In order to encourage the creation of an accountable village government, the Regional Research and Information Center (PATTIRO) together with the Central Information Commission (KIP) prepared guidelines for Village Government Public Information Service Standards (Village SLIP).
In its preparation, PATTIRO has carried out assessments in eight villages in four regions, namely, East Java, Banten, North Sumatra and North Maluku. And, PATTIRO also discussed the Village SLIP draft with experts (expert meeting).
To deepen the preparation of the draft, so that the Village SLIP can accommodate all interested parties, PATTIRO collaborated with KIP in holding a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on Monday (6/6) in the Gondangdia area, Central Jakarta.
PATTIRO Executive Director, Maya Rostanty explained, based on input from experts from previous meetings, the Village SLIP guide must be made simple so as not to confuse village officials.
“It also needs to be synchronized with Minister of Home Affairs Regulation No. “No. 3/2017 concerning Regional Government PPID and Minister of Home Affairs Regulation No. 2/2017 concerning Minimum Village Service Standards,” explained Maya.
Apart from that, continued Maya, experts also added the need for the supervisory role of village residents so that openness of information creates accountability, not benefits predators. Then, the guide should be able to clarify the roles and duties of districts/cities in encouraging openness of village information, with the exception of information and information disputes being the district’s authority. Fifth, simple information formats need to be attached. Then, the legal aspect of the Village SLIP is more appropriate to use the Joint Decree (SKB) of 3 institutions, namely, the Information Commission, Ministry of Villages and Ministry of Home Affairs. Seventh, emphasize a clear mechanism for managing information.
“And we also still need to discuss with the KSP team regarding the one data policy,” said Maya.
For this FGD, the SLIP Village drafting team again received two inputs, first, gathering information from the field, such as the All Indonesian Village Apparatus Association (APDESI), the Regional Supervisory Body (BPD), as well as the experience of the Regional KI in resolving village information disputes to improve the content. Village SLIP.
“And, the team must also formulate an effective and implementable village information disclosure model,” he stressed. (AR)
