MAKASSAR – The Eastern Indonesia region in general still faces challenges in achieving the target scores for Bureaucratic Reform (BR), Government Agency Performance Accountability System (SAKIP), and Electronic-Based Government System (SPBE) index in the ‘Good’ category.
Limited information technology infrastructure, human resources, and budget are some of the inhibiting factors.
It was mentioned by the Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform (PANRB) Abdullah Azwar Anas when opening the Coordination Meeting on Implementation of Ministry of PANRB’s Policy on Institutional and Management for Eastern Indonesia Region which was held in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Monday (26/8).
“As a result, digital-based public services in this region (Eastern Indonesia) have not been optimized and have an impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of the government,” he said.
Anas said that agile institutions are needed so that regional government agencies can run effectively and efficiently. It is one that adopts technology by implementing an Electronic-Based Government System (SPBE).
This needs to be done in order to provide public services that are more responsive and easily accessible and increase public satisfaction and service effectiveness in the future.
“I hope SPBE can be implemented in all regions of Indonesia, including the eastern region. Digitalisation is not just a change of tools, but a complete transformation in the way we work, collaborate, and provide the best services to the public,” Anas explained.
SPBE as a form of digital transformation will be the main strategy in accelerating the creation of a World Class Bureaucracy in supporting the vision of Advanced Indonesia towards Golden Indonesia 2045.
This will be carried out by focusing on 5 areas of Governance-Govtech intervention, namely Digital Capability, Digital Culture, Digital Organisation/Digital Structure, Digital Process, and Digital Infrastructure.
“Digital leadership is needed in transforming digital government in Indonesia. Digital leadership that must be owned by a leader includes digital bureaucracy, digital culture, and digital competence,” Anas added.
Meanwhile, Deputy for Institutional and Governance Nanik Murwati said that the meeting, which was attended by regional heads and regional secretaries of provinces/districts/cities in Sulawesi, Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, and Papua regions along with staff handling organizations and digital government transformation, discussed three things.
First, simplification of government organizational structure. Second, the work system. Third, strengthening governance through government digitalisation.
This coordination meeting is a form of the Ministry of PANRB’s commitment to conduct policy dissemination as well as assistance to ensure that policies in the field of institutions and management can be understood properly and holistically.
This dissemination is expected to support policy implementation to be more effective, inclusive, participatory, and mutually supportive between levels of government, which in turn builds stronger and more impactful collaboration and synergy.
“In addition, through this forum, we want to ensure that the regulations drafted are not only sending, but also ensuring that they can be delivered, as directed by the Minister to have a significant impact on the community, getting feedback from the policy implementers in the regions,” said Nanik.
