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Preliminary

Eastern Indonesia faces many development challenges are highly complex, especially with regard to poverty and food security. Food security problems are not only related to food security issues but also issues of food quality. Food quality associated with food processing by-end consumer, which since the commencement of crops are still cultivated by farmers. This is the biological significance of the concept of resilience or biosecurity, biosecurity reasons related to food security and quality of life of people in eastern Indonesia.

The main question is how do we further the challenge, taking into account cultural diversity, and the remoteness of the region as well as the distribution of the population in this vast area?

One of the factors that cause congestion in the handle and align the programs related to biosecurity in eastern Indonesia is the issue of information sharing between government, academia, NGOs, donors, and community, especially the information about the successes and failures of the program is implemented. Limited access to communication facilities can also impede development, especially due to the difficulty of obtaining information and knowledge needed.

Maluku province, as a province of the archipelago has its own uniqueness. Challenges faced by the Province of Maluku be doubled due to geographical factors. Maluku provincial government has attempted to answer these challenges through regional management approaches force the Island, Sea Island area, and door Plural with growth centers that serve as a public service centers, trade centers, as well as traffic flow of goods and services (Ralahalu, 2010) . Maluku provincial government has also established 12 groups Island as a public service clusters. The 12-island group needs to be optimized existence.

This needs to be optimized through the role of human resources to manage the local potential. On this side of the engagement of researchers and research results are needed in the formulation of development policies. In terms of biosecurity, it is necessary to optimize and increase the effectiveness of biosecurity program.

As a business built on the idea of ​​the situation, then this seminar and workshop held in Ambon. With the main objective to discuss the development of strategic direction related to biosecurity. This seminar also functions as a vehicle for a meeting between the stakeholders (stakeholder) issues related to biosecurity in the Moluccas.

Implementation of seminars and workshops to coincide with the event Sail Banda, in order to support the study of aspects of biosecurity in the archipelago.

Expected Results

1. Development of biosecurity strategy element to the Moluccas.
2. Consolidation of information related to the general study of biosecurity in the Moluccas.
3. Distributable knowledge about the issues and biosecurity policy as the province of Maluku islands.
4. The founding of biosecurity stakeholder networks.

Place of Work

Courtroom Amans Hotel, Ambon, Maluku.

Executive

1. Maluku provincial government, the Republic of Indonesia.
2. Indonesian-Australian Biosecurity Community Management Project (AUSINDO-BIOCOM).
3. Australian Cooperative Research Centre for National Plant Biosecurity (CRCNPB).
4. Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia.
5. University Mahasaraswati (UNMAS)
6. Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana (UKSW)
7. University of Nusa Cendana (UNDANA)
8. Eastern Indonesia Knowledge Exchange (devotion)
9. Pacific Institute for Sustainable Development (PI)
10. Pattimura University (UNPATTI)

Topics Seminar Material

Session 1: Opening

Main topic: "Development Challenges in the province of Maluku Islands"

Sub-topics:

1. Conditions as the province of Maluku islands
2. Policy development in the archipelago

Speaker: Governor of Maluku Province, Republic of Indonesia

Session 2: Panel Discussion

Main topic 1: "Biosecurity: Challenges for Indonesia and Australia Together"

Sub-topics:

1. The main challenges of development in relations between Indonesia and Australia
2. Strategies needed to build a synergistic partnership responding to the development of Indonesia and Australia

Speaker:

1. Prof. Dr. Ian Falk (Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia).
2. Prof. Dr. HB Tetelepta, M.Pd. (Rector, University of Pattimura).
3. Prof. Dr. Tonny Pariela (Pattimura University, Ambon).

Main Topic 2: "Overview of Issues and Policies related to Biosecurity in Maluku"

Sub-topics:

1. Biosecurity problems in Maluku
2. Challenges and constraints in dealing with biosecurity issues in the Moluccas
3. Strategic needs required for biosecurity program in Maluku

Speakers: Representatives from the three District

Response to the researchers:

1. Prof. Dr. Kaler Surata.
2. Dr. Marthen Ndoen.
3. Ir. I Wayan Mudita, M.Sc.
4. Theofransus Litaay, SH, LLM.

Workshop topics

1. Is the model of international cooperation strategy (especially with neighboring countries: Australia) needed for the development of policy research for biosecurity in the Moluccas?
2. How does the strategy required the government's role in the development of research for biosecurity policies to the Moluccas? Explain the role of BAPPEDA, the role of the Department of Agriculture, and the technical support unit.
3. How consolidation strategy biosecurity information needs of government as the province of Maluku islands?
4. How does the role of community colleges in the formulation of policy and biosecurity in the province of Maluku islands? Explain the role of Pattimura University and associated colleges, as well as the role of indigenous people, especially the role of (traditional country, including Kewang etc.).
5. How to build a communication strategy between biosecurity stakeholders in the Moluccas?

Strategies for the workshop:

1. Participants will be divided into five (5) groups to discuss the above issues and to formulate it.
2. The results were presented at the plenary group discussion workshop.
3. Further results of the discussion groups will be formulated by the drafting team to the workshop.
4. The results of the next workshop will be submitted to the Governor and Deputy Governor of Maluku, Planning, Department of Agriculture, University of Pattimura, and AusindoBiocom.