Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitudes of Central Government Civil Servants towards the National Capital (IKN) Relocation

Various discussions and studies from different sectors have emerged as a reaction to the relocation of the Indonesian capital city from economic, transportation, and environmental perspectives. However, not many articles discuss civil servants as one of the groups directly affected by the relocation policy. This paper describes the condition and correlation of civil servants' knowledge, perceptions and attitudes toward the IKN relocation policy. This research uses quantitative descriptive research methods, which were conducted by distributing surveys to Central Government Civil Servants based in Greater Jakarta. The survey results stated that civil servants had relatively excellent knowledge regarding IKN relocation, while civil servants' perceptions of IKN transfers tended to be negative. Regarding attitude, 48% of respondents wanted to be transferred with special compensation. Based on the analysis of the relationship between three aspects, it is known that crosstabulation analysis on knowledge and perception affects the attitudes of civil servants regarding the IKN relocation policy. Meanwhile, cross-tabulation analysis between knowledge and perception does not affect each other. Finally, from the results, to increase the knowledge and perception of civil servants, the government needs to increase socialization among civil servants regarding the IKN relocation policy and update the information regularly and massively, especially in the compensation that is more in favour of civil servant

The Emergence of Public Sector Innovation Associated with Civil Servants' Perception in 3T Regions: Results of a Multiple Regression Analysis

Innovations from civil servants determine government bureaucracy. However, their effectiveness toward the emergence of public sector innovations has not been widely explored, particularly from civil servants' perception of local government institutions in a 3T region. This study examines the civil servants' perception of the emergence of public sector innovations and identifies the factors that influence them. Thirty-nine civil servants of the innovation laboratory WhatsApp group from North Lombok Regency in the 3T regions participated in this study. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression. The result of the study discovered that most civil servants have a positive insight into the emergence of public sector innovations. They perceived that leader are essential in encouraging innovations in the public sector. Their organisational climate is open to new things. However, attention regarding employee rewards after completing work challenges is still lacking. Meanwhile, their organisation has sufficient capacity to encourage job completion. Multiple regression analysis revealed that independent variables (transformational leadership, organisational climate, and organisational capacity) have a 54.9% contribution and simultaneously affect the emergence of public sector innovations. The partial regression coefficient test revealed that organizational climate contributed the most, with a 33.4% contribution to the emergence of public sector innovations. The results of this study provide implications for both academic and government settings, especially in the organisational climate, which turned out to have been significantly affected by the emergence of public sector innovation

Model for Post-Pandemic Bureaucracy in Indonesia: Is Post-Bureaucracy Relevant?

This research aims to investigate alternative post-pandemic bureaucratic models. This research contributes to the theoretical and practical knowledge of appropriate bureaucratic models during the pandemic and its aftermath. This research employed a qualitative method with a constructivist approach through a comprehensive literature review from credible sources, including scientific journals, books, and information from official government websites or international institutions. The results show that post-bureaucracy can be an antithesis and alternative to Indonesia's dominant Weberian bureaucratic paradigm. While the Weberian bureaucracy relies on rigid rules and structures, post-bureaucracy thrives on flexibility, citizencenteredness, open organizational boundaries, and a focus on people. These postbureaucratic characteristics are particularly relevant to the Indonesian context. The practical implication is that the Indonesian government needs to consider the postbureaucratic model to initiate a transformative change in bureaucracy in response to the evolving challenges posed by the pandemic and its aftermath

Bibliometric Analysis of E-Government and Trust: A Lesson for Indonesia

The development of digitalisation has spectacularly affected global society, including Indonesia. Many governments are aware of the opportunities and benefits of this development, so they carry out digital transformation and adaptation through e-government systems. However, public trust emerges as one of the determining factors in assessing the success of implementing e-government. This tendency prompted this study to search for available research documents to examine relevant topics regarding e-government and trust. The method used was a bibliometric analysis by maximising the Vosviewer analysis tool. The data was obtained from the Scopus database. This study reveals the need for further research on the relationship between e-government and trust in Indonesia. These subjects are relatively less explored despite gaining global recognition as vital areas for future research. This unpopularity has contributed to the need for more discussion about the quality of egovernment services regarding the level of trust. Trust is a fundamental aspect of the government system in many countries. The findings of this study encourage a logical consequence to consider factors of trust in implementing e-government in Indonesia in the future. This approach can encourage the government to improve the quality of services and adopt e-government use. Such improvements are expected to bolster trust in the government and sustainably stimulate public interest in its utilisation

Local Government Expansion of Mobile Governance during the Pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, mobile governance has been more popular than old public services since the government implemented social distancing and stay at-home policies. This study will contribute to the scientific literature on m-governance and public administration application development in Indonesia. This study aims to examine local government applications and identify application categories owned by local governments in East Java Province. This study uses a quantitative approach and secondary data from the Android smartphone Play Store. After data collection, the researcher applied descriptive statistical analysis to quantify applications made by the local government in East Java Province. Finally, the researcher classified those applications into enterprise- and citizen focused apps. The results found that local governments in East Java Province have 362 m-governance applications. The regional offices in East Java used at least 15 uniform applications. Most applications (86%) focused on community service; the rest were business-oriented. The highest category was productivity communication applications and 14% of applications focused on business activities. Thus, based on the topic, this study is the first to examine how local governments might categorize Android-based applications

Open Government Index in Local Government During the Period of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Identification that has been carried out in studies of open data government and e-government has been widely described from various perspectives. This study aims to examine how the government applies open government data. This study analyzed the existing open government of local government in Indonesia during the COVID-19 period, providing information to test the transparency of existing local governments. This study adopts the Benchmark Model Evaluating Data Openness theory and E-Gov assessment using a quantitative approach by dividing several categories and assessment variables. The open government analysis assessment uses a score of 1-5, and a web assessment with a score of 100. From this calculation, it is found that the five provinces with increased cases have high OGD scores. The results are plotted based on the spread of COVID-19 throughout Indonesia, as determined by reviewing and surveying the provincial government's COVID-19 website. West Java (89.87), East Java (89.87), Jakarta (88.75), Central Java (88.37), and Yogyakarta (88.37) all had high and nearly balanced total scores (84.87). The increased assessment results are supported by infrastructure and good management, and the five areas are "metropolitan" areas with good quality technology and informatio

The Role of Risk Management Implementation in Increasing Accountability: A Study of All Regency/Municipality Governments

The regional government is susceptible to risks that may impede attaining objectives while executing its responsibilities and powers, necessitating implementing risk management measures. Implementing risk management in local governments is a novel development, with corresponding guidelines issued in 2019. This study seeks to test whether applying risk management based on these provisions can positively impact increasing financial accountability. The present investigation involves the entirety of the population within the jurisdiction of the regency/municipality government as the research participants. The study's empirical data were acquired from the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency and the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemenpan-RB). Subsequently, the data were subjected to regression analysis techniques utilizing SPSS software. This paper provides findings that entities that implement risk management will have implications for higher SAKIP scores. This implies that risk management can deliver reasonable guarantees to achieving local government goals, especially regarding financial accountability. The present research employs the SAKIP score as a surrogate for assessing accountability, albeit acknowledging its restricted measurement outcomes and partial depiction of local government accountability. Specifically, the SAKIP score delineates the accountability of performance attained by a governmental entity in executing programs and activities funded by the APBN/APBD. The findings of this research possess the potential to be extended to all local governing bodies to enhance the attainment of local government accountability goals

Implementation of the Blue Economy Policy in Probolinggo City for the Development of the Creative Economy of Processed Fisheries and Marines

The challenge of developing the blue economy in Probolinggo City is to maximize the utilization and processing of marine and fishery products without damaging the marine and aquatic ecosystems. For this reason, special policies are implemented in the management of the marine and fisheries sector with special reference to marine and fisheries products as the leading sector, not only as food security for local communities but also as an economic and tourism sector that can be developed in Probolinggo. City Public policy is needed to implement the blue economy in Probolinggo City. This study aimed to examine the application of the "Blue Economy" concept in fish processing businesses in Probolinggo City. The research was applied with qualitative methods. Data and information were collected from observations, literature studies, documents, research reports and scientific publications related to the research topic. These documents were analyzed in terms of content (content analysis) and viewed from the social and economic aspects, which were described qualitatively. The review results showed that fisheries and marine business actors had applied the blue economy principles by creating fishery and marine product processing with zero waste, social inclusion, innovation, adaptation, and multiple effects. This application has a livelihood advantage that can impact improving the household economy and staying focused on environmental sustainabilit

The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) for Best Employee Selection: Reward Implementation Strategy in Government Agencies

Reward is a strategy for empowering employees as human resources to achieve the bureaucratic reform target, namely creating civil servants' human resources with integrity, neutrality, competence, capability, professionalism, high performance, and prosperity. An appreciation of the award is giving the title of the best employee to ASN (Civil Servants), who have the best performance and achievement. Generally, the superior carries out the employee appraisal system, which is often subjective. The Office of Religious Research and Development Ministry of Religious Affairs Semarang has implemented an assessment of the best employee based on peer assessment. The article aimed to describe and discuss the process of evaluating and selecting the best employees at the Office of Religious Research and Development in Semarang. This study used a quantitative approach through the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The respondents were 38 civil servants at the Office of Religious Research and Development Semarang, consisting of 9 administrative and 29 research personnel. The findings showed that the application of AHP succeeded in selecting the two best employees, consisting of one person from the administrative staff and one from the research staff. The assessment of employees is relatively objective because a rather large number of colleagues carry it out. AHP is likely to be applied in government agencies because it is flexible, easy to understand, and can solve complex problems. Also, AHP can be used by nongovernmental institutions