Jakarta, Aug. 27 -- The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology is developing and strengthening the national research ecosystem to nurture high-caliber researchers capable of producing internationally acclaimed work and potentially earning Nobel Prizes.

The ministry's Director of Research and Development Talent Development, Heri Kuswanto, said Indonesia still faces challenges in increasing the number of scientists with international recognition.

"Data from 2024 shows only around 57 out of 283.5 million Indonesians are among the top 2 percent of researchers, or top scientists in Indonesia. This is far from several neighboring countries," he explained at the launch of the 2026 Young Researcher Award (YRA) in Jakarta on Thurs...