JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com — The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government’s request to the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) to audit the Jakarta Healthy Card (KJS) has received scrutiny. The Center for Research and Regional Information (Pattiro) considers this step to be less effective and inaccurate. This is because the audit does not involve the community as card recipients of free medical treatment at the hospital.

“In order for KJS to continue to be effective and on target, it is best if the community as beneficiaries of KJS is also involved in auditing KJS,” said Sad Dian Utomo, Executive Director of Pattiro in a press release received, Thursday (14/11/2013).

Dian said the audit carried out by the BPK only touched on the effectiveness of KJS implementation in terms of budget use. However, if KJS users participate in carrying out audits, the results obtained are in the form of direct community input or recommendations, is the program right on target? Is it useful and are there any weaknesses in the KJS delivery mechanism?

The problem, he said, is that conducting an audit involving the public requires a lot of money. However, Dian was of the opinion that in order to provide good, effective and targeted quality public services, the Jakarta Provincial Government should not hesitate to budget funds for such an audit.

“Or to save costs, this community-based audit is not carried out for just one program, but also for other New Jakarta programs. For example KJP or others,” added Dian.

DKI Jakarta Governor Jokowi asked BPK to audit KJS which has been running for one year. This was done by Jokowi so that the Pemprov DKI would get a second opinion on the implementation of the KJS, which has never received an inspection report submitted by the Jakarta Inspectorate.

(http://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2013/11/14/1338244/Jokowi.Diminta.Libatkan.Masyarakat.Audit.KJS)