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The Ministry of Research and Technology proposed 6 products in the down-streaming of superior products to President Joko Widodo. These products range from drones for military needs to canned food and salt.

Minister of Research and Technology, Bambang Brodjonegoro at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, Thursday (6/4) said that the President would like to focus on several domestic innovation products. All of them were shown to the President during the Research and Technology Coordination Meeting last week.

The first were Drones for military purposes. According to Bambang, the drones will be produced by PT Dirgantara Indonesia Ltd and PT Len Industri Ltd. This unmanned aircraft will be used to maintain internal security, especially at the border.

The second was biofuel. This product will be different from the B20 program, because it uses the majority of raw materials from the palm kernel and a catalyst. This product can produce gasoline, diesel and avtur (aviation fuel).

Third, stem cells for the treatment of fractures. This product has been proven to heal human broken bones back to normal, although not in a short time.

Fourth is integrated industrial salt. The Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology will design a production machine that can convert farmers' salt into salt for industrial needs. Related to this, Bambang said there was already a pilot factory in Gresik. The president has ordered that more factories be built in other areas, especially those with many salt farmers.

Fifth one id canned food. Currently, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences is developing technology without chemicals to produce Indonesian special foods in canned form.

Bambang said that so far the popular canned food produced is only of sardines or corned beef types, containing only fish or meat. He said he urged Small and Medium Enterprises to develop local food in cans.

Sixth is a flat ship, which can later be used by fishermen at affordable prices. This shipbuilding process only takes 60 days, and has been tested for use for inter-island transportation in the face of high waves.