PAPER Theo Litaay Policy disjuncture in biosecurity management Abstract
Presentation abstract in 2012 Science Exchange of CRCNPB, Swan Valley –
Perth, Australia.
1. Title: Policy disjuncture in biosecurity management (case study of Eastern
Indonesia provinces).
2. Project number: CRC 60157
3. Author: Theo Litaay. CRCNPB. Ph.D Student, Charles Darwin University
4. Abstract:
Research in four provinces of Eastern Indonesia region found that pests and diseases
have affected the agriculture life of very remote islands in Indonesia, which are far from
the media and central government's attention. While the national government is
occupied with national problems, the district government in the remote part of the
country - facing budget and expertise shortage - is struggling to deal with the problems.
In the decentralized government setting, local government is facing another problem
which is the capacity to develop and implement proper plan to answer the problems and
to communicate with the communities. This is worsen by the structure of bureaucracy
that does not meet with complexities in the ground. These problems not only put the
country away from its international obligations under biosecurity's international policy
frameworks but also reducing the quality of life of local communities. This study is a
qualitative research conducted through 122 interviews, 18 observations, 202
documents, and 13 databases focused in four provinces in Eastern Indonesia namely
Papua, West Papua, Maluku, and East Nusa Tenggara.
5. Contact details:
Name: Theo Litaay
Phone: +62-815-7749346
Email: t.litaay@crcplantbiosecurity.com.au
6. Presenting author’s biography:
Theo Litaay is a Ph.D student at Charles Darwin University and the lecturer of the
faculty of law of Satya Wacana Christian University (SWCU), Salatiga, Indonesia. He
finished his law graduate degree at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2002. He conducts
research activities related to the issues of law and public policy, especially on the areas
of food safety, health, biotechnology, and biosecurity management. He is a member of
AusindoBiocom (Australian Indonesian Biosecurity Community Management project).
He is also a researcher of the Centre of Eastern Indonesia Studies of SWCU, Salatiga,
Indonesia. In 2011 two of his publications were published as book chapters, namely
“Policy and legal framework for managing biosecurity” and “Adoption of local knowledge
in regional biosecurity development: Papua case study,” in Managing biosecurity across
borders (Editors: Falk, Wallace, Ndoen) published by Springer.
Perth, Australia.
1. Title: Policy disjuncture in biosecurity management (case study of Eastern
Indonesia provinces).
2. Project number: CRC 60157
3. Author: Theo Litaay. CRCNPB. Ph.D Student, Charles Darwin University
4. Abstract:
Research in four provinces of Eastern Indonesia region found that pests and diseases
have affected the agriculture life of very remote islands in Indonesia, which are far from
the media and central government's attention. While the national government is
occupied with national problems, the district government in the remote part of the
country - facing budget and expertise shortage - is struggling to deal with the problems.
In the decentralized government setting, local government is facing another problem
which is the capacity to develop and implement proper plan to answer the problems and
to communicate with the communities. This is worsen by the structure of bureaucracy
that does not meet with complexities in the ground. These problems not only put the
country away from its international obligations under biosecurity's international policy
frameworks but also reducing the quality of life of local communities. This study is a
qualitative research conducted through 122 interviews, 18 observations, 202
documents, and 13 databases focused in four provinces in Eastern Indonesia namely
Papua, West Papua, Maluku, and East Nusa Tenggara.
5. Contact details:
Name: Theo Litaay
Phone: +62-815-7749346
Email: t.litaay@crcplantbiosecurity.com.au
6. Presenting author’s biography:
Theo Litaay is a Ph.D student at Charles Darwin University and the lecturer of the
faculty of law of Satya Wacana Christian University (SWCU), Salatiga, Indonesia. He
finished his law graduate degree at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2002. He conducts
research activities related to the issues of law and public policy, especially on the areas
of food safety, health, biotechnology, and biosecurity management. He is a member of
AusindoBiocom (Australian Indonesian Biosecurity Community Management project).
He is also a researcher of the Centre of Eastern Indonesia Studies of SWCU, Salatiga,
Indonesia. In 2011 two of his publications were published as book chapters, namely
“Policy and legal framework for managing biosecurity” and “Adoption of local knowledge
in regional biosecurity development: Papua case study,” in Managing biosecurity across
borders (Editors: Falk, Wallace, Ndoen) published by Springer.