Local Governance Forum

When Top-Down Programs Dominate the Regions: A Return to Recentralization?

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The reduction of Transfers to Regions (TKD), which occurred again in 2026, along with the rise of centrally driven top-down programs implemented in the regions, has raised concerns about the weakening of regional autonomy. The TKD funds that had already been reduced in 2025 were cut again significantly in 2026 to 693 trillion rupiah, a […]

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Support is Needed in Regional Development Planning and Financial Management

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Government assistance regarding the implementation of regulations is considered to be an important factor in encouraging the effectiveness of development planning policies and regional financial management. This was raised at the PATTIRO Local Governance Forum on Friday, February 26, 2021 with the theme “Measuring the Effectiveness of Regional Development Planning and Financial Management Policies” which invited

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PATTIRO Encourages Ministry of Home Affairs to Postpone Enactment of Permendagri No. 90 of 2019

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PATTIRO requested the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) to postpone the enactment of Minister of Home Affairs Regulation (Permendagri) No. 90 of 2019 concerning Classification, Codification, and Nomenclature of Regional Development and Financial Planning. This suggestion is based on the fact that many local governments are not ready to adjust their regional budget codes and

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Local Governance Forum: Refocusing of Village Funds for Direct Cash Transfer

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In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has established a policy to anticipate the spread and impact of the disease, through Government Regulation in lieu of Law (Perppu) No. 1/2020, which has been promulgated as Law No. 2/2020. One of the effects of the issuance of the policy was the prioritization of the utilization

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Local Governance Forum: “Is it possible to revoke DAU postponement sanction?”

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PATTIRO recommends the Ministry of Home Affairs to revise policies related to the handling of Covid-19 with the Unexpected Expenditure (BTT) mechanism, by opening the budget marking mechanism option for Covid-19. This recommendation was conveyed by PATTIRO in the Local Governance Forum titled “Is it possible to revoke DAU postponement sanction?” on Wednesday, May 20,

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Fact Sheet | Village Democracy in the Regulatory Framework of the Village Law

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Village, according to Law No. 6 of 2014 (Village Law), is a community that has the authority to regulate its own affairs based on the function of self-governing community. Based on this concept, the implementation of the government at the village level is done independently by the village community. The full authority for self-government opens the opportunity for the Village Government (Pemdes) to implement

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Local Governance Forum II: “AGAINST THE CORRUPTION AND MISUSE OF AUTHORITY” in Harmonizing 5 (five) Bills associated with Local Government Issues. Thursday, July 11, 2013. Alila Hotel Pacenongan, Central Jakarta.

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PATTIRO (Pusat Telaah dan Informasi Regional- Center for Regional Studies and Information) will conduct a discussion on Local Governance Forum II theme “AGAINST THE CORRUPTION AND MISUSE OF AUTHORITY” in Harmonizing 5 (five) bills associated with Local Government issues. Public startled by a lot regional heads ((Kepala Daerah)  trapped by corruption and abuse of authority.

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