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 […]
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In 1999, decentralization and regional autonomy were introduced in Indonesia to improve public services and increase accountability and transparency in local governance. After over a decade, people living outside the capital, such as in Banten province, still have poor access to health care and education, for instance, despite huge budgetary allocations from the central government
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At the beginning of November 2013, the Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Gamawan Fauzi again released sad news. Mendagri mentioned, currently, 309 Regional Heads are involved in legal problems. At the end of 2012, the Minister of Home Affairs also stated that there were 290 regional heads who were caught in (legal) corruption cases. This
DKI Jakarta Governor Jokowi invited the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) to audit the implementation of the Jakarta Healthy Card (KJS) program which has been rolling for one year. This was done by Jokowi so that the DKI Regional Government would get a second opinion on the implementation of the KJS program, which has never received
The existence of Law No. 14 of 2008 concerning Public Information Disclosure, has issued a glimmer of hope for the empowerment of civil society in Indonesia. This law has become a good precedent for efforts to build a progressive democratic system. This law has also become part of the history of the struggle of civil
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On the 10th of November, every year, we commemorate Hero Day. The word “hero” is not necessarily identical with a struggle to defend the nation. In the dictionary, the word hero is defined as a person that is prominent due to bravery and sacrifice in the defense of righteousness. Drawing on this definition, the Centre
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At the October 2013, the Annual Summit of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in London, England, the Government of the Republic of Indonesia was installed as the International OGP Chair until 2015. The OGP is a movement for government openness which aims for transparency and accountability in the public service. In Indonesia, the OGP movement
The NTB Provincial Information Commission gave awards to a number of public bodies belonging to the government, private sector and individuals who were considered to have played an active role in encouraging public information disclosure. The award was handed over by Deputy Governor of NTB H Muhammad Amin, yesterday evening (2/11/2013). Present at the event
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OCTOBER 30, 2013 Ministry of Home Affairs has recognized West Nusa Tenggara’s Information Management Officer (PPID) to be the best PPID in Indonesia. West Nusa Tenggara’s Public Information System is seen as being very useful for the community. West Nusa Tenggara’s achievement is also shared with Central Java and East Java. The award is given
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Community groups or community centers (CC) in Manokwari Regency, West Papua, have started to take the initiative to use the mass media to disseminate their ideas and activities. This socialization was carried out so that more and more citizens would be involved in the movement for information disclosure and participation in order to improve public
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Pusat Telaah dan Informasi Regional (PATTIRO) is urging central government to immediately share distribution cost for Raskin (Rice for Poor Households). As reported by news media on Wednesday, 23 October 2013, it has been found that several local governments have rejected Raskin, arguing that there are no poor households in their areas. Those areas are
Health and education budget information pocketbook is an actualization of local government’s commitment for budget and policy transparency. Through this book, the public receives the correct information so that they can see their local government performance particularly in local budgeting in West Lombok. Local government budget (APBD) is conducted transparently and responsibly and is utilized
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