The research focus for Indonesia’s newly launched nanotechnology center will be single-electron devices. From the Dec. 11, 2011 article by Bayu Marhaenjati for the Jakarta Globe,

By April 2012, a high-tech research center is expected to open at the country’s premier educational institution to independently develop nanotechnology.

The Rp 10 billion ($1.1 million) Mochtar Riady Quantum Plaza nanotechnology research center (MRPQ UI) at the University of Indonesia’s school of engineering in Depok will conduct research focused initially on single-electron devices.

At the groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, Mochtar, the Lippo Group founder and chairman, said global developments meant all countries needed to be competitive, especially in technology. He said a number of nations had already established nanotechnology research centers to fuel their growing industrial bases.

“The current hotbeds of technological development are the US, China and Japan. I strongly feel that Indonesia is not far behind,” he said. “Indonesians need to play a role in this new world. Without human resources, Indonesia cannot be competitive on the global stage. That is why education is important.”

At the bottom of Marhaenjati’s article, there’s a note to the effect that the Jakarta Globe is affiliated with the Lippo Group chaired by Mochtar Riady who shares his name with the new research center.