of Mr. Slamet Soesilo, the Provincial Director for Drugs and Foods at

Bandung. This is the same staff he had when his responsibilities were

for only drugs. For a geographic area containing approximately 24

million people and numerous drug and food factories, this, in the

opinion of our team, is seriously insufficient. The operation is not

only in need of additional personnel but also of additional equipment,

analytical standards, and standards for those products for which the

organization has assigned responsibility. Not to increase staff and

equipment will permit the facade of protection to be perpetuated.

Concerning inspectors and analysts, they should be subject to

continual educational improvement. As necessary, they should be sent

to other countries to study and called upon to teach their associates.

Foreign experts may be invited to instruct in Indonesia. The

inspectors and analysts should be recognized as an elite corps of

government. Their moral character should be of the highest order.

Further, they should be trained to serve as teachers to industry, to

consumers, and all others who have a concern or an interest in the

government's standards program. The corps of inspectors and analysts

should be of sufficient number to permit them the time to carry out

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their functions in a professional and even-handed manner, thereby

promoting the interests of Indonesia.

V.B.17. Product Quality Assurance

Our visit to P. T. Ultra Jaya Milk Industry revealed that the quality

control effort in production, as in other food plants, is primarily

concerned with the examination of the end-product. More effort should

be exercised to build quality assurance into each step of production.

For example, more effort should be made to assure cleaner milk coming

into the factory from suppliers. This is not to say that the milk

should be rejected, at this time, but government should provide

assistance to the raw milk suppliers to improve their products. The

present practice appears to be simply to receive any and all

contaminated raw milk and then rely on cleanup and final

sterilization. The potential for losses is great.

At the canned food operation (subsidiary of P. T. Mantrust), the

information provided us also appeared to place considerable emphasis

on end-product evaluation and an insufficient emphasis on raw material

and in-process assurance of acceptable quality. In any OTP there

should be in-process assurances built in. We observed similar

conditions, often to a much greater degree, in other operations and

not always limited to food production. The waste of products and the

waste of energy, manpower, and other factors, let alone the resultant

increased cost of the acceptable products due to high rejection rates

of finished products, should be reduced as soon as possible.

Indonesia can benefit materially from improved "quality assurance"

systems that do not rely solely on end-product analysis controls.

Another change in practice we would recommend to those desiring to

produce a better quality product at less cost is to restructure

operations so that quality control and quality assurance personnel

should be responsible to the top echelon of management. That staff

should be insulated from those whose responsibility it is to produce a target number of products. To make these people responsible to

production managers encourages conflict-of-interest situations. One

cannot readily serve two masters having divergent functions.

In our opinion, the practice of a department certifying and licensing

"commercial" inspectors and laboratories, whether they are located in

the private sector or in "sister" government agencies, is an excellent

practice. It makes efficient use of limited capable personnel and

analytical facilities. We commend the periodic evaluation and

recertification of laboratories as a practice which should be

continued and enlarged upon. Also, establishment of collaborative

laboratories goes far to standardize acceptable laboratories and

improves professional competence.

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V.B.18. Government Shields of Approval

A number of countries authorize the use of a mark, shield, or certificate for those who comply with a government mandatory or voluntary standard. The use of the shield signifying an acceptable

level of quality should be monitored by the government to control

abuse. Also, shields signifying levels of quality may be established

by private sector groups and authorized for use. These, too, should

be monitored by government to control abuse. If the shield is

indicative of government recognition of product acceptablity, but

established and authorized by the private sector, then the government

will not only insist on being invited to participate in the

establishment of the relevant standards, but will also exercise veto

power concerning the standards and the use of the shield.

At the moment we see no pressing need for shields, denoting compliance

with mandatory standards, since by definition all products must comply

with such standards; otherwise, they may not appear on the market.

However, if confusion should develop as a result of some products

bearing a shield for compliance to a voluntary standard, then

Indonesia may decide to consider a shield for all products complying

with a government standard of whatever type. The significance and

coverage of each shield should be made clear to consumers.

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v.c COMMENTARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON BUILDING PRACTICES

V.C.l. Introduction

Indonesian building practices vary \d.dely. There are few uniform

building codes and standards, and they are seldom enforced. Buildings

are constructed according to: the traditional method (post and beam

structures and thatch roof and walls); the transitional method (mix of

the traditional with modern materials); and the modern method

(adopting building designs from the Western world). With the

exception of commercial and industrial buildings that are designed and

constructed under supervision from developed countries, building

practices and standardization need to be improved if greater economy

and durability is to be achieved.

The Economic Facility, University of Indonesia, has projected that the

Gross Domestic Product for construction activities will double by 1980

from 262 billion rupiahs (U,S,$639 million) in 1973 and will achieve

an almost sevenfold increase by the year 2000, With such expansion in

building output, improved building practices could reduce the increase

in near and long-term construction costs and could be better directed

to meet the housing needs of the nation.

With this as a background, the following portions of this section are used to comment on certain areas relevant to good building practices

and to offer recommendations. Many of these recommendations are

stated in general terms and, if followed, will require detailed

technical implementation. They are made in the hope that they will

help to define objectives and establish guidelines for improving

building practices in Indonesia, These suggestions are not all

interdependent but are mostly interrelated. Some require action by

various groups making up the building community; others are directed

specifically at one group. They are offered with full understanding

that, while it may not be possible to do everything at once, some effort is better than none at all,

V,C,l,a, Recommendations :

The study team recommends that an organization, proposed as the

National Center for Building and Construction (NCBC), serve as the

national leader for a new system of building regulation. This NCBC

should be part of the Indonesian governmental structure and would be

responsible for the development and review of all building designs and

would establish a uniform and workable method of enforcing good

building practices. The Center would represent all groups engaged in

day-to-day building activities. Further, it could make available to

the general public useful information about building, buying, renting,

or improving housing.

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Specific reconr.endations about (1) Regulations and (2) the Role and

Scope of h’CBC to acliieve a better buildinp environnent in Indonesia

are civen below. The proposed Center is shoT-m schenatically in the

accompanying figure.

Proposed National Center for Building and Construction

V.C.2. The Regulatory System

Reeded is (a) a system of nationally accented buildine standards and

codes and (b) a method for their maintenance and enforcement. The

standards and codes should be developed as nart of a national

consensus process. Standards produced in this manner will be broadl’'

accepted within the Indonesian building comrunitv.

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NCBC also should work closely with the governors of the Indonesian

provinces in developing appropriate building codes and standards and

in their enforcement. Implementation of these standards ought to be

stressed. The standards should be tailored to local conditions: Java

uses masonry construction; the other islands, wood. Unenforced codes

are no better than no codes at all.

A workable inspection service is vital to any real Improvement in

building practice. It is essential that inspectors be trained in

building practices and their regulations so they can adequately

enforce the codes and standards.

The building organization should not follow the U.S. system or that of

other highly industrialized nations. However, NBS has in its files

considerable information on this subject that could be useful to

Indonesia. Likewise, private U.S. organizations, universities, and

national building research laboratories of other countries have

experience in this area, and these sources could be tapped with

advantage. An appointed Indonesian task force will want to consult

with the International Union of Testing and Research Laboratories for

Materials and Structures (RILEM) and the International Council for

Building Research Studies and Documentation (CIB) , v/ho are compiling

worldwide building test methods as well as building codes and

standards.

V.C.3. Role and Scope of the Organization

The NCBC could be organized according to its separate responsibilities :

a. Developing, coordinating, and maintaining building

codes and standards, in which function the closest

cooperation is desirable with the national standards

body (wherever that body is located).

b. Reviewing building plans.

c. Inspecting building construction.

d. Testing and approving the testing of building materials.

e. Licensing of professionals.

f. Providing training in the building trades.

The organization's concerns should be with goals, principles, ideas,

approaches, and consequences of building practices. It should

identify the institutional and programmatic constraints that hinder

the advancement of good building practices, focus attention on

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identifying national building needs, and develop uniform building

regulations and methods for implementation. The NCBC should have a simple structure and be independent of any single ministry if it is to

operate effectively under present Indonesian ministerial assignments.

It is important that the staff have a thorough knowledge of their

mission to organize and operate the organization, be given an appropriate level of funding, and be highly motivated. The present

practice of government agencies giving only part-time attention to

btiilding can cause significant problems.

The organization also should readily relate to and communicate with

other members of the building community, both government agencies and

private groups, NCBC should be a part of the total system, a link in

the chain, but a link with stature and leadership.

The new building organization should focus upon the basis of good

building practice and technology. That is, it should concentrate on

molding the best of the present building practices and standards into

a unified system for codes and standards. Rather than look to basic

research, it should initially concentrate on making uniform

improvements to buildings and building products throughout the country

by working through existing successful building practices, IThen this

applied approach is sufficiently mastered, then attention may be given

to more theoretical approaches.

V,C,4. Materials

Most residential buildings in Java, which house 65 percent of the

nation* s 130 million population, are constructed of brick and concrete

block. Buildings on the other islands are usually made from timber.

Java's inclination toward brick is accentuated because most of the

forests have been cut down to make way for planting rice, Indonesia

has an ample quantity of clay and shale deposits. These materials are

used for making bricks and roof tiles.

Cottage industry groups throughout Indonesia produce most of the

bricks, clay tiles, and bamboo woven mats. These materials are

generally produced by unskilled (untrained) workers and are not

uniform as to strength, size, or durability. Since the cost of

construction is high, the owner will usually accept a cheaper product

over one of better quality. These buying habits further contribute to

the desirability of planning better quality for building products.

Manufacturers generally do not really try to produce uniform

(standardized) products. Clay tile and bricks are examples. This is

due in part to a lack of consistent and uniform standards and to a lack of enforcement. These products are uneven in quality, shape, and

cost. Concrete tends to be mixed from inadequate materials at the job

site without adequate control of proportions. Steel reinforcing bars

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have been known to be smaller than their identified size. For

example, a 25-mm bar may in fact measure 20-mm or even 18-ram.

Similar problems in the Indonesian concrete industry were noted by

Torben C. Hansen, UNIDO adviser in concrete technology, in an article

published in '*Masalah Bangunan" (June 1977). He found in a survey of

building practices that the variability of the grading of aggregate

was tremendous... The moisture content of the aggregate and the

quantity of water added at the mixer were not measured. The amount of

water was judged by the mixer operator by eye from the appearance of

the mix.” Also, "...frequent separations of the concrete mix provided

a gloomy picture of the actual strength of the concrete in the

structure.”

V.C.4.a. Recommendations ;

Material standards are needed. A standard for cement is used, but it

calls for excessive quick setting strength, leading to high production

cost and low keeping quality in the humid climate of Indonesia.

Simple standards in grading the aggregates are needed, as well as on weight batching in concrete mixing, acceptance testing, and measuring

out the water more accurately than is currently being performed, which

would improve the quality of buildings.

Uneven product quality may result in unsafe buildings. Also, it makes

for higher costs because each product must be hand-selected before

purchasing, and the designer must overdesign to compensate, for

instance, for the anticipated undersized reinforcement bars.

The cost of importing Portland cements is high. Using lirae-pozzolana

as a substitute for portland cement would have a significant effect on reducing costs of masonry building construction. Guidelines for using

the pozzo lana/lime/ trass cement are required.

A review of Indonesian use of timber fasteners generally shows them to

be adequate. However, when timber and masonry are used, there are

problems of tying the building components together so they act as an

integral unit.

V.C.5. Building Practices

Housing projects in Jakarta and Surabaya (cities representative of

West and East Java, respectively) were visited to view building

practices. These buildings were found to vary in qxiality since

construction practices lack uniformity. This situation is

understandable since the nation has not given much attention to

building practices and has no uniform national building regulatory

system. Buildings are being built, however, and generally vrithstand

years of normal use, serving the function for which they were

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intended—to provide shelter. Yet little is known about their actual

performance under either normal or abnormal (earthquake) conditions.

While building practices vary throughout the world, examples of some

of the poorer practices observed in Indonesia (mostly for low-rise

buildings) are noted for informational purposes. They included lack

of attention to joint connections (such as poorly made bond beams not

adequately connecting load-bearing masonry). Mortar joints were of

uneven thickness; in some cases, they were 30 mm thick. From job to

job, the masonry cement mortar mix was not consistent. Masonry walls

at times were not tied to columns with horizontal reinforcement.

Lintels were not cast well; some were constructed of brick, with

little or no reinforcement. Some houses lacked steel reinforcement of

sufficient length to extend beyond the bond beam to tie the roof

trusses to the walls. Load-bearing walls were occasionally observed

to be out of plane. Such deficiencies do not save cost; they reduce

the expected building performance.

Other buildings observed had adequate reinforcement and had good

connection details. These buildings will better serve the user at

little or no extra cost.

V.C.S.a. Recommendations ;

Basic prefabrication principles should be established and implemented

throughout the country; Indonesian building practices would improve,

as would the quantity of new housing stock. For example, use of

simple molds uniformly applied throughout Indonesia for making

building components, such as window lintels, window and door frames,

stair treads, columns, joists, beams, and masonry and paving blocks,

would reduce the cost of such basic building units. Initiating onsite inspections while buildings are being constructed would improve

the quality control of houses and improve their overall building

practice.

Further, buildings should be designed in such a manner that inspectors

may check on maintenance and alterations of buildings without undue

difficulty. Such checks should be performed periodically. Owners and

builders should be encouraged to use materials requiring a minimum of

maintenance.

V.C.6, Education

Approximately 900 architectural and engineering students are graduated

annually. Over 50 percent find work in Jakarta, Not surprisingly,

most of the better professional practices dealing with commercial and

industrial buildings are found in this same city. In Jakarta, the

architect, engineer, and contractor must be certified to design and

construct specific building types. Little information was found to

assess the impact of this certification on the quality of building

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construction. Other large cities are considering passing a similar

certification requirement.

The education system in Indonesia generally is under the influence of

the Dutch method of teaching and the Dutch curriculum. Much emphasis

is still placed on social studies and the arts. Some changes are

being proposed at the university level to strengthen building design

and engineering courses, but little has occurred to date. Also,

educators are not paid a salary commensurate vd.th their counterparts

in private industry. As a result, good instructors are leaving the

university for higher salary positions or on part-time jobs, which

reduces their teaching effectiveness. Less-qualified instructors then

must be hired to fill the gap. The quality of education varies widely

from one university to another. The combined effect of these features

is to contribute to the variability in the quality of building design

and construction. For example, with regard to the Indonesian clay

products industry, B. M, Sedalia, UTTIDO adviser on the structural clay

industry, published an article in '*Masalah Bangunan” (June 1977) that

surveyed the industry's problems. His solution, in part, was a vigorous training and demonstration program that would extend to

virtually all of the nation's brick and tile-making organizations.

V.C.b.a, Recommendations ;

All Indonesians in building crafts and technologies should be

encouraged to improve their management skills, their knowledge of the

building regulatory system, and their technical experience. There is

a special need to train at the craftsmen level: contractors, masons,

plumbers, general contractors, welders, electricians, general

laborers, and laboratory personnel. Technical training is also needed

in narrow subject areas such as testing and calibrating equipment,

earthquake-resistant designs, and low-cost housing. Also needed are

qualified versatile professionals who, while they are specialists in

one area, should have a broad working knowledge of the various aspects

of building design, construction, and contract awards.

Communications among Indonesia's designers and contractors should be

encouraged. Dialogue with the building community may be achieved by

holding regular workshops and conferences on both broad and specific

areas, such as understanding the meaning of specifications, standards,

and codes. The latter—specifications, standards, and codes—has

caused problems in Indonesia because different groups perceive

different meanings for these words.

Another critical area of communications involves the general public.

Information should be available, for example, on buying approved

building plans, identifying where to go for ordering building

materials and components, and learning about financing. An excellent

way to convey this information is through brochures, newspaper

articles, radio and TV announcements, posters, and talks at public

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gatherings. "How To Manuals" have been found to be especially helpful

in Improving building practices in other developing nations.

Also, there is a need to produce methods to effectively transfer and

use technology from developed and developing countries. Technology

should be identified that can be used with the existing financial and

human resources; the resulting output should be improved product

quality and technical know-how. Such transfer could be performed

through bilateral exchanges; through joint working arrangements, such

as the Japanese Ministry of Construction which sent a housing

consultant to Indonesia in 1976 and the U.S. NBS June 1977 Survey in

Indonesia; and through multi-national corporations. Developing

countries also could pool their human and financial resources for a mutual advancement of building technology.

In conjunction with the task of identifying needed technology, an

appointed task force should review available literature from previous

surveys and studies. A synthesis of existing material properly

packaged and transferred to the appropriate influential building

community decision makers could help shape the future direction of

Indonesia's building technology.

As building specifications, standards, and codes are being rewritten,

attention should be given to producing them in simple, easy to

understand language. Specifications, standards, and codes are

complex, yet buildings are built by the common laborer. So, the

language must be readily understood by individuals at the working

level.

V.C.7. Housing

The Government is aware that there are too few adequate houses to

accommodate its rapidly growing population, that resources must be

made available to reduce the housing shortages, that the building

process requires revisions to make it more responsive to the user, and

that an effective building regulatory system is needed. Even today,

the Government is providing a small amount of housing assistance to

Indonesians through research at the Institute of Technology at

Bandung—Indonesia's prestigious university which has well-equipped

building research laboratories~and limited funds for low-cost houses

in some provinces for sites-and-services projects.

This constitutes a modest but Important start, giving justification

for optimism. Moreover, professionals themselves in Indonesia

recognize that standardization and regulation are essential to attain

effective housing.

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V,C.7.a. Reconmendatlons

;

Certain provisions of the approved future building codes could, and

should, be relaxed for low-income housing. The high cost of

regulation and of building materials could obstruct the production of

low-cost houses and sites-and-services assistance. Worse, what may

originally be intended as housing for the poor could end up as subsidized middle—class housing. Building practices for such houses

might be relaxed, so as not to bog down the construction of low-cost

housing. Or, perhaps a separate set of housing regulations should be

developed for just low-cost houses. Such provisions are discussed in

the paper by Dr, Keith Eaton, "Low-Income Housing in Seismic Zones";

copies are available from the author at the Building Research

Establishment, Garston, Watford, WD27JR, United Kingdom.

At some point in the future, the Government of Indonesia may wish to

provide low-income families with land on which to build their houses.

Here, the concept of "self-help," where the owner contributes his

labor during the construction or renovation of the house, should be

encouraged. Also, the concept of "sites-and-services" should be

considered as it is now practiced in many developing countries such as Jamaica and India. Under this concept, the very poor families are

provided with a small amount of land with water and drainage and a shelter consisting of a roof only. Walls and partitions are then

constructed by the owner as his finances permit. The National

Buildings Organization in Delhi, India, has found that 100 m^ is a convenient amount of land area to provide each family. The NCBC could

provide technical expertise to the Government in helping to establish

a plan to further the "self-help" concept.

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V.E. COMMENTARY ON SAFETY STANDARDS

Engineer Raul Estrada, Director General of the Ecuadorian National

Institute for Standardization (INEN) , was the only visiting team

member in group IV on safety standards. He came with the following

prepared statement on the development and use of safety standards.

V.E.l. Development and Use of Safety Standards

Ever since the origin of civilization, man has tried to achieve

certain levels of safety and quality from goods and services utilized

in all his activities. This need is even higher in the modem world,

where the risks and dangers have become bigger due to growing

sophistication in technology. This increase results from working in

extreme conditions (high temperatures, pressures, speeds, great power,

etc.) and especially because of the large number of artificial

products with which man is in contact. In fact, about a thousand new

chemical substances become part of commerce every year, plus about 30

thousand already in use in many fields.

Concepts about safety and quality change as society and technology

change. It is necessary to achieve valid definitions for an ever

larger nvnnber of occupations and circumstances. For this reason it is

necessary to establish by means of technical standards, valid

technical criteria from experience and knowledge which advance more

and more rapidly.

Such criteria are at present greatly influenced by the relation of

cost to benefit. This influence is good for fixing reasonable levels

of safety and quality.

Ultimately, the fundamental criterion upon which safety standards are

based is the need to protect man and the environment from unreasonable

risks to which they are exposed by goods, processes, or services.

Problems of standardization which become more and more complex require

the active contributions of more people with special interests, not

only producers, scientists, and technicians, but also consumers who

must seek joint representation to try to defend their right for safety

by providing technical criteria in their interest.

Figure 1 can give an idea of areas covered by safety standards in

relation to objectives, risk agents, wider functional activities

related to them, and the different support areas. Figure 2

illustrates the scientific and technical information flow which

underlies the standards assessment and supports the control

procedures. Finally, figure 3 has been proposed by the U.S,

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) illustrating how the law on

toxic substances (Public Law 94-469, October 11, 1976) is implemented

and how the relations between premarket testing, reporting, and

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regulatory requirements are established. This diagram could be

applied equally to safety systems such as for protection against

radiation, noise, dust, etc.

Cooperation among different interested nationalities becomes more

desirable with the progress of time. International information

exchange is also needed in these subjects, so that risk can be

maintained at an economically acceptable and adequately low level to

assure the quality of life which man deserves all over the world.

V.E.2. Comments on Indonesian Safety Standards

a . Introduction

Great credit is due for the effort displayed by the Indonesian

counterpart participants of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences

(LIPI) and other organizations of the Government and particularly to

those who presented documents of great interest about standardization,

quality control technology, and metrology with special emphasis in

foods and drugs, textiles, safety, construction, etc. A good overall

insight of the situation in Indonesia was obtained throughout the

discussion of those documents. The status of development of

technology in the subjects to be studied by the team was well

described and objectives and accomplishments of the different

institutions, that in one way or another participated in

standardization activities, quality control, and metrology in

Indonesia, were accurately analyzed.

From the expositions and following discussion, it was deduced that

right now there are in operation about 105 different institutions of

the Government in standardization activities, quality control,

certification, and metrology in their different forms. It is evident

that the coordination, complementation, and collaboration of these

institutions leaves much to be desired in terms of achieving the

objectives of a national technical standardization plan. In the same

way, the quality and metrology certification and control activities

are not adequate for fulfilling the economic and social goals of

Indonesia.

The institutional technical committees appear to work more on

regulations and codes of practice than on individual standards. That

situation could be due to dependence on importation and to the big

industries being capable of developing standards or generally

depending on standards of parent countries or an enterprise standard.

There seems to exist a variety of basic understandings of the aims of

standardization between the technical personnel of the different

institutions. It is desirable to unify some concepts, through

discussion by the creation of a central organization that embraces all

the aspects related with standardization, or else to unify concepts at

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a national level by means of periodic conferences. It would help a great deal if an Indonesian Society of Engineers in Standardization

(Indonesian Society of Standards Engineers) could be created.

The problem of creating a recognized set of qualifications for

professionals in all the techniques related with standardization seems

to be one of the first to be solved in a satisfactory way, A good base

exists now in LIPI and other organizations, but it would be necessary

to introduce good training opportunities not only in concepts, but

also in the methodology for the development of standards.

Too little use is made of other national or international documentation in the field of standardization. The private organization that

exists—DYNI (Dada Yayasin Normalisasi Indonesia) —evidently is not

capable of obtaining that information and of making adequate use of

it.

Standardization efforts by the Ministry of Health, for example, seem

to lack technical information. For Instance, they begin their

standardization efforts by a definition of a standard of standards,

that is, work already done at an international level. The job to be

performed at most is one of adaptation whereas in fact their work now

is more seriously incomplete and not satisfactory. In that standard, on the one hand, nothing is said about packing, objections,

inspection, or documental references and cross references with other

standards; whereas on the other hand, divisions are made that do not

agree with established international concepts. Another example of

deficiencies of the new standards is that it does not mention the

maximum or minimum percentages permitted for, nor their compatibility

with others, etc.

It is evident that the Indonesian Consumers' Organization is sincerely

interested in improving the quality of national production. It has

capable personnel well prepared and enthusiastic. They lack adequate

methods, suitable laboratories, reference standards, and appropriate

legal support, and consequently they are greatly hampered in their

work. Evidently for them it is also not easy to understand the work

of methodology or the technical value of standards about quality

control (statistical methods of sampling, statistical analysis,

inspection for variables, and attributes, etc,).

The effort accomplished by LIPI and its associates to present the

papers that have been discussed by the survey team is praiseworthy.

They will find it constructive for internal debate about these tasks

to provide more documentation, preferably from ISO, NBS, BSI (the

British Standards Institution), ISI (the Indian Standards Institute),

or other suitable sources.

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b. Visits Program

The program of visits was performed with complete success, thanks to

the outstanding organization of the LIPI technical personnel and the

collaboration given by all the authorities and executives of the

visited institutions.

The list of principal visits performed is shown in section IV. E.

During all of them, LIPI technical personnel participated and guided

Engineer Estrada all the time.

Special reference should be made to the cooperation given by the

Directorate for Safety and Industrial Hygiene, the Electric Power and

Waterdam authority (Karan Kates), and Penataran Angkatan Laut (Navy

yard) -Surabaya, who had the kindness to call their principal

executives for discussions that were of great help and gave a good

overview of the general problems.

The appraisals given during the first part of the Survey were

confirmed throughout the conversations held in the different

institutions and factories visited. It was evident that there was

enthusiasm, and capabilities were devoted to the development and

application of safety standards in important aspects such as: fire

control, electric hazards, industrial hygiene, transportation safety,

chemical poisons, etc. However, we also found a lack of appropriate

updated technical documentation, a lack of national and coordinated

effort of standardization. All this limits activities and

applications of benefit.

The emphasis that is made on the application of codes without the

necessary concurrence on the specific technical standards, transforms

the control activities to police actions, without major impact on the

essence of the technical problem. A coordinated effort of technical

standardization will undoubtedly accomplish positive effects that are

likely to be more permanent.

Lack of updated technical documentation makes the modernization of the

technical codes and other regulations difficult. The situation is

aggravated by the existence of industries and services which in some

cases are compared with those in existence in more developed

countries, \diich utilize sophisticated technical elements and require

modern safety standards.

The use of recommendations about safety by recognized institutions in

this field such as the American Safety Association, the American Fire

Association, and others would greatly reduce the need for accumulating

a national experience in a complex technical subject.

The problem of translating that documentation into the Indonesian

language should be faced by technical personnel specialized in

technical standardization, in support of a central specialized body,

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that performs such tasks and later submits the results to public

consultation with all Interested parties. In this way not only will

the linguistic and technical correctness be assured, but the needed

adaptation to the predominant local conditions will also be provided.

c. National Standardization Body

There is a widespread agreement on the idea of creating a central

standardization body, with enough authority to coordinate all the

national efforts in standardization, to issue Indonesian technical

standards officially and also to coordinate all the national efforts

directed to the application of its standards in the required places

while furnishing the necessary technical assistance. Team members are inclined to the view that a central body should also assume the

obligations of a national authority for quality certification and

administer a national certification mark.

Furthermore, it may be advisable for the central standards body to

assume metrological activities in all their aspects: scientific,

industrial, and legal. In countries which have accomplished that

integration of functions it has become clear that there are great

advantages in this strategy. This set-up permits the integration of

the limited technical and scientific (capabilities available, along

with the economic resources and technological information. In this

way, all the activities are coordinated efficiently, and the problems

are solved in a more complete manner.

The diagram of figure 1 gives an idea of Engineer Estrada's opinion

about the possible central organization, and tentatively he has given

it the name of: Indonesian Institution for Standardization, IIS,

d. Miscellaneous

In figures 2 to 8 are shoxvn some charts of a conceptual type prepared

by Engineer Estrada specifically to collaborate in the process of

unification of technical criteria about the subject which constitutes

an essential need that has to be faced with priority by the IIS,

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V.F. CO:iMENTARY ON CALIBRATION, i:iSTRU:tENTA7I0N, AIR) 'TETROLOGY

V.F.l. Introduction

The plans for a national Indonesian KIM (calibration-instrxanentationnetrology) system that have been developed by our Indonesian

counterparts are sound. Our suggestions and recoinmendations for

improvement can best be described as of an "evolutionary improvement"

nature, not as fundamental. Nevertheless, we do see several areas

which may not be receiving adequate attention and in which long-term

and top-level support are absolutely essential to the success of the

KIM system and to the advancement of the Indonesian economy.

Two diagrams are presented, figures 1 and 2, which describe two

different versions of a "Framework for the National System of Physical

Standards." The first of these was presented to the :TBS study team

during its tour in Indonesia. The second was developed by President

Kin, Dr. Sangster, and Mr. Peiser after completion of the studv tour.

It was presented to our Indonesian counterparts in an earlier draft

version, slightly different in detail from the current version. The

version suggested by the MBS team embodies many of the conclusions,

observations, and general recommendations that resulted from the study

mission visits plus consideration of all of the available background

and working paper material. The initial portions of this section of

this report will therefore largely be organized around a discussion of

these two diagrams, \-rLth emphasis on discussion of the rationale for

any significant differences between them.

V.F. 2. Overview and Summary

As stated above, the basic plans for the operational KIM system in

Indonesia are sound. The differences between the two diagrams are

ones that can easily be accommodated as the presently envisaged KI?! system develops. It is hoped that steps will be taken immediately to

implement the KI!I system described by figure 1 and the documents

reproduced in section III.F.3 and appendix VI.F.l.

The national measurement needs in Indonesia are great and urgent. Me

found an impressive level of recognition of these needs among the

senior technical personnel we met, so that we project a widespread

(although certainly not universal) enthusiastic reception of anything

that is done toward rapid and effective implementation of the KIM

system. The leaders of the proposed KIM system exist and are eager to

get on with the job. We see no inherent barriers to getting started,

and we see no adverse consequences from proceeding as rapidlv as the

available managerial talent, time, and money will permit. The

starting points can be defined rapidly and development of the system,

can begin.

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The MBS team members were impressed by the pro5»ress that Indonesia has

made in recent years. Our background reading and previous impressions

of Indonesia had failed to prepare us for the bustling, prosperous,

and cheerful reality that we observed. There is an air of confidence

and optimism about the future, despite the continued existence of

living conditions and circumstances that all \^sh to see improved.

\^ile it is obvious that enormous problems remain to be resolved, it

appears to us that a sound basis for further national growth (in all

dimensions, not just economic) has been established, and that we can look forward to even greater achievements in the future. Indonesians can justly take pride in what has been accomplished and look forward

to the future with realistic optimism. We appreciate the opportunity

to do what we can to assist in creating this future.

V.F.3. National Technical Competence

We saw a number of "centers of technical excellence" during our study

mission that prove to us that Indonesia has demonstrated in some organization somewhere many and probably all of the critical technical

capabilities required for its industrial advancement. It is our opinion that the challenge the nation faces at this tine is not in

finding out how to do the things that need to be done nor in proving

that they can in fact be done, but rather in identifying these centers

of technical excellence and using them as models to be duplicated and

followed or adapted, in creating the vast volume of technical

competence that will be required as the nation becomes an industrial

power. These centers of technical excellence need to be identified,

recognized, encouraged, supported, and consciously held up as examples

or models from which others can learn. In many cases, direct

governmental action to duplicate such successful organizations will

probably be necessary.

Some of these centers of excellence are well enough known that

discussion is unnecessary for present purposes; for instance, ITB

(Institute of Technology of Bandung—see section IV. F, 7), LIN

(National Institute for Instrumentation—see section IV. F. 6), and

PINDAD (Army Metal Industry—see section IV.F.9), Others are apparently not so obvious. Two in particular are immediately relevant

to a discussion of the significant differences between figures 1 and

2: namely, ATMI (Technical Academy of the Machine Industry—see section IV.F.14) and the Research Institute for Leather in Yogjakarta

(see section IV.F.12).

The one area of national technical need that was expressed to us everywhere we visited was the shortage of skilled manpower, especially

at the skilled operator or technician level (and also at the

university graduate and Ph.D. levels), A vast expansion of the

vocational educational academies or similar institutions will be

needed if Indonesia is to achieve her development goals. Without such

an expansion, the nation will find that it technically will consist of

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all "officers" and "privates," with a great lack of technical "nonconunissioned officers" in between. In the Western industrial

economies, we have similar problems in creating skilled operators and

technicians, but our economic and educational systems have found ways

of filling this intermediate level void even though we have relatively

few formal institutions devoted to producing skilled personnel at the

operator or technician level. The circumstances in Indonesia do not

appear to be such that this void will be effectively filled by the

"spontaneous" mechanisms that have worked in the Western countries.

Indonesia does not have the long cultural tradition of industrial

precision and mass production. It does not have a vast system of

higher education with students who fail to complete their professional

technical degree work and often perform superbly at the technician

level. It does not have a large ongoing technical industry that can

train its replacement and expansion staff internally. If the country

is to have the large number of people that it needs in this category

probably a number ten times larger than the number of graduates from

all the technical schools in its university system—it must create the

educational institutions that can produce people with the needed

intermediate-level, operational technical skills. These are people

who work with both their hands and their brains to make technology

routinely effective in industrial (or military) reality. Their jobs

may not be intellectually glamorous, but they are essential and

generally satisfy the ambitions of the people so employed.

We found ATMI (see section IV.F.IA) to be doing a superb job in

training young Indonesians at the skilled operator or technician

level. We heard in Bogor (see section IV.F.l) of the similarly very

effective work of technical academies for training chemical

technicians. We strongly recommend a high priority national attention

to expanding this portion of the national educational system. And, in

particular, we strongly recommend a major drive by the leaders of the

KIM system toward the creation of technical academies in this field.

They are urgently needed to produce the large number of skilled

operators and technicians who will use and maintain the measurement

instrumentation upon which the whole KIM system rests. Indonesia will

need only a few people (10 to 50) educated at the Ph.D, level in

metrology. She will need perhaps ten times as many at the M.S. or university graduate level. To achieve her development goals, she Td.ll

need thousands at the operator and technician levels. Addition of the

block labeled "Technical Academies" is perhaps the most significant

difference between figures 1 and 2. Without adequate attention to

this problem, Indonesia will never have a truly effective KIM system

disseminating precision and control throughout the manufacturing and

processing industry.

Along with the creation of technical academies to train the people

needed at the skilled operator and technician levels, must come

suitable recognition of these people. Industry does recognize them

now. ATMI graduates are well paid in industry, and there are many

openings available for every graduate. The governmental wage

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structure does not appear to recognize them equitably, let alone

adequately. The most serious formal lack is the absence of any

certificate of accomplishment, a diploma, or award that recognizes

formally that these people have achieved an unusual level of

capability. Such diplomas or certificates, recognized by the State,

need to be established. This recognition system if properly set up

can also achieve another imperative objective; namely, quality control

on the graduates of the expanded technical academy system. The skills

to be learned are not easily acquired and often not easily checked by

a potential employer. A person certified as skilled should in fact be

skilled, and a person who can demonstrate his skill should be so certified. The two should go together.

V.F.4. Orientation of National Needs

The most obvious difference between the two figures 1 and 2 is the

addition of the bottom row of boxes representing the users of the

system. It is for the support of these users that the whole system

exists. The reality of their needs and of the flow of support to meet

these needs must always be kept in mind. While we fully acknowledge

the consciousness of these needs in the minds of our Indonesian

counterparts, we cannot stress too strongly the necessity of

explicitly recognizing the existence of such needs in diagrams such as

these. Failure to do so can create confusion in the minds of those to

whom these diagrams must communicate, and in the long term can lead to

"ivory-tower" mentalities among the institutions at other levels in

the system, so that they lose sight of the real needs that they exist

to serve.

Inclusion of the array of user groups and consideration of the flow of

technical support that they need are two of the factors that led to

the strength with which we wish to express our recommendations of the

immediately preceding section. The shortage of operators and

technicians is serious for research institutions. However, when the

vast numbers of such people that are needed by modern technological

industry are considered, the problem becomes far more than just

serious. It appears to us an urgent national need.

A strong supporting connection is shown flowing from the technical

academy block to the user groups in figure 2 and the connection shown

from the universities implies that academic laboratories should use their equipment for metrological services to users. Industry and

other users will need some university-trained metrologists in their

operations. But the numbers required will be small in relation to the

total output of the technical university departments and to the total

number of metrologically trained people that the user groups will

require. It is a fact that even in the United States there is

essentially no university or technical institute anywhere that is

formally producing graduates trained in metrology as a self-contained

specialty. NBS and other metrologically-orlented institutions acquire

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people trained in conventional scientific and engineering fields and

teach them whatever else is needed so that they become trained

metrologists on the job. We project that a similar system would work

in Indonesia, which is mentioned not at all to dissuade anyone from

establishing formal programs of metrological education at the

university level: we know they would be very useful and would like to see them established, but we do anticipate that there may be problems

in making them viable, simply because only a few are needed in each

country.

Both the observations during the study mission tour (see sections

IV. F. 6) and the background and working papers (see sections II. F and

III.F) stress the importance of measurement instrumentation for

process control, and the absence of a national pool of talent and

knowledge in this field, or of supporting calibration and maintenance

services. Therefore, we have inserted another block among the

operational measurement system supporting groups on the next to the

last level in figure 2 labeled "industrial research institutes," by

which we mean Government organizations operating under general

guidance of LIN and the KIM system. It is our opinion that the

existing industrial research institute system in Indonesia should be

expanded both in numbers and technical scope to handle the problems of

industrial process and quality control, industry by industry. No one

institution such as LIN can hope to be close enough to all of the

detail in all of the different industries to be responsive on a timely

basis to those needs. Similarly, a network of calibration,

verification, and maintenance service institutions is needed to keep

all of this instrumentation functioning adequately. The industrial

research institutes appear to be strategically placed to do much of

this job. It appears to us that the national KIM system should

integrate the measurement efforts of, and work through, the

appropriate industrial research institutes to get this part of the

Indonesian national measurement system under control.

As indicated in section IV.F.IZ, we found the Leather Research

Institute in Jogjakarta to be another center of technical excellence,

doing a very effective job in providing appropriate technical support

to its industry. It appears to us that if Indonesia has or can create

another 50 to 100 "ATMI's" and another 10 to 30 "Leather Research

Institutes" (both in a variety of technical fields, of course), it

will be well on its way to solving its most critical technical

problems.

As in most countries, some of the more advanced technical institutions

visited would gain from the infusion of a clear sense of mission and a feeling that they are integrated into priority national goals. Others

could be strengthened by a significant expansion in their existing

levels or scope of technical competence. Our specific assessments of

these institutions are known to our Indonesian counterparts, so that

detailed discussion is unnecessary here, A point that does need to be

made is that caution must be exercised in entrusting to these

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institutions major roles in the national KIM system. Care must be

exercized that such problems as may exist of this nature do not carry

over to limit their effectiveness as part of the KIM system.

V.F.5. Salaries

One of the major sources of problems of the types alluded to in the

previous paragraph is an inadequate salary structure for the

scientific or engineering graduate staff members in many

governmentally funded institutions. So that the KIM program may

achieve its goals, the governing management should provide incentives

to attract highly educated scientists and technicians, living either

in the country or overseas. Such incentives may come in such forms as adequate housing facilities and accommodations or, more importantly,

higher salaries. The situation, as we see it, is that there is a shortage of qualified technical manpower available now (especially

those with Ph,D. degrees) who can in turn be counted upon to gradually

guide other technicians and institutions. As for the staff already on

board, their performance is hindered by a lack of coordinated systems

know-how to develop their capabilities. Attention must be paid to

these problems of acquiring and developing still further the

leadership talent that the KIM system demands. Effective national

systems cannot be developed and led by mediocre talents. Indonesia is

fortunate to have in place now a number of key people in this field

who know what needs to be done and are capable of doing it. But they

cannot long do it alone.

Just as in the previous section we pointed out that some research

institutions are unclear about their mission, despite a great need for

their output to industry, so also it can be said that some university

graduates find it difficult to locate a suitable employment niche.

You can at times hear an opinion voiced that Indonesia has an

oversupply of university trained engineers. By our analysis, this is

an entirely wrong conclusion. Developing industry in Indonesia needs

nothing more than to put these talents to work. It is a major

challenge to the Government to generate the outlook and organizational

structure that are needed for development which must be led by teams

that include technically trained staff.

V,F.6, Measurement System Needs

All organizations visited had measurement or measurement

instrumentation problems. The most urgent needs are verification and

calibration of existing instruments, training of operators, and very

extensive improvements in repair and maintenance sexrvices.

The "Pusat KIM" (National Center for Calibration-InstrumentationMetro logy) should be clearly identified as a specific institution and

its coordination and technical authority be clearly established.

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While it must have a technical competence to warrant such authority,

it must also have official legitimacy to be able to move rapidly and

decisively enough in meeting the National needs.

We concur that LIN (Lembaga Instrximentasi Nasional—National Institute

for Instrumentation) should be the organization to be designated as

’’Piisat KH-l.” This will require an expansion in scope and size of LIN

(see appendixes VI.F.l and VI. F. 2)*

We note that there are in fact really two distinct jobs involved in

this expanded LIN~one for national leadership in the instrumentation

field broadly, the other for leadership of the national K and M

(calibration-metrology) portion of the system. At some later time,

perhaps during the fourth five-year plan, consideration could be given

to separating the expanded LIN-Pusat-KIM into two organizations—one

for instrumentation, one for K and M. However, at this time, these

two functions strongly support each other, and we believe that there

will be no justification for such a split during the duration of the

coming five-year plan and probably not for quite some time after that.

Therefore, we strongly recommend establishing the expanded LIN-Pusat

KIM with the assurance that it is intended to remain as a single,

stable organization for at least the next five to ten years.

Lembaga Instrtimentasi Nasional—National Instrumentation Institute

(LIN)—may be the wrong name for the expanded LIN-Pusat-KIM, We

suggest that a renaming as LIM—Lembaga Instrumentasi dan Metrologi

(Institute for Instrumentation and Metrology)—would be desirable.

"LIM'* as the leader of "KHl" has a nice ring to it.

We believe that it may possibly in the future become desirable to

rename the proposed "National Committee for Calibration," e.g., as the

National Committee for KII-I, and to raise it to a higher level of

recognition. However, it appears appropriate at this time to proceed

as now planned, on a more informal basis, to get started without

excessive delay by organizational formalities.

We recoirmend that the Secretariat for the National Calibration and

Metrology Committee not be administered directly by that Committee, as

is implied in figure 1, We have proposed in figure 2 that Pusat-KIM

(LUI) provide the secretariat services to the Committee.

Alternatively, LIPI could handle this function. The Committee, of

course, will provide all of the policy guidance and will exercise full

control over the nature of the output of this Secretariat. IThat we are saying is simply that the Committee should not be burdened with

administering salaries or providing space, etc., for its secretariat.

The major task of Pusat-KIM currently is strengthening and connecting

the secondary level laboratories to itself and to each other to form

the central skeleton of a national system. These secondary

laboratories would be organizationally independent of Pusat-KIM., but

strongly connected to it technically and required to establish

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traceability to the national measurement standards designated by the

KIM Comnittee and Pusat-KIM, (Note, in passing, that all of the

"traceability" arrows in figure 1 have been reversed in figure 2 to

reflect the fact that traceability proceeds from the bottom up.)

We strongly support the intention of LIN-Pusat-KIM to delegate

"national measurement standard" responsibility to key second level

standards laboratories when their existing capabilities are appropriate and whenever or as long as the Republic of Indonesia does

not need or cannot yet afford a better standard. Whenever a better

standard is needed and affordable, normally Pusat-KIM will acquire it,

but not always (e.g., probably not in the radiation field for many

years to come, if ever) . This intention is reflected in the central

blocks at the far right in figure 2 and the central one at the left in

figure 1.

A laboratory accreditation system should be established as part of the

national KIM system. This can occur at different levels for different

circumstances. Evidence of "accreditation" can take the form of

calibration certificates, training certificates, special certification

documents, complete laboratory certifications, and perhaps others. We

recommend that Indonesia study the Australian and New Zealand systems

in this field.

The Indonesian Armed Forces in their procurement regulations and in

operation of their own manufacturing facilities should require all

measurements made to establish the performance and qualifications of

material being supplied to them, to be traceable to the national

standards designated by Pusat-KIM, As far as possible, all government

procurement of precision products should have this requirement.

The vastness of the country and the diversity of its industry require

a geographically dispersed network of secondary, tertiary, and other

lower level calibration and metrology (KIM) laboratories.

A major source of the KIM problems in Indonesia is the large variety

of instruments in the current operational inventory. These have come

from many different manufacturers in many different countries at many

different times. This diversity seriously complicates an already

difficult problem of acquiring spare parts or replacing missing

operation manuals or specification sheets.

Implementation of a "Consumers' Report" system for current model

instrumentation should be considered by LIN. The objective would be

to query recent purchasers of instrumentation to establish a pool of

national experience regarding specific models of specific instruments

for use by those considering buying additional instruments.

The possibility of establishing some national standardization, or at

least recommendations on certain models of some kinds of

instrumentation, should be examined—e.g., for pH meters or tensile

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strength testers. Completely uncontrolled proliferation of types and

models of instruments is not in the national interest. Similarly,

importation of metric instrumentation should be encouraged and nonmetric discouraged or outlawed.

We are concerned about the possible future adverse effects on LINPusat-KIM of some of the resource-draining (especially of its limited

skilled manpower) activities in which it is now engaged. For

instance, while the problem of adequate instrument maintenance and

repair services is clearly of major importance for Indonesia, it is

essential that Pusat-KIM take the lead in developing such capabilities

in organizations other than itself, and that it take care (as LIN is

now doing) to keep its own burden of repair service within bounds and

appropriate for meeting national needs.

While we agree with the feeling by our Indonesian counterparts of a need for widespread publicity about KIM, we see some evidence that the

plans for such publicity may be somewhat misdirected. Specifically,

there appears to be relatively little need for publicity to arouse

awareness among technical people in industry or scientific

institutions of the need for a national KIM system. These people are

already aware, or become so very rapidly once the subject is brought

up. Publicity to mobilize this awareness is appropriate, and

publicity to develop a corresponding awareness among top managers is

essential. Publicity regarding the availability of national KIM

support, as that develops, will be needed. Publicity for KIM in the mass media, such as newspapers, radio, and television, seems largely

inappropriate until such time as there are clearly understandable

operational achievements to boast about. An exception would be

publicity to attract students into the metrology technical academies

as they develop. This statement contrasts with, but in no way

contradicts, the team's conviction that consumer product

standardization is an eminently suitable topic for the mass media; and

we support publicity of all kinds and at all levels to raise quality

consciousness in Indonesia—of the managers, the consimers, and the

industrial workers.

We sensed a dependence on a voluntary approach toward establishment of

a national calibration network that is appropriate and that for some

fields should be continued for the duration of the next five-year

REPELITA. There are some measurements—such as those made today in

commerce—for which the public interest requires consistency and

accuracy. Some mandatory requirements may then have to be introduced

by executive order.

We commend the use of the terms "verification" and "calibration" as a set or pair in the KIM planning documents. Both activities are needed

by Indonesia, not just the calibration function that might be implied

by consideration of the name "KIM" alone.

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We strongly recommend establishment of a calibration and verification

system that relies as much as possible on calibration/verification

services conducted directly at the sice at which the measurement

instrumentation is used, working directly with its normal operator (s).

Only in this way can Che whole measurement operation be calibrated and

verified. A lot of operator training can also occur as an important

by-product of such a system.

Standard reference materials or standard reference artifacts need to

be incorporated into the calibration and verification system. These

can allow much self-calibration and verification by the normal

instrument operator without the need for direct participation by the

central calibration laboratory personnel.

V.F.7. The Future

Achievement of the entire 1986 organizational plan for LIN-Pusat-KCt

nay require an increase in Che planned staffing (see appendix VI. F. 2).

Specifically, manning of every proposed "laboratory" would provide

only seven to eight people per laboratory, and it is probable that

some such units would be too small to be fully effective as separate

organizational subdivisions. In general, we feel that the "Kn 1986"

plan is a good and workable one. It may be more ambitious than can

actually be achieved, but a ten-year plan should be a challenging one.

The needed effective steps to reach the national system for KIM are to

get started doing what obviously needs doing now:

a. Achieve a sufficiently complete Kill committee that it can function, and let it begin providing overall advice. Do

not insist on completeness at this tine. Do be sure,

however, that it operates in such a way that additional

members can be accommodated and brought up to speed rapidly.

b. Develop methods of allowing the KIM committee to function

effectively without requiring frequent complete meetings.

c. Conduct or complete the inventory of the top echelon

measurement capabilities in the country, and begin the

process of designating "de facto" national measurement

standards, which will be used on a provisional basis

until improved standards are found or become available.

Some of these are apparent at this time; for instance,

the National Atomic Energy Agency in the field of ionizing radiation measurements has certain de facto national

standards now. There is no need to wait until a complete

set has been identified to begin using ones already

identified.

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d. Give priority to measurement areas where national uniformity

is most urgently needed. Dimensional metrology certainly

appears to be one such area. The de facto national standards should be identified at an early date and round

robins planned and implemented to connect the other

laboratories with high level capabilities to the defined

national standards. Get this round robin program

started on at least a preliminary trial basis without

waiting for organizational decisions and longer-term

developments. Some simple standard reference artifacts,

such as a stable set of gage blocks, can be used to begin

the process of tying the national dimensional metrology

measurement system together.

e. Follow up this getting-started process by getting PusatKIM clearly defined and initiated. Identify the more

challenging urgent problems that cannot be attacked in

so simple an ad hoc manner as the one suggested above.

Set up projects within or under the coordination of PusatKIM to get these problems resolved. Similarly, identify

the most significant gaps in the national reference

standard measurement capabilities, and initiate projects

to fill them.

f. Identify Industries—perhaps such as the leather industry

where a capable industrial research organization exists

through which work can be effected in improving the industrial process control system. Develop joint programs

between Pusat-KIM and those industrial research institutes

to begin to meet the industrial process control measurement

needs of those industries: survey the industry, on a sampling

basis. Identify some of the most urgent needs. Define

potential solutions. Implement the solutions. Make them

available on a trial basis. Debug them. Expand the

program and publicize it.

We suggest that the measurement conferences initiated in 1976 (see

section III.F.2) be developed into a continuing series of annual or biennial meetings. A national professional "Society for

Instrumentation and Metrology" could well be created.

We concur with the proposal that Pusat-Kira assume the responsibility

of representing Indonesia in the General Conference on Weights and

Measures (CGPM) , and that representation in the International Organization for Legal Metrology remain with the Directorate of Metrology in

the Department of Commerce,

We support the intent of LIN to acquire expertise in the field of

application of microcomputers to measurement instrumentation.

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LIN could well develop a position of world leadership in the development of measurement instrumentation specifically designed to function

in tropical environments.

Using as reference our experience in other developing countries, it is our opinion that in Indonesia the basic technical plan for a national

measurement standards (metrology) system is one of the very best—it

is workable, realistic and it means to build on existing competences

without wishing to take over from existing organizations. The

technical seed groups are also in place, but manufacturing and

processing industries and Government need much more help from the KIM

system than they now realize, let alone request. If they did seek all

the help they actually need, they would swamp an already overburdened,

and in some fields not yet existing, KIM service. To break that

vicious circle is the real challenge to LIPI management or Indonesian

interagency authority.

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UWITED STATES DEPARTMEWT OF COMMERCE

lUaCional Bureau of Standards

Washington. D.C. 20234

SUMMARY FOREIGN TRIP REPORT

From: Mr. H. Steffen Reiser

Chief

Office of International Relations

Location Visited : Jakarta, Indonesia

September 27 - October 1, 1976

Purpose of Trio: To confer and help in establishing industrial

standardization to facilitate international

trade with the U.S.

Accempanied bv; Unaccompanied

Trip Summary

9-28-76 USAID Mission (Mr. William Littlewood, formerly of TA/OST),

and U.S. Embassy Jakarta (Mr. Stanley Ifshin) gave helpful briefing on economic and technological conditions in Indonesia. Indonesia,

despite its resources has much poverty, and industrial development is likely to continue only slowly. USAID funds might well be available

for suitable N3S related activities, but Dr. Habibie's enterprises are

not considered to be in need of financial support. (Dr. Habibie

visited NBS earlier this year as science adviser to the President of

Indonesia who now shares his time between PERTAMINA and a position in

FGR [West Germany] as Vice President of the Messerschmidt Aircraft

Company).

Dinner and discussion at the Petroleum Club with a high-level

PERTAMINA group headed by Dr. Burham Napitupulu and Or. S. P. Napitupulu, arranged by Eng. Hanggoro Marsetio who had also visited

NBS. Besides William Littlewood and myself, Eng. Rahardi Ramelan,

Assistant to the head of the Advanced Technology Division of

PERTAMINA, Mr. Gunav/an, and Eng. Sofjan Helmi Nasution, interested in

equipment, attended the function. All leaders of PERTAMINA aopear to be trained in Germ.any and strongly oriented towards Germ.an-type

industrial development. Most had studied at Hamburg University.

There was clearly seme disappointment tnat I had not come to Indonesia

solely as their guest with time to visit laboratories in

Bandung. Dr. Kwi Hartman of NBS may be right that this group alone in

Indonesia is sufficiently advanced in technology to understand and be

understood by the majority of NBS staff. For further technical

discussions, see program 9-30-76.

9-29-76 An early interview was given by Mr. Tom Niblock, USAID

Mission Director in Indonesia, who was Director in the Philippines

during the NBS/AID Survey and the NBS high-wind load studies on low

rise buildings. My impression is that Mr. Niblock will encourage

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appropriate projects (such as training for human development)

requested by the GOI in NBS fields of interest and that he will insist

that his staff closely follow planning and execution of NBS

involvements

.

Meeting with Mr. 0. Terrell, USAID Training Officer, to determine the

conditions of attendance of Eng. Herudi Kartowisastro at the NBS/AID

Workshoo and Instrument Course at Denver Researcn Institute. The

Mission will pay international travel and subsistence. NBS will pay

registration fees from the AID/RSSA.

At 8:30 a.m. , Professor Or. H. Tb. Bachtiar Rifai, Chairman of LIPI

(Lembaga Ilmu Pencetahuan Indonesia--Indcnesian Institute of Sciences)

received Mr. Littlewood and r.;yself. Also present were Ms. Sjam.siah

Achmad and Mr. Sumantri , an old-time friend of MSS, Deputy Chairman

for Technology. The discussion was lively, cordial , positive, and

forv/ard looking. It centered around the UMCO report of Mr. Santcsh

K. Sen, forr.erly Director General of the Indian Standards Institute,

in which the establishment of a National Stanoards Body (precisely as advocated by ISO) was urged. LIPI strongly sucported this conclusion

as a key to progress in standardization and measurement services. Yet

despite the Chairman's strong position through resorting cirectly to the President of Indonesia (in practice through tne Minister of

Research, The Hon. Sumitro, with whom we were to meet on the following

day) and despite a proposal having been submitted to BA?PEMAS--the GOI

Planning Agency —no decision had been made by the Government. There

is apparently some concern by some ministries (e.g., the Ministry of

Commerce) that a central standardization function would subtract from

their own field of responsibility. In further conversations with Mr.

Sumantri and Mr. Littlewood, it was stated that an NBS/AID Survey

would not be strong enough to mobilize GOI action on an NS3. They

favor a US/NAS study and report, presumably with NBS participation, to re-discuss the entire question from the national policy viev/point. It would be hoped that this study would come out with an even stronger

recommendation for an NSB of Indonesia. The NAS would carry the

necessary prestige to bring about the desired action.

While hoping that NBS would agree to participate in such a study, my

own inclination as always is aim.ed at lower level action. I favor

establishing a few badly needed specific ser/ices in some organization

to make an NSB grew slowly into a leadership position in

standardization and measurement services. The formal establ ishm.ent of

an institution as the NSB may then follow almost as a recognition of

fact without taking responsibilities from any ministries. An NOS/AID

survey, at an early data, is much more likely to uncover specific

services of importance to industrial development of Indonesia than an NAS study to make more preliminary recoor.endations on the basic

organizational structure.

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LIPI was established by Presidential Decree in 1967 as a Governr:ental

body funded by the GOI, for guidance in scientific and technological

research. LIPI is governed by a Chairman (Dr. Rifai) assisted by an Executive Secretary and three Deputy Chairmen, respectively for

Natural Sciences, Technology, and Social Sciences and Humanities.

Each Deputy Chairman develops and gives direction to an impressive

list of LIPI research institutions in his field. Mr. Sumantri's

institutions are six in number. Five of these are called N’ational

Institutes for Physics, Chemistry, Metallurgy, Electrotechniques, and

Instrumentation. The sixth' is the National Scientific Documentation

Center. The Chairman is also assisted by an Advisory Council of eight

members. The administrative arm has ten bureaus. LIPI has an impressive output of publications including a quarterly "LIPI News"

(Berita Lipi).

'At the Ministry of Industry, we received a most friendly greeting by

the Secretary General for Industry, Achmad Slamet, acccmoanied by both

Mr. Sumantri and Dr. Benito Kcdijat, special assistant to Secretary

General whose visit to N3S I recall clearly because he had shown

insight and quick understanding of NBS roles in the U.S.A. In this

interview, it became clear that LIPI had the strongest support from

this Ministry and that there existed in Indonesia an understanding of

quality control, standardization, and related extension services to industry.

A large meeting followed, attended by the following additional list of

officials.

1. Ir. Trisura Suhardi - Director, R & D Center for

Metal & Engineering Industry

2. Ir. Satijatrao - Director, R & D Center for

Chemical Industry

3. Santoso Text Eng. - Director R i D Center for

Textile Industry.

4. Drs. Fachar Bermawl - Staff of the R i D Center for

Light Industry & Handicraft

5. Sunoko B. Sc - Staff of the R & D Center for

Textile Industry

6. Ir. Gatut Sudomo - Staff of the R & D Center for

Light Industry and Handicraft

7. Ir. A. Syorfai - Division Chief, Foreign Economi

Relations, Bureau of Finance

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10. Ir. Sridati

11. Ita Gambiro S.H

8. Giatika Hamdani S.H.

9. Dra. Koesbandia

- Staff of the Bureau of Planning

- Staff of the Bureau of Planning

- Staff of the Bureau of Planning

- Staff of the R & D Center for

Metal & Engineering Industry

12. Nurachma Bakar S. H. - Secretary of the Secretary General

Dr. Kodijat chaired the meeting and introduced everyone; then gave Mr.

Littlev/cod and myself opportunity to describe our organizations and

functions, followed by a brief question in which the tooics of

voluntary versus mandatory standards, international standards

organizations and stringent requirements of some U.S. acceptance

standards predominated. Time was too short; I would have liked to have been available to those of the audience who were prepared to sacrifice lunch or evening time for a longer exchange of views.

In the afternoon, we visited with Mr. Ifshin BAPPENAS of the National

Development Planning Agency. We were met by Eng. Sugeng Sunjaswadi

,

Chief of the Bureau of Mining, Industry and Electrical Pcv,'ar, who

seemed embarrassed, as he was unsure why we were visiting BA? PENAS.

He obviously v/as unaware of LIPI's application (February 1 975) for an NSB to be formed, hie acknowledged receiving a statement from the

Ministry of Industry on the importance of standardization and quality

control, but said that a formal program application was needed which

could be reviewed against other priority projects. He pointed out

that his Agency did not have to be involved if existing agencies with

their own funds and organizational units wanted to support relevant

projects.

My following discussions with Mr. Sumantri were short and I have the

Impression he feels frustrated by the apparent blockage of the NSB

scheme, which he regards as essential.

9-30-76 Writing and discussions at the USAID Mission. The AID Loan

497-T-040 for Technical Assistance/Consulting Services was signed on July 28, 1976. NBS might well propose some sub-projects under this

loan. The requirements are spelled out in the attachment. This Loan

' is by no means the only mechanism by which suitable NSS assistance can

be reimbursed by the Mission. The Participant Training Program is

strong and well directed towards human resource development for

appropriate technology. Mr. Littlev/ood, furthermore, is developing

wide-ranging possible draft sub-projects under a proposed AID

concessionary "SST Loan" to be implemented through LIPI. To meet

administrative deadlines there was great urgency to enter a tentative

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sub-project proposal without commitment for illustrating the type of

NBS assistance that may be feasible. Recognizing the great interest

by the Indonesian authorities for instrum.ents and their calibration

(see below) I entered a paper on a S500 k three year sub-project under

which MBS v/ould assist in purchasing instruments, SRM's and SRD,

provide training and local workshops, and, with the help of an NBS

representative in Jakarta, assist in developing suitable delivery

systems. Such a project might be given high priority by the GOI and,

in fact, have considerable impact.

The evidence for this assessment comes in part from an audience with

the Hon. Sumitro, Minister for Research. Also present were Mr.

Littlewcod, Mr. Sumantri , Mr. Herudi Kartcwisastro , Dr. Iman Suripto,

Executive Secretary of the Ministry, and two other senior ministerial

assistants, Eng. 3. Joedono and Eng. Sutrisno. The last named had to be refused by N3S/AID for the Denver course on Instrument

Specification Writing. Instead he was given encouragement to plan for

a specially prograrmried visit to the U.S. funded by USAID. During the

discussions I described NBS, its services to U.S. organizations and

industry, as well as examples of international activities. The

Minister came through to m.e as a forceful character, who directs

rather than coordinates LIPI and other SIT institutions. He has

sound, vigorous opinions; yet his staff find it difficult to discuss

possible over-emphasis of some aspects of a complex system of

technical services. He has a strong feeling about instrum,ental needs

and calibrations and therefore Eng. Herudi is given soecial license as Director of the National Institute for Research Instrumentation. The

Minister, I understand, has previously held more senior portfolios and

Is respected as an elder statesman. I think I detected some reservation towards LIPI's plan to create by decree a National

Standards Body. It may be preferable to create services rather than a new organization. The Minister has a plan to create a science city near Jakarta to which many institutes are to move. In the first group

of four will be LIPI's National Institute for Instrumentation.

Mr. Littlev/ood and I next met at LIPI with the Standards Committee

under Mr. Sumantri 's Chairmanship. Dr. 3enito Kodijat from the

Ministry of Industry also joined. It should be noted that Dr. Rustams jah, form.er guest worker at the NBS, is now Deputy Director of

the National Chemical Research Institute. His interaction with me illustrates the hidden benefits of the guest worker program at NBS.

As a long-tim.e friend of NBS he not only could describe NBS to his

colleagues far more convincingly than I could, but he immediaiely gave

me insights into situations within his country such as are not

exchanged between strangers. The list of Committee Mem.bers follows:

1, Ir. Sumantri - Project Leader of Standardization,

Calibration, Instrumentation and

Metrology/Deputy Chairman for Technology

Indonesian Institute for Sciences

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2. Prof. Dr. Barmawi - Divisional Council on Units, Chairman/

Department of Physics - Chairman

3. Dr. Suwarto Martosudirdjo - Divisional Council on Units, Secretary/

National Institute of Physics, Director

4. Dr. Harsono Wirjosumarto - Divisional Council on Metals and Machines,

Chairman/Department of Mechanical Engineering

Chairman

5. Ir. A. Sulaiman - Divisional Council on Metals and Machines,

Secretary/National Institute of Metallurgy

6. Lir^arsih Pringgoadisurjo

M.Sc.

- Divisional Council on Library, Dccumencation

and Information, Chai rman/naticnal Scientific

Documentation Centre, Director

7. Kosasih Prawirasumantri

M.S.L.

- Division Council on Library, Docum.entaticn

and Information, Secretary/'laticnal Scientific

Documentation Centre, Secretary

8. Ir. Prasodjo Surjowidjojo - Divisional Council on Electrical Engineering,

Chairman/Ministry of Public Works and Electric

Power

9. Civ. Ing. Suwarno Suardjo - Divisional Council on Electrical Engineering,

Secretary/ Power Research Institute

10. Ir. Herudi Kartowisastro - Sub-Project Leader of Calibration, Instrumenttion and Metrology/National Institute for

Instrumentation, Director

11. Dr. Rustamsjah - National Chemical Research Institute

12. Ir. B. Kodijat - Staff, Secretary General - Ministry of Industry

13. Ir. Trisura Suhardi - R & D Centre for Metals & Machines, Director

Director

14. Dr. Nilyardi Kamar - Polymer Physics

A standards committee without industry or consumer participation is

contrary to U.S. practice. It again illustrates LIPI's wish--

encouraged by the UWIDO report of Sen's— to start a new organizational

National Standarcs Body immediately, even though there has not been

adequate preparation and sucport from those to be served. It is true

that an affiliation with LIPI would reflect from the start an image of

Integrity, independence and technical comipetence.

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Mr. Sumantri ran an interesting meeting on the subject of the UNIDO

report which he paraphrased extensively. From the Indonesian side,

nnjch new information was supplied on LIPI's SKIM program--S stands for

standardization, K for calibration, I for instrumentation and M for

metrology; a striking acronym!

The private standards organization of Indonesia (acronym YDNI) is

weak. It lacks funds and can give few services. LIPI would plan to absorb YDNI if the NS3 were created under its umbrella. Considerable

interest was shov/n in N3S and its relations to international standards

organizations.

At PERTAMINA, we were met by the same group met on my first day. We

learned much about the capabilities and enterprises cf this unusual

organization which is recovering from severe financial problems. It has started an aircraft ccmoany, to make light planes for inter-island

communications based on im, ported aircraft engines. Dr. Habibie is

gathering a large organizational structure originally with German

ties. Nevertheless, now they are seeking an association with NBS.

PERTAlilNA, interested in transoortation , petrochemistry , acroncmy, liquid

natural gas and fertilizers, also harbors an "embryo" new Governmental

Board. It is being formed with the intent that it will eventually

take its place besides and on the sam.e level as BAPPENAS. It is to be

called Board for Technical Development and Applications. It will have

divisions for

® Aeronautics

* Steel

® Maritime Affairs

* Equipment and Instrument Technology

* Operations Research and Technical Analysis

* Agriculture

and * Engineering Design.

The Board will have institutes for

® Static and Dynamic Testing

® Hydrodynamics and Vibrational Analysis

® Technological Processing

® Composite Materials

® Electrotechnical Laboratories

® New Energy Sources

® Thermodynamics

® Propulsion Units

® Computers

® Mathematical Services.

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They are seeking N8S planning and training assistance. Mr. Littlewood

held out sore hope that participant training for suitable candidates

or guest worker assignirents could be funded by USAID.

My short stay in Indonesia ended with. a most enjoyable function hosted

by the LIPI Chairman, Dr. Rifai, to which the following were invited:

1. Ir. Achmad Slamet - Secretary General - Ministry

of Industry

2. Ir. Benito Kodijat - Staff, Secretary General - Ministry

of Industry

3. Soejoto S. H. - Deputy for Social and Culture - Bappenas

4. Dr. Astrid Susanto - Chief, Bureau of Information, Science

and Culture - Bappenas

5. Drs. M. T. Zen - Assistant to Minister of State for

Research

6. Ir. Herudi Kartovnsastro - Director, N'ational Institute for

Instrumentation

7. Dr. Rustams jah - National Chemical Research Institute

8. Dr. Suwarto Martosudirdjo - Director, National Institute of Physics

9. Mr. H. Steffen Peiser - Chief, International Relations, Nacicnal

Bureau of Standards

10. Mr. W. Littlewood - Science and Technology Officer, AID,

Jakarta

11, Dr. Kenneth M. Kauffmann - Deputy Director, AID Jakarta

12. Prof. Dr. Ir. H. Tb. Bachtiar - Chairman, Indonesian Institute of

Rifai Sciences

13. Ir. Sumantri - Deputy Chairman for Technology,

Indonesian Institute of Sciences

14. Prof. Dr. Didin S. Sastrapradja - Secretary, Indonesian Institute of

15. Sjamsiah Achmad M.A.

Sciences

- Chief, Bureau of International Relations

Indonesian Institute of Sciences

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Conversation was informal, friendly, but still mostly on technical

subjects.

Attachment

Signed by

H. Steffen Reiser

Chief

Office of International Relations

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APPENDIX VI. A.

2

LIPI/N’BS SURVEY ON STAIiDARDIZATION AI.'D MEASURE'.IEJT SERVICES

Opening Address

by

Dr. Rifai Bachciar

Chairman, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI)

Jakarta, Indonesia

(Presented by Dr. Didin Sastrapradja, Executive Secretary, LIPI)

First of all, I would like to extend to all of you ny heartfelt

velcoce, and to the guests from abroad, my sincerest appreciation and

gratitude for your willingness to come over here to undertake a survey

on standardization and measurement services in collaboration with the

Indonesian counterpart team. To the Indonesian participants, of

course, I w’ould also like to express my thanks for your interest,

assistance, and cooperation in this activity.

Since April 1974 a number of national projects have been entrusted by

the Minister of State for Research to the Indonesian Institute of

Sciences (LIPI) for implementation, one of which is the Project for

the Development of a National Standardization System. A year later

the project was given a wider scope to cover also calibration,

instrumentation, and metrology.

The rationale of the project is quite evident. Standardization is an essential element in any process of development. A little reflection

will show that there is evidence of standardization all around us—

both in nature and in societies. Any human society exhibits a multitude of standardized behavior patterns in culture, habits, food,

clothing, recreation, laws, and a host of other modes of living.

These patterns may change from one historical period to another, but

they change from one standardized form to another.

It is not difficult to see why it should be so. A community becomes a community only when the members are basically the same, that is,

standardized to an extent that a group identity can be established.

The group or community can then sustain and develop by organizing

itself to meet the common needs of life. Thus begins the cycle of

standardized production, distribution, and consumption of goods and

services.

As long as production, distribution, and consumption of goods and

services are primitive, standardization can be left to a natural

process of evolution. In today’s industrialized societies, however,

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the pace of development in many respects is too fast for the

evolutionary process. In the modern world, therefore, standardization

proceeds in several ways; these are;

a) A natural process of selection.

b) Promulgation by authority (mandatory standard).

c) Formulation by consensus (consensus standard).

The natural process of standardization differs from the other two in

the sense that they are the result of conscious efforts by the

community. Mandatory and consensus standards are deliberately created

by men to serve some purpose of community life. Depending on the

nature of the purpose, some of them have to be mandatorily used, while

others may be left to individual judgement or voluntary agreement

among members. Laws and regulations for the system of weights and

measures are examples of mandatory standards. Standards for quality

of goods and services are examples of consensus standards, as they are

primarily the subject of agreement between the parties concerned.

Consensus standards naturally cover many areas of human activities.

They have a special significance for industry and trade. VJhenever a product changes hands from a supplier to a consumer, the parties must

have a common understanding of the quality and quantity of the

product. This common understanding is the consensus standard between

the two. The standard may be a simple, elementary oral agreement or a sophisticated written docximent, depending on where the transfer point

is located. In any modern society, there are many complex transfer

points. The product may travel from a farm to a trader, from a trader

through a transport system to a factory, from the factory (after

processing) to a distribution channel, and finally to the consumer.

Within the factory, the product is received as raw material, stored,

released for processing through various production units, packaged,

and stored again for distribution. At every point of transfer,

whether from one organization to another or from one department to

another in the same organization, a consensus standard forms the basis

on which the transfer takes place.

This complex interrelationship of consensus standards needs a coordination system; otherwise, the wheels of production and

distribution, which are interlinked and interdependent, get clogged.

The linkages and interdependency increase as the technology of

production and distribution become more and more refined. It is

impossible to operate a mass production and distribution system

without the rigorous discipline of standardization.

The urgency of coordination of consensus standards grows in geometric

progression with the industrialization of a country. Lack of

coordination results in a proliferation in varieties of materials,

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parts, and end-products. By fragmenting the demand, excessive variety

on the one hand pushes up the cost of production and on the other

makes the application of improved technology redundant. Lack of

coordination of standards also leads to non-interchangeability of

parts and products. There was a time when an electric plug of one make could not fit into a socket of another make in the same country.

Today worldwide coordination of consensus standards has progressed

sufficiently to remove such incompatibility.

Coordination of consensus standards on a national scale involves a vast multitude of organizations, institutions, enterprises, and

individuals. It cannot possibly be accomplished without a system

which can be understood and followed by all concerned and which can

exercise a cohesive force to bind all the related activities into an organic pattern. Thus, at the national level, a national system for

standardization is essential.

A developing country has additional compelling reasons for

establishing a standardization system at the national level.

Utilization of limited resources to the best advantage of the people

is of utmost importance for a developing nation. This calls for

institutional planning on a national scale. In the industrial sector,

planning presupposes the possibility of transferring appropriate

technology to the enterprises that are to execute the plans. The

"appropriateness” of technology depends on the standards of the

products in question. Thus, standardization is a prereqisite of

national planning for industrial growth. National standardization and

industrial expansion must proceed simultaneously at a coordinated

pace. Otherwise, substantial wastage from unsatisfactory products,

unnecessary variety, or from the utilization of uneconomic technology

is bound to occur.

Standardization of units of measurements may be considered as the most

basic function of the discipline of standardization in its generalized

sense, for measurements pervades almost all fields of human endeavor.

In order that measurements are sufficiently accurate for the various

purposes for which they are intended, it is important that they be

carried out in terms of a well-defined and well-understood system of

units. iMl scientific, technological, and industrial pursuits and

procedures depend on such measurements. Furthermore, they are most

essential in the daily life of the man in the street or the housewife

in her home. Above all, their importance in connection with the

preparation and utilization of standards at all levels must be

emphasized. With the exceptions of a few standards, such as those

concerned with abstract matters like terminology, most of the other

standards dealing with any concrete subject or aspect must necessarily

define quantitatively the characteristics of the product or process

covered. The quantitative definition of a characteristic required

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needs to be given in terms of a specific system of measurements

consisting of scientifically and precisely defined units for each

quantity. This is essential because in the realm of standardization,

measurements to be made in different places by different operators at

different times must be consistent in themselves and comparable with

one another. Otherwise, their value as criteria for judgment would be

considerably lost. That is why, besides a national system for

standardization, a national system for measurement services is also

crucial.

Proposals have been submitted concerning the setting up of the abovementioned national systems for standardization and measurement

services. We are anxious to read your findings about those proposals

in your Survey report and also your recommendations on actions to be

taken to strengthen our capabilities in the fields of standardization

and measurement services.

In conclusion, I would like to express my gratitude to IIBS and USAID,

without whose assistance this joint endeavor could not have been

realized, I wish you a pleasant stay here in Indonesia, and I hope

that the Survey will be successful.

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APPENDIX VI. A.

3

LIPI/:'fBS SURVEY ON STAI^ARDIZATION Ai%T MEASUPvEMENT SERVICES

Opening Address by Spokesman of the NBS Team

by

Mr. H, Steffen Peiser

Chief, Office of International Relations, NBS

On behalf of the National Bureau of Standards, the Agency for

International Development, and of course, the Government of the United

States, I thank you for the privilege and the confidence you have

shown by asking this team to come and to put the experience of its

r.embers at your disposal in any way you choose to use our brief stay

in this great island nation.

This is the eighth country that has requested such a survey of its

standardization and measurement services. By r.y experience, this

opening is the worst moment for us, the team members. V.'e have arrived

from many far parts of the world. On this our first or second day we

'cave already had our eyes opened to a wonderful new country. You have

clearly demonstrated by the papers you have distributed that we will

here learn both from your culture and from your technical planning.

But, what about that necessary flow of thoughts the other way of v'hich

Dr. Didin Sastrapradja spoke? This is the time when we wonder whether

you, our hosts, will really be able to benefit from our experience.

Judging by previous surveys, this fear will quickly disappear as we move to subsequent days when we will find that your opnortunities and

your problems have many parallels with our problems. Now, we do not

believe we have solutions to all problems. The United States has

itself lots of unsolved problems. All our countries have severe

problems. As we develop an awareness of how to deal with one problem,

so new ones emerge and challenge our improved technical capabilities.

Only by looking back, we receive encouragement from the realization

that we have moved towards many of our national goals and that we have

improved the standards and qualities of the lives of our citizens.

I have been told I am too serious, and so I must tell at least one funny story— I choose one that is relevant to my background—of a close friend (I forget his name—as you know I always seem to forget

names of my friends). He is a high-brow research scientist like me

w’ho decided he could consult in less-developed countries. He had an elaborate money-earning scheme for a tropical island nation—I forget

which, it must have been somewhere in the Atlantic. There on an uninhabited rock, sticking out of the ocean he had the idea of

building by modular construction a cat farm. I \-d.ll spare you some of

the details but you must know that the product of about 60,000 cats a

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year would be their skins for the fur trade. To feed the cats he

would build right next door a rat farm. The principal food for the

much larger number of rats would be the carcasses of the cats after

they had been skinned. The only problem left was how to skin the

60,000 cats a year on an uninhabited rock in the middle of the

Atlantic. My friend wanted to have some snakes on this island also

they skin themselves, you know. So I asked my friend what was the

relevance of self-skinning snakes to the problem of skinning thousands

of cats. He answered: "Ah, that is where a bit of research comes in—some genetic engineering."

Well, Mr. Chairman, this team is not in danger of losing its grip on realities because it has a strong contingent from third countries who

have made down-to-earth progress in standardization and measurement

services. Let me therefore introduce first of all these third-country

members in reverse alphabetic order;

Dr. Rex Woo-Ming is a Government Analyst from Guyana.

Mr. Chaiwai Sangruji is Acting Director of the Thai Industrial

Standards Institute.

Dr. Kim, Zae Quan is President of the Korea-Standards Research

Institute.

Engineer Raul Estrada is Technical Director of the Ecuadorian National

Institute for Standardization and was Director of the first NBS/AID

Survey of Standardization and Measurement Services.

Introducing the participants from the United States also in reverse

alphabetic order;

Dr. R. C. Sangster, originally from MIT, has led diverse research

activities at GTE Laboratories, Inc., Texas Instruments, and L"BS.

Mr. Noel J. Raufas te, architect, is special assistant to the Director

of the i®S Center for Building Technology and has led a building

technology project in the Philippines.

Mr. Benjamin Gutterman is Associate Director in the Technology Office

of the Bureau of Foods and has advised other governments on the

acceptability of foods in the U.S. market.

We the team members have studied much about Indonesia, and we mean to

listen and see much more. We are here to discuss x^ith you your

problems and opportunities. We will not knowingly hurt feelings or commit any other discourtesy. But, we are not here just to be polite.

By inviting us, Indonesia wants us to offer straight and honest views.

For us to do otherwise would render this survey worthless. From the

many reports, we see that you, our hosts, have done much preliminary

thinking. Let us appraise it and let us express openly any

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reservations. For example, maybe we will enquire whether you have

extolled the power and advantages of standardization too simply,

thereby discrediting your own arguments in the eyes of your

politicians and economists who tend to know better than scientists and

technologists that: nothing costs nothing.

Moreover, throughout this Survey we must remember that technical

standardization and measurement services are certainly far from being

the only ingredient for development. However, standardization is

needed; it involves planning, adoption, and implementation at all

levels of Government by manufacturers and consumers, all in

constructive cooperation. Standardization must earn the confidence

and the support from the highest in the land and the poorest. No

country has yet industrialized, and no country has developed rapidly

without strong technical standards programs.

This empirical rule, I believe, has at most one exception: Saudi

Arabia, and even that is questionable because credit balances by

themselves do not constitute development in my eyes.

So, no progressive Government can afford to neglect the support of

standardization and measurement services. There is no longer any

reason to suspect that such neglect would be permitted to occur here.

But, if Indonesia were to aim to reach its national development goals

without the support of this great LIPI program, Indonesia would be in

danger of embarking on a well-trodden path strewn only with failures.

So, let this Survey begin and let us hope it will serve the people of

Indonesia.

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APPENDIX VI. A.

LIPI/NBS SURVEY ON STANDARDIZATION AIT) MEASUREItENT SERVICES

Address by Leader of the Indonesian Team

by

Mr, Sumantri

Deputy Chairman for Technology

Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI)

On behalf of the Indonesian Steering Committee, I would like to

express my appreciation and gratitude to Prof. Didin Sastrapradja and

to all of you for your presence here at the opening ceremony of the

LIPI/MBS Survey on Standardization and Measurement Services.

A warm welcome and special thanks I would like to extend to our

foreign guests, who have come from far away, for their willingness to

share their experiences and expertise with us by conducting the joint

survey.

It is quite evident that the preparations for the Survey cannot

possibly be carried out by LIPI on its own; very much depends on the

collaboration and assistance of a great number of other agencies, for

which we are truly thankful.

As Chairman of the Indonesian Steering Committee, I would like to

thank all the members of the Steering Committee and also all the

members of the Organizing Committee for their hard work in making all

the preparations for the Survey.

Last but not least I would like to thank also all those who have

prepared the working papers for the discussions.

We have organized the Survey in such a way that part of the time will

be spent for discussions and another part for visits to various

industries, laboratories, universities, and Government officials, the

ratio of time allocation being approximately 50 percent to 50 percent.

To participate in the discussions we have invited the most

knowledgeable people we have for each field, and we do hope all the

information concerning our situation can be readily furnished by our

Indonesian participants. Of course, it is not at all intended chat

Che discussions will be a one-way flow of information; we do hope that

it will be a fruitful exchange of experiences and ideas, for the

benefit of all of us.

All of Che Indonesian participants do believe in standardization and

measurement services, in that they are necessary ingredients to

achieve among others the following objectives:

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(1) To secure optimum utilization of all financial, material,

and human resources in the interest of achieving overall

economy,

(2) To ensure an integrated and coordinated development of all

industrial, agricultural, and other enterprises, so that at

all points of transfer of the products and services from one hand to the other, a minimum of effort is involved.

(3) To ensure interchangeability of all products, which should not

only include ddLmensional interchangeability but also functional

interchangeability and adequate reliability.

(4) To maintain a cross-check on unnecessary and wasteful growth

of variety of products and practices required for guiding

design, construction, and maintenance.

Although we do believe in standardization and measurement services, we feel that our ranks and standing are apparently too low to be able to

influence the process of top decision making. In this respect, we do

hope that the team might be more successful.

We do not consider this Survey as an end in itself; to us it is just a means of achieving our objective to establish a national system for

standardization and measurement services, in which the development of our national capabilities in those fields could be planned and carried

out in an orderly, efficient, and effective manner, so that

standardization and measurement services could indeed give a valuable

contribution to our national development efforts.

The Survey Report, which I think will also contain recommendations for

action, we will consider successful if it is able to trigger follow-up

actions by our top decision makers, so that the establishment of a national system for standardization and measurement services can become a reality in the near future.

I fully realize that those criteria for success are too demanding,

depending a great deal on external factors beyond your knowledge, let

alone control. But that is the hard reality of life in which external

factors are often decisive for success.

We do hope sincerely that our joint endeavor will be successful. In

conclusion, we apologize for the shortcomings you may encounter during

your Survey, and we wish you a pleasant stay here in Indonesia.

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APPENDIX VI. A.

5

BIOGRAPHICAL DATA ON TEAil MEIIBEP^ FOR NBS/AID SURVEY

Estrada, Ing. Raul

Ing. Estrada, born in Quito, Ecuador, graduated from the National

Polytechnic University in 1963 with a degree in Industrial Chemical

Engineering. From 1963 to 1970, he was Director of the Institute of

Technical Research of the National Polytechnic University. Since 1970

he has been Director General of the Ecuadorian Institute of

Standardization in Quito, He has published around 70 scientific and

technical papers in the standardization field, quality control,

metrology, industrial safety, and industrial planning.

Gutterman, Hr. Benjamin M,

Mr. Gutterman, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, did graduate work in

Chemistry and Food and Drug Law at Georgetown, George Washington, and

Howard Universities in Washington, D.C., as well as at the Department

of Agriculture Graduate School. For most of his professional career,

he has been closely involved in the evaluation and the establishment

of domestic and international food standards and food control

programs. At present he is Assistant Director for

Coordination/Technology, Bureau of Foods, U.S. Food and Drug

Administration, Washington, D.C.

Kim, Dr. Zae-Quan

Dr. Kim, born in Kyungki-do, Korea, received his Doctorate degree in

Mechanical Engineering from the Munich Technical University in 1961.

He has been Vice President, Agency for Defense Development; Assistant

Minister for Heavy Industry; and Director General of the National

Industrial Standards Research Institute. From 1975 to the present, he

has been President, Korea Standards Research Institute.

Littlewood, Mr. William H.

Mr, Littlewood, born in Detroit, Michigan, received a Master of

Science degree in Zoology from the University of Michigan in 1949. He

was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Copenhagen in

Oceanography between 1953-54, and a Supervisory Oceanographer at the

U.S, Naval Oceanographic Office in 1950-53 and 1954-59. He has been

Deputy Scientific Attache at the American Embassies in Stockholm and

Tokyo. In 1970 he became an Associate Director of the Office of

Science and Technology at the Agency for International Development.

Since 1976 he has been the Science and Technology Advisor at the AID

Mission in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Peiser, Mr. H. Steffen

Mr. Peiser, born near Berlin, Gerriany, received an M.A. degree in 1943

from Sc. John's College, Cambridge University, having taken the

Matural Sciences Tripos with Chemistry, Physics, 'lineralogy , and

.\dvanced Mathematics. In 1957 he joined the Mational Bureau of

Standards first as a guest scientist. Between 1958-61 he was Chief of

Che Mass and Scales Section and Chen Chief of the Crystal Chemistry

Section, 1962-68. In 1969 he became Chief of the Office of

International Relations.

Raufaste, M.r. Moel J., Jr.

Mr. Raufaste, born in Englewood, Mew Jersey, received degrees in

architecture and industrial engineering from Iowa State University.

Between 1967 and 1972 he served with a private consulting research

firm specializing in economic analysis and program evaluation. In

1972 he joined the Mational Bureau of Standards, Center for Building

Technology, as Federal Building Program Coordinator. His present

rosicion is Assistant to the Director of CBT—Program Planning.

Sangruji, Eng. Chaiwai

Lng. Sangruji, born in Bangkok, Thailand, received a Master of Science

degree in Chemical Engineering Practice from Massachusetts Institute

of Technology in 1957. In 1967 he became Chief Engineer attached to

the Thai Under-Secretary of State for Industry. In addition, since

1969 he has been Acting Director, Thai Industrial Standards Institute,

Bangkok.

Sangster, Dr. Raymond C.

Dr. Sangster, born in Lyons, Kansas, received a Ph.D. in Inorganic

Chemistry from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1951.

Following associations with M.I.T., Hughes Aircraft, Texas

Instruments, and CTE Laboratories, he became Chief of the Mational

Bureau of Standards Electromagnetics Division from 1969-74. Since

1974 he has been at the MBS Boulder laboratories.

Sumantri, Mr. (single name )

l[r. Sumantri, born in Indramayu, Indonesia, received a Master of

Science degree in Engineering Physics in 1954 from the Bandung

Institute of Technology. Following positions at the Indonesian

Ministry of Industry, he held concurrent positions at the Indonesian

Institute of Sciences (LIPI) : Deputy Chairman of Technology,

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Director of Che National Institute of Chemistry, and Director of the

National Research Center. In 1978 he became Chairman, General

Assembly, Executive Committee, Indonesian Foundation for Che Advancement of Standardization (YDNI)

.

woo-Ming, Dr. Rex B,

Dr. Noo-Ming, born in Buxton, Guyana, received a Ph.D. degree in

Medicinal Chemistry from the University of the West Indies in 1975.

Since 1966, he has been Che Government Analyst in Georgetown, through

%-hich he is the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Minister and

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Guyana, in scientific,

regulatory, and compliance matters under the Food and Drugs Act and

on Forensic Science.

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APPENDIX VI.F.l

INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES

NASIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INSTRUMENTATION

CALIBRATION INSTRUMENTATION METROLOGY

KIM

1986

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OBJECTIVES

To push, to stimulate and

to inprove science and technology as the essential basis for the nation developnent by establishing, maintaining and propogating the

Calibration, Instrumentation

and Metrology.

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mSTITUTlONAL FBAIUEWORK

The Government Authority res- ponsible for the KIM Project is the

Minister of State for Research of

the Republic of Indonesia as stated

in the Presidential Decree No. 43 - of 1976.

In carrying out his function - the Minister of State for Researchis assisted by an Advisory Board

consisting of the Minister of State

for Economic Affairs, Financial Affairs and Indus try/Chairnan of the

National Planning Body (BAPFEN.AS)

the Minister of State for Administrative Reform/i'ice Chairman of the

National Planning Body, the Minis - ter of State/Secretary of State,

the Minister of Public Works and

Electric Power and the Minister of

Internal Affairs.

The Letnbaga Ins truaentasi Nasional - LIN (National Institute

for Instrumentation) will be the - executing institute for KIM under - the guidance of Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia - LIPI (Indonesian

Institute of Sciences).

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FUNCTIONS

- To maintain basic units of

measurements involving the

procurement and custody of

national prototypes af all

s tandards

.

- To maintain internationaltraceability of national - prototypes to international

units through the international organization.

- To assist regularly agen - cies by providing measurement enportise to public - authorities

.

- To support secondary level

laboratories which offer

calibration services to in_

dustry and other organization, to prepare and to

supply Standard ReferenceMaterials, to maintain and

to disseminate up-to-date

Standard Reference Data.

- To conduct research and

development and coordinate

measurement science and c^

libration technology, offer

a consulting service and

training facilities in me- trology, disseminate infer

mation or. metrology, measurement techniques and industrial technology.

I — To cooperate with other na- tional and int ernat ional

bodies con cerned wi th scien_

tif ic and indus trie 1 metrology

,

and offer comprehens ive m e tro logy and ins trumenta

t

ion oriented educa - tions and technical train- j ing

.

- To undertaha RSD and

applied development in ins_ j trumentation technology

for industrial and scianti~ I fic purpose

.

- To provide facilities iorprecision equipment design

and manufacture and for

precision mechanical, elec_

tronic anf’ electrical - i engineering. |

I - To provide tecnical information on instruments and

associated equipmants

.

- To carry out ins trunen ta t^

on contract research and

evaluation

.

- To assist and promote the

establishment of instrument

industries in Indonesia.

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SCOPE

OF

ACTIVITIES

1.METROLOGY-CALIBRATION

MECHANICAL

ELECTRICAL

OPTICS

ther:ial

MATERIALS

DOCUMSNTA

TION

Mass, length, angle, force, press-are, density

volume, fluid flow, acoustics, hardness, vibration and viscosity.

DC, AC, electronics, radio frequency and microwave, tine and frequency.

Intensity, illuminations, radionetry.

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2. INSTRUMENTATION TECHNOLOGY

1. INSTRUMENTATION DEVELOPMENT

Design, develop, repair and

maintain instrument. Instru

meat prototype developments.

2. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

Carry research and development on tropicalized industrial instrumentation.

Develop test methods and re levant technology transfersupervision.

3. CALIBRATION.

Support secondary level ca- libration agencies.

4. METROLOGY SERVICE.

Provide mobile calibrationand consultation services,

project development

.

5. TECHNICAL SERVICES SHOP.

Support instrument proto^

type developments by --- development of fabricate

on of mechanical, optical, glass, electronics - parts and vacuum technology .

6. TECHNICAL INFORMATION.

Provide technical information on instrumentation and Standards Reference Data.

7. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

Provide expert technical

assistance to small and

medium scale industries

and res®arch institutes

on instrumentation

trough in-plant technical guidance consulting

services

.

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METROLOGY TRAINING

One of the task of

institute is to helpanother institutes and

industries in supplying

the instrumentation - and metrology technician demands by provi - ding the proper instrumentation technology

training for technician

and engineer levels . This training includes industrial metro

logy, electronic instru

ment technology, mechanical instrument techno_

logy, laboratory operation and industrial

standards

.

The institute will b

come the center of Instr

mentation Metrology trai

ing which will carry out

training to refine and to

upgrade the skill and

techniques of proffissional metro log ists er.gagedin industry, commerce and

secondary level calibrate

on agencies and researchinstitutes .

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INTERNATIONAL

COOPERATION

The institute will represents the Republic

of Indonesia in the various conferences, - seminars, symposia and meetings on Calibra

tion. Instrumentation and Metrology

The- institute will maintain its close

relationship with international organiza--

tions such as : - Bureau of International Weights and

Measures (BIPM) . - International Organization for Standardization (ISO) . - International Electrotechnical Commis_

Sion (lEC)

and other national organizations.

INSTITUTIONAL* COOPERATION :

- ASEAN Countries

- Physikalisch Technische Bundesantalt. West Germany

- National Measurement Laboratory

Australia

.
ORGANIZATION

Besides maintaining a structural pattern,

this institute is adopting the project

management system under which specialists

from various divisions participate in

forming a multidisciplinary research team

for the execution of project work. As - needed, external consultants or specialists

will be included in the research projects

on a contract basis for specific problems.

PROJECT MANAGE.MENT SYSTE.M

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KiM SUPPORTS

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES

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MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT

i i Research Staff

Hi Adninistra tive Staff

By -the development of working facilities and welloriented programme for supporting National Develoo_

nent Programme, the total manpower in 1981 will be

225 and will increase up to 300 in 1986.

Besides increasing the total manpower quantities,

the research staff upgrading will be conducted con_

tinuously through formal or nonformal education, - for a degree or non-degree programme, in Indonesia

or abroad. The training for research supporting

personnel will also be considered.

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CAPITAL INVESTMENT

(1978 - 1984)

JOTAL INVESTMENT

_ Indonesian Government

Funding : Rp. 6,5 billion

- Foreign Aid : US $ 6,5 million

_ Existing Investment

on Equipment : US $ 1,0 million

Overseas Staff

„ Recruitment

0.4

International

_ Cooperation

0.4

Procurement, Data

0.6

FOREIGN FUNDING

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BUILDING FACILITIES

FAC ILITIES PHASE I - 1981 PHASE II - 1986

(m^) (m^)

1. LABORATORIES 4.000 5.700

2. SUPPORTING FACILITIES

(SHOPS, LIBRARY ETC.) 5.800 6.000

3. ADMINISTRATION 1.960 1.960

4 . 0 T H E R S 840 940

TOTAL : 12.600 14 .600

- Building facilities area will be 20% of

the total area.

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APPENDIX VI. F.

2

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INSTRUMENTATION

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I. lUTRODlTCTION

National Institute for Instrumentation (LIN) is one of technological Institute ^wcer Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIFI)

which was establlshea^Presidential Decree no« 128 in 19^7 the

vorJc pro^raame are coordinated by the Minister of State for Research as mentioned in the Presidential Decree no* k5 Ln 131h»

In 19t>5 the Governnent of the Netherland agreed to give a grant for duration of four years and later in 1970 an additional

grant was given for some Calibration equipnento*

In 1973 the United Nation Developaent Progracre/UNhSCO project aia vaa signed and a limited aid was given during the last -

two years but it is not concluded according the agreement because

of the UNDP financial difficulties*

LIN manpower consisting of 22 engineer, 22 Bachelor degree,

60 technicians, administration staff and others of total 130 em- ployees* It is projected that LIN will have about 300 employees -

in I9bb to meat the heavy demands on instrumentation support*

II. THK U3Jt;CTr/rs CP L.I.N,

The objective of LIN was determined after putting heavy

consideration on the need of Indonesia and it's development

in the field of general, scientific and industrial instrumen

tation*

1)

* to render services to other services institutes, re- search and development institutes within and outsice

LIPI, in terms of repair, maintenance, adaptation,

faorication and construction of general, scientific

and industrial instruments and to provide facilities

for testing and calibration*

2)

* to provide training courses for technicians and facilities for practical training for professional

people in tne field of instrumentation.

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3j. to provlao consultation ana roliable ttocumentatlon In

tne Instruoentatlon field as eupporting agency for

Uovemscntal and Hon-Govemmental institutes.

to carry out engineoring, development and research

in the instrumentaxion field.

5)* to promote the establishment of instrument industries

in Indonesia.

The urgency of these activities are reflected in the Second

Five Year Plan of Indonesia, RUPELITA II, chapter XXIII para

111.3»e. I

•Development of a national system for Calihration, Instrumentation and Metrology, In pace with the ever increasing

research and development activities in the fields of communication, mining, agriculture, industry and other fields,

vhich require the use of scientific equipments '^instruments J, it is necessary to have facilities for calibration, maintenance and quality improvement of scientific instrumentsThese activities are necessary to guarantee the quality of

a product. Therefore, efforts to maintain, repair, to

calibrate and to improve the quality of instruments, requires special attention. The same holds true for metrological equipments, and precision measurement can only be achieved by improving the q;iality of the equipments".

The programme have been designed as national priority and is being implemented as National Research Programme number 5*2. :

"Development of a national system for Calibration Instrumen

tation and Metrology, executed by LIPI wnich will act as a centre for systems management^ in cooperation with other

institntes concerned".

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Ill* L.I.N. STJ7P0nTi::G acttvtties

The experience of LIN after the establishment in 19^7

have shown its results in the. last three years, evenso it is

still felt some constraints in the technical capabilities,

equipnents, and other facilities including working floor

space*

^e development of LIN can be divided in five stages t 1961 - 1967

1967 - 1969

1969 - 1971

1971 - 1973

! Institutional establishment preparation

t Physical establishment, building*

: Internal skill and technical training*

: External technical training and out19/3 -

ward looking trial*

t Move-out and development stage*

The move-out development stage is the crucial point which

will reflect whether LIN could survive and devel-pe further to

fulfil the stated objectives*

The work done by UN is directed to the short term needs

of the country which will help to evercome instrumentation

difficulties in the wide sense, Evenso intermediate ana longterm needs can net be neglected looking at the development of

Indonesia*

A, SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES IN THE MEDICAi SECTOH :

The Government medical care policy will not only stress

to the city hospitals but also to the rural area (pUSKiSI-lAS -

Publio Health Centre)* The situation of the medical equipment.

In moat hospitals, are not very well kept and lack of services*

But ve can find also very sophisticated and modem instruments

among the very old ones which still operating* Looking at this

situation LIN take full attention to the problem*

Reuair and !-Talntenanee :

LIN has already done on repair end. maintenance job at

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sereral hospitals costlj in aajor cities. This is done ao, because UN has lack of lanpower and nobility.

The approach to solve this problea can divided In tvo

parts I- rominor repair and naintenance LI2I is trying to train

the hospital technicians the Job training at the hospital itseir.

- for najor repair, naintenance and sophisticated instrument UN will cent qualified technicians by ccning down

to the hospitals on requests or on regular basis.

Some activities that UN has alreaay done are caking and

designing medical apparatus on request, such as; caruio period

counter, heart-rate mater, cassetxe recording heart-rate meter,

and several accessory of meoical instruaents. Moot of these

instruments are laade for iJepartment of Health and fJutrition Research Institute.

Medical glass apparatus for laboratory use are also made

by UN on their request.

Some of UN’s technicians have followed courses and even

sent abroad for services training in the medical fields sponsored by Hospitals or Department of Health,

In calibration work; LIN are calibrating medical instruments such as blood pressure meter, thermometer etc. But we feel

we could not meet all the demands because of UN’s lixJ.ted cal^

bration facility and capability,

3. SUPPORTING ACTITITIHS IN THE AGHICTTLTU7J.L SECTOR :

More than of the population are living in the rural area as farmers and most of them axe in Java. Because rica is

the main food, tho Government policy having buffer stock as a system to stabilise the rice price will have Consequences, i.e.

to increase to rice product and it wij.1 reflect that technology must support this policy.

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Un has taKen part in dcsiGn oysten and have cade sinplc

equlpzenty such as t - rice moisture meter; It will ho useful for transaction

activities betrosa producers (faxceroj ana the consumers

(the Covemseat), - rice quality tester to measure the procentace of unfilled

rice, - instrument system design lor nee hulh storage ( 3 i 5 ton

storage) to monitor ana to control temperature, moisture

contents, relative numidity, c-to,

- for otner commodities LIII is active of making instruments for tea, rubber, wood, quinine prccuct, etc.

- repair, maintenance and calibration of the above mentioned physical quantities, - sugar factory instruments : there are more 56 sugar

factory owned by private or the Government and there

will be new factories built in the coming year. Most

of these factories were built at the beginning of this

century which means rehabilitation and services are

needed. LIN also taking part in joining the installation end testing of instruments of the new factory.

C, SUPPORTING ACTITITIlilS IN TH5 IP.?.IGA?IC?I S^TC?. ; ^sre are two kinds of irrigation system used in Indonesia, by using river water and the 'tidal system'. To increasa

the rice product, optimation of the irrigation must be dons

effectively and the department of Public Works is responsible

for this development. LIN takes part actively in this field by

using up-to-date methods, which Instruments as a tool have shown

its superiority : - river water level recording system. LIN takes part actively in three places in West Java in designing the

system, making prototj*pe, installation and testing of

sensors, transmission, receiver station and the recording,

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- 'tidal system'* nev area Is opened elon^ tne coast in

south and east Senatra and also sons part or Kal inantan,

Ihe task or collectlnGT data's is done by LDT ana IT3

and LUl provides also repair* caintenance* and caiiorax^

on oi* the meas\;rin{; equipment* - soil and ground water equipment is also oade to support

the Directorate I’or Water Research - Departnent of Public Works*

- flood vaming systen and centre aonitcring' systea is one of LIN research activity which LIN hope could support

Departnent of Publio Works in this matter.

D. SUP?0RTI!:G ACTI7ITISS IN TH5 THAITiaPORTATlOIT SZCTCP. :

The rehabilitation of economic roads through out Indonesia

is done by Departnent of Public Works. UN take part in repair*

maintenance and calibration of the ins truments. Some instruments

have been made for checking the road quality;

- road deflection tester. This instruments is needed to

determined the quality of road.

Z. SUPPORTING ACTI^/ITTZS IN THE SDUCATICNAL SZCTCH :

The Covemnent education policy is stressed to overcome -

the un-eapioyreent situation. Especially for the lower end intermediate skilled people. Supporting technical school is one of the main effort and for this* 'educational instruments' are

needed. LIN has also done some training for the instructors

and has made quite amount of educational equipment. A join

project is being carried out with the Departnent of Education,

to solve this problem : - modul systen for electric and electronic training system including instruction book in 'Bahasa Indonesia'; - training equipment such as; low frequency oscillator,

TV training set* power supply* etc.

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- Industrial process sinnlator for the University and technician trainin;^,

- glass apparatus for laboratory uses,

- lenses, prisma and nirrors for iaberatory uses.

F. SUPPt}RTl!IG AdTYITrES IN THi: STl\LIi AKD HCT-S lirTUSTP.IZS SECI-QH :

In tne rural area cost people are still uorxing in a very

Email incustry to meet their own rural need brides, pottery ana voodvorking, etc.

i*o Increase the production ana the qxmllty, ciiort rrast be made to introduce simple instrunents vitnout neglecting their

technical, acceptance and their culture. It is not an easy

proach and special attention cast be considered in this natter.

This is ens of LUT aia to introduce simple instrument -

with full financial back-up by LI3 (the Covemnent or bilateral

assistance). Tnis kind of horiasntal transfer of technology

to rural area is very inpertant ana will directly boost the rural

technology, for exanple : sinple themcneter, pressure indicating

instrument, etc.

C. STJ?PORTI^?G ACTlVlTIf:S TIIE INDUSTRIAL SHlCTU?, :

The Inaustrial sector can be aiviacd in three groups, lock

ing from the instrumentation point of view :

1)

, the new factories (lees then 5 foreign companies are still have reliance on their ai'ter sale services or to their mother organization,

2)

. small industries costly ovmed by private have no backbone support for the system design, maintenance, repair

end calibration,

3)

. old Industry, established before Second Vorld V.'ar, need

rehabilitation and lack of instrument know-how from all

aspects.

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I7e MI? RTSPOMSIIjILITY AND 173 PEl^lOPTrf.t.T.

Althouch LIH has a croos-sectoral function but as a rsaearch

and developnsnt institute should have a ccpability and roopcnnioility to devclope the instrumentation know-how and skill as a nati_o

nai institutes. This institute is supposad to be a centre for

vertical and horiscntal of transfer technaloar in the field of

instr^nsntation* This neons a certain capabilities should be

there to cive a real meanin^f to support the development of this

country*

A* MM AS CC0P.DIHA7?? .UiD CSyTHg C? NATIONA-L CALI37.AT1CII !TKT’,<'ORK :

LIII is raopcnsiblo to establish a national nstvorl: for

calibration with cooperation of the eristin^ institution who

have a capability for calibration. This approach is taken

because the limited capability and nobility of LIM to nect the

decani lor calibration.

It la the ala of LIU that LIU will have fhu hii^est and

complete physical standard in Indonesia so others could refer

their vorklnj standard to ML*. And LZT standard will have the

international traceability, but it dees not neon that LI;I -*111 have the naticnal primary standard for the tins beinj, b*it as a country which a ^osraphic cituation like Indonesia sonssay

it is a must*

In the net'jork system LIU will be responsible for the

dally running of the calibration network including administrative, having profacsionals staffs, to caIntain relation smomg

centres and to the users and to arrange intar-laboratory checking and international traceability*

B, TRA.I>Ti::g COLHS^ :

Fros the Umesco survey on the demand for Instrumentation

technicians there still work to do to fulfil the need. 2cca*use

of this reason LIU has already started giving training in the

factories itself end also at LIU, The training is done fer

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three level, fer the otaff neaber, for the repair and aupcv/lcor

technicians and operators,

UN have aloo dona ceverai courses on request based on special topics to their nasd,

C, REPAIH AND ;

As seen aoove that LIN activity has crous-sectcral function there is no doubt, that this aivision choiO.i be the izaia

activity and sho\ild be extended to ruiiil the deaand,

f. . prvrcT.o?:':;::;? heszapch ;

Until right now cost of the R D activities is done on request for several tlovemnent Departnent and soce industriiss

which are usually snorttem engineering projects. l!ot only

hard and software R <5: U vorh is done but also consultancy ror instrunentation is already conins in to Ll!l which will increase

in the coning years,

i, lhSTRL'.yi!tTATIOh D-jCUMili-rATlOM CENTRS ;

TO support the consultancy activity LLZI shoxiid have a reliaole docunentaticn and have strong relation to other ir.£

titute abroad. This activity io just started few years ago

and still progressing and need cuch aid and support,

yor point 2 and 3 will take . part very active to overccne their difficulties. The canpover and cobility of LIN is one of the reason which LIN could not fulfil yet. For point 1

LIN is trying to do for ninor repair to ainicida the depondancy to foreign country', to support the Govemnent balla::so

01 paynsat policy,

H, STT?PCR?I!:G activities to R£S£.\RCH and UrTELOi^rr INS?irJTr:j ; Most ol* the R D inctitutea are located in Bandung

and 3cgor. And there are several R « D institutes in other area

throughout Indonesia,

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Because of tho weaknessea in the instrumentation kr.cvhov,

Biintenance and repair capabilities, the need for cupport vas

already felt cany years bach. LEI tahea full effort to crppcrt

then costly in Bancxinff and Begor.

Several special Icstruncntaticn on raouest are already

cade { - fuel rod control for the Atocic Reactor in Yosyaharta,

- poriscope dc3iG= for Atcaic Reactor In Bandung,

- ground vater pressure neter for the Departcent of Public

Verkn

,

_ go=e electric testinc apparatus for Power Kecearch Institute in Jakarta.

. etc.

7 . L.I.a. G?.CAN^2/.TIC:;_

Director ; Ecradi Kartewisastro

Deouty Director s B.E.Hadi-#ra»>*io

S^ecutive Secretary s Atan(p Zasnudin

Heads of Divisions : Research L Develcprant

Technical Services

Training

Afillation

Metrology

Adminis tration

; Aan Hansah

; Djoko Pitono

: Suryadi

: Mob. Ka'cun

: S.Hatcosuprobo

s Atang Zaenudin

27/5/77

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2;Gov^VAeMnlo» No..

4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE

Standardization and Measurement Services in Indonesia

5. Publication Date * September 1979

Ik AiftiiiHiiijrOfKaa4z^^ Coi« ^

7. AUTHOR(S) H. Steffen Peiser, Noel J. Raufaste, Raymond c. Sangster, Benjamin M. Gutterman, Penelope M. Odar

8. Performing Organ. Report No. NBSIR 78-1583

9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS

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11. Contract/Grant No. PASA TA (CE) 6-71

12. SPONSORING ORGANIZATION NAME AND COMPLETE ADDRESS fsrreor, city, state, ZIP)

Agency for International Development

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1 1 Document describes a computer program; SF-185, FIPS Software Summary, is attached.

16. ABSTRACT (A 200-word or leaa (actual summary at moat significant information. If document includes a signilicant bibliography or literahm survey, mention it here.) At the request of the Indonesian State Minister for Research and Technology, the

National Bureau of Standards conducted a two-week survey of standardization and

measurement systems in support of industrialization. Financial support was s are between the Agency for International Development and the Government of Indonesia.

Coordination by the Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (Indonesian Institute of

Sciences) and the U.S. National Research Council was provided. There were six topics

of specialization: (1) Food and Food Safety, (2) Building and Construction,

(3) Quality Control in Industry, (4) Safety Standards, (5) Calibration, Instrumentation,

and Metrology, and (6) Industrial Measurement Techniques. In the executive summary

the appraisal of the existing systems for standardization and measurement is coupled

with recommendations. A background section is followed by one with the Indonesian

specialists' assessments of needs and opportunities. The itinerary details about

80 visits and discussions of team members, and there is a concluding section wit

general remarks. Indonesia has immense human and natural resources. With a capable

infrastructure in standardization and measurement (among other requirements)

,

development could become rapid and very successful.

17. KEY WORDS (six to twelve entries; alphabetical order; capitalize only the lirat letter of the drat key word unleaa a proper name;

separated by semicolons)

Calibration ; development ; Indonesia ; industrialization ; instrumentation ; less developed

country;metrology; standardization; third world.

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