Inaya Rakhmani, Arief Anshory Yusuf, Hasnawati Saleh, Zulfa Sakhiyya, Kanti Pertiwi, Herlambang P. Wiratraman, Sudirman Nasir, Berry Juliandi, Yanuar Nugroho, Jamaluddin Jompa
In the past three decades, there has been a rise in young academy movements in the Global North and South. Such movements, in at least Germany and the Netherlands, have been shown to be quite effective in connecting scientific work with society. Likewise, these movements share a common goal of developing interdisciplinary collaboration among young scientists, which contributes to the growth of a nation’s—but also global—scientific endeavors. This paper focuses on the young academy movement in the fourth-largest country hosting the biggest Muslim population in the world, which is also the third-most populous democracy: Indonesia. We observe that there has been rising awareness among the young generation of scientists in Indonesia of the need to advocate for the use of sciences in responding to upcoming and current multidimensional crises. Science advocacy can be seen in their peer-based identification of Indonesia’s future challenges, encompassing the fundamental areas for scientific inquiry, discovery, and intervention. We focus on the Indonesian Young Academy of Sciences (ALMI) and its network of young scientists. We describe ALMI’s science communication practice, specifically SAINS45 and Science for Indonesia’s Biodiversity, and how they have been useful for policymakers, media, and school engagements. The article closes with a reflection on future directions for the young academy movement in Indonesia and beyond. © 2024 the Author(s). Published by PNAS.
Indonesian Young Academy of Sciences (ALMI), Jakarta, 10110, Indonesia; Department of Communication and Asia Research Centre, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, 16424, Indonesia; Department of Economics, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, 45363, Indonesia; Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, 90245, Indonesia; The Australia-Indonesia Centre, Makassar, 90245, Indonesia; Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, 50229, Indonesia; Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3052, Australia; Faculty of Law, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia; Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) University, Bogor, 16680, Indonesia; Driyarkara School of Philosophy, Jakarta, 10520, Indonesia; Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore, 119614, Singapore; Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom; Faculty of Marine Science and Fishery, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, 90245, Indonesia
