Future Technology Development in the Hands of Students

The rise of students at middle schools and universities that did amazing technology related studies and experiments is a solid proof that technology advancement lies in the hands of students. Sukanto Tanoto understands this and provides special program from his foundation to provide grant or funding for students at universities who are conducting research and projects related to technology advancement. The reason why such award must be present is also because Sukanto Tanoto is billionaire that is really committed to be the champion of education, especially among young children.

Incentives to Attract New, Young Researchers

There are many unfortunate facts that explain why Indonesia does quite badly in the world of scientific research: the numbers are low and dwindling. From about 250 millions of people that live in Indonesia, there are only 24,000 researchers, despite the fact that Indonesia ideally must reach the numbers of 200,000 scientists or researchers. Meanwhile, many young inventors and researchers in Indonesia do not get a lot of spotlight and attention. Sukanto Tanoto then stepped up and helped them with his funding program for student researchers.

Tanoto Student Research Award is a program designed to give appreciation to students that show amazing study results or researches in technology advancements. The award is presented annually and must be given to students whose researches or studies are based on actual problems with good scientific methods. Since these students are keys of future researchers, the funding will be great to boost the research development and confidence.

Of course, Tanoto Foundation cannot receive all proposals sent to the Tanoto Foundation office, but students who received the funding must also be responsible for their achievements.

Young Students and Lack of Youth Participations in Research

Entering open market era in 2015, as well as the Indonesian IPTEK (Science and Technology) era target in 2025 as explained by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, students should be given more opportunities to show their potential in the field of scientific and IT. Sukanto Tanoto also thinks that technology advancement is the key factor that makes it important for more youths to be involved in scientific studies and researches.

By awarding fund to students in researches and studies, Sukanto Tanoto is assured that technology improvement will quickly rise and be adopted by Indonesia in various aspects. From here, these students can make changes in the world of technology and provide important inventions or findings to support the country’s GDP and prosperity.