Study on Appropriate Technology

Abstract

This research is conducted in Biak Regency under the following objectives: (1) to find out the economic performance of Biak Regency with Regencies/ Cities in Papua viewed from economic growth aspect and the contribution of regional economic sector, (2) to identify potential sectors in the economy of Biak Regency, and (3) to analyze the leading sector in the economy of Biak Regency viewed from the economic structure of Papua Province. This research uses primary and secondary data. The primary data is obtained from the result of interview with BPS staffs of Papua Province and Biak Regency concerning PDRB. Meanwhile, the secondary data is collected from any documents related to the Analytical Tools used in this research, namely Analysis of Klassen Typology, Location Quotient (LQ) and Shift Share. The result of this research shows that there are economic potentials based on appropriate technology which can be developed in Biak Regency, and one of them is sea fishery. The fish production which mainly produced is tuna fish and cekalang fish. The center of capture fisheries in Biak Regency is located in the District of Biak Utara, Timur, Barat, and Biak Kota.