Technolgy transfer in Indonesia

                                          Goat market Gerut central Java

Indonesia while blessed with volcanic soil and more than ample rainfall

Has enough food to support 200 million people on the tiny island of Java

the distribution of wealth is very uneven. In Jakarta Mercedes, BMW and Hugo

Boss define the elite while in central Java cast off tyres of bicycles, used packing cases,

and rope are welcome resources to people without money. The creative drive of Indonesians can be seen every where .It is not just a matter of survival but pride.

Here in Indonesia form certainly follows function.

                                          A hammer made from building steel

                                This chair was made from old bicycle tyres
                                and discarded fan belts

                                 A mooring block: concrete in a basket
                                 waiting to be dropped



There are many more examples I see every day but I do not always have my camera ready.

I am trying to utilize this creative urge to develop an understanding of business but

Things seem to get in the way. I keep being told that Javanese culture rules people lives and these Western concepts of business, management and particularly time management do not seem to fit comfortably with Javanese culture.

                                         Girls walking up hill to school
 
 

 
                                        A few years later women walking downhill
                                        to the rice fields
 
 

 
                                                  Teamwork in the office